title: Inadvertent subcutaneous injection of hypertonic saline solution during lipofilling.
abstract: Subcutaneous infiltration with a mixture of plain saline and adrenaline is a useful option in lipoharvesting for autologous fat grafting. This report presents the case of 34-year-old woman who experienced inadvertent subcutaneous injection of hypertonic saline solution during body fat harvesting. Level of Evidence V This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors http://www.springer.com/00266 .
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Plastique, Reconstructrice et Esthétique, CHU de Brest, Brest, France. nathalie.kerfant@chu-brest.fr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kerfant
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Philandrianos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alliez
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Casanova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004348:Drug Labeling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008508:Medication Errors; D009336:Necrosis; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D050507:Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal / Q000637:transplantation*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic