Onesti Maria Giuseppina, Monarca Cristiano, Rizzo Maria Ida, Mazzocchi Marco, Scuderi Nicolò
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2009 May;33(3):452-6. doi: 10.1007/s00266-008-9287-7. Epub 2008 Dec 18.
Facial hemiatrophy, a typical manifestation of Parry-Romberg syndrome, produces massive face asymmetry, causing marked aesthetic damage and severe psychological discomfort, with repercussions to the psychophysical status of the patient. This article presents a successful combined treatment that results in resolution of symptoms and patient satisfaction.
The authors proposed a clinic-therapeutic management comprising a customized program of bio-lipo-intense pulsed light (IPL) remodeling.
In 2007, at a 1-year follow-up visit, the patient presented a stable result. She is satisfied with the augmentation treatment, the new volume and contours of the face, and the resolution of the sclerosis and ochrodermia.
The authors have succeeded with a minimally invasive reconstructive technique for Romberg disease using a customized therapeutic program of poly-L-lactic acid, lipofilling, and IPL therapy. They report a case of good healing without recurrences and complications, with a good cosmetic result, and with satisfaction of the patient.
