title: Pseudocorrection of deviated orthostatic axes on lipodystrophic legs.
abstract: reproducible Some lipodystrophies can visually exaggerate the deviation from the axes of the legs. The objective of this work is to demonstrate how an aesthetic operation, such as liposuction, can be used not only to slenderize the leg, bearing in mind the proportions, but also to visually improve the deviations from the referred axis. In other words: aesthetic surgery can be used to pseudocorrect the axis of the legs. The median line of the leg is calculated preoperatively and postoperatively and these curved lines are compared with the axis of the leg. This way, the grade of visual correction can be quantified. This is an easy and reproducible method. Eighty-three cases have been studied with both deviated and lipodystrophic legs.
authors.affiliation: Chamosa@Wanadoo.es
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chamosa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008060:Lipodystrophy / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged