Autologous fat Lipoinjection for Aesthetic Purposes
Journal Title: Revista Cuarzo - Year 2020, Vol 26, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction. Autologous fat lipoinjection for aesthetic purposes is one of the youngest techniques that allow solving problems related to values concerning personal choices that point towards beauty, it is a simple surgical procedure with quick results. It is a safe, real, simple and accessible alternative that lowers costs, especially with the use of equipment and technology, Objectives. To characterize the aesthetic results of Lip Lipoinjection with Autologous Fat in patients who attended the Plastic Surgery outpatient clinic at the "General Calixto García" University Hospital. Material and Method. A prospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in the period from October 2018 to September 2019. Those who met the inclusion criteria and voluntarily agreed to participate in the study were selected. The sample consisted of 23 patients. The information obtained was processed through databases prepared in Excel, which allowed the performance of simple descriptive statistics for individual variables such as mean, standard deviation and ratio. The willingness to collaborate in the study was included in the Informed Consent model prepared for this research. Results. female predominance in 60.87% of those operated on. The age group between 51 and 61 years was the one with the largest number of patients. The most frequent immediate complications on the lips were: inflammation and bruising; the later ones were nodulations and hardening. 82.60% of the patients were satisfied with the results. Conclusions. Lip Lipoinjection with Autologous Fat was characterized as a method capable of satisfying the aesthetic result. The age and sex variables show that women underwent more cosmetic lip surgery than men. The clinical variables thin lips and volume show that increasing age is´t a condition that is associated with the demand for this technique and that the Being male or female does not make a difference to the solitude of this type of surgical technique. There were immediate and late complications. The satisfaction levels expressed by the patients were high.
Authors and Affiliations
Montalvo Clavijo, M. , Zaldívar Castillo, D. , & Peñalver Rodríguez, C.
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.26752/cuarzo.v26.n2.505
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