Gentile Pietro
Associate Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgical Science, "Tor Vergata" University, 00173, Via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Scientific Director of Academy of International Regenerative Medicine and Surgery Societies (AIRMESS), 1201, Geneva, Switzerland.
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2023 Oct;47(5):2063-2073. doi: 10.1007/s00266-023-03325-y. Epub 2023 Apr 3.
BACKGROUND: Scars and soft tissue deformities (S-STDs), often resulting from hemifacial atrophy, trauma, and outcomes of burns, were usually associated with hyperpigmentation of overlying skin. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the long-term effects of fat grafting commonly called "Lipofilling" enhanced with adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (Lipofilling-AD-MSCs) for treating S-STDs with pigmentary changes. METHODS: A cohort study has been performed. 50 patients affected by S-STDs with hyperpigmentation treated with Lipofilling-AD-MSCs and 50 patients treated with Lipofilling not enhanced (Lipofilling-NE) were prospectively assessed. The pre-op evaluation included a clinical evaluation, a photographic assessment, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound. Post-op follow-up was performed at 1, 3, 7, 12, 24, 48, weeks, and then annually. RESULTS: Improvement in volume contours and pigmentation was clinically assessed. All people who underwent the treatments (Lipofilling-AD-MSCs and Lipofilling-NE) were satisfied with the improving pigmentation, texture, and volume contours with some differences. However, the results reported displaying a better trend in patients treated with Lipofilling-AD-MSCs to be more satisfied than patients treated with Lipofilling-NE (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, Lipofilling-AD-MSCs was the preferred option for improving the contour deformities related to increased pigmentation of scars. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV: Evidence obtained from cohort studies.
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