title: Extracorporeal Acoustic Wave Therapy and Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis.
abstract: Acoustic waves are mechanical waves recently used to activate tissue metabolism by exploiting the cell permeabilization caused by their passage. We report a case of a retroauricular lipoma in a 44-year-old woman affected by multiple symmetric lipomatosis and treated with extracorporeal acoustic wave therapy. The adipose thickness of the lipoma was reduced from 35.8 to 21 mm, with increased softness at palpatory examination.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlotta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scarpa
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vindigni
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bassetto