INTRODUCTION Unilateral vocal cord paralysis (UVCP) is not an uncommon finding. Several procedures are available to manage glottal insufficiency. We conducted a clinical trial to evaluate the outcome of fat injection laryngoplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS Liposuctioned lower abdomen fat was injected for augmentation of paralyzed vocal cord in 20 patients with UVCP. Autologous fat was harvested ...

I t is reported that localized involutional lipoatrophy improves or completely heals naturally within 1 year in the majority of cases. 1 However, there are no signs of improvement in some cases, and surgical treatment is necessary for them. We treated localized involution-al lipoatrophy after local injection of corticosteroids into a keloidal scar with autologous fat injection. A 24-year-old wo...

Minimally-invasive autologous fat injection of the head and neck region can be considered a valid alternative to major invasive surgical procedures both for aesthetic and functional purposes. The favourable outcomes of autologous fat injection in otolaryngological practice are due to the filling of soft tissue and, mainly, to the potential regenerative effect of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem...

Nicolau syndrome (livedoid dermatitis) is a rare adverse reaction of a still largely unidentified pathogenesis at the site of intramuscular drug injection. The typical presentation is pain around the injection site soon after injection, followed by erythema, livedoid patch, haemorrhagic patch, and finally necrosis of skin, subcutaneous fat, and muscle tissue. The phenomenon has been related to ...