title: Unilateral atrophy of the cheek: autologous fat injection as treatment of choice.
abstract: Lipodystrophies are a set of heterogeneous conditions resulting from defective lipid metabolism and characterized by adipose tissue atrophy. We report on a 54-year-old woman who presented at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with an increasing unilateral atrophy of her left cheek for the past 3 years. The patient's history showed that she had sustained a left zygoma fracture 35 years ago but did not have any other disease. According to the patient's wish, a correction of the left cheek was performed by autologous fat injection, which led to a highly acceptable postoperative result. We compare this treatment with different alternatives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstien, Kiel, Germany. gassling@mkg.uni-kiel.de
authors.forename: Volker L W
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Gassling
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wiltfang
authors.forename: Patrick H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Warnke
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D002610:Cheek / Q000601:surgery*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008060:Lipodystrophy / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010781:Photography; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome