Treatment of Constriction Bands of Limbs by Fat Injection: An Additional Modality

Abstract

French

Background:

Constriction bands in the majority of cases presents as a contour deformity. The gold standard of treatment is a single-stage constriction ring excision and serial Z-plasty. The expense is unsightly scarring. We present case reports of deformity correction by serial fat injections

Methods and Participants:

Three case studies of children in whom this modality was used in limbs to correct the deformity are presented.

Results:

Two participants showed a good correction of the deformity and in a single-case treatment failed requiring excision and serial Z-plasty for correction.

Conclusion:

Fat injection in combination with Khouri’s technique of aponeurotomies is an attractive modality of managing superficial constriction bands of limbs.

Keywords

amniotic bands of the limbs constriction rings of the limbs contour deformities fat injection or infiltration lipofilling aponeurotomies Rigottomies

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