Rejuvenation of Under Eye by Nanofat Grafting.

Al-Byti, Aasem Mohamed; Waheeb, Abdulrazzaq Abbas; Chakmakchy, Saygin Abdulkadir

Over the past decade, we have seen unprecedented growth in the popularity of elective cosmetic surgery. In a prospective study, a total number of 22 female patients under the age of 40 years (range from 20-40 years) all complaining form dark pigmentation involving the lower eyelids in Kirkuk city in north of Iraq, all patient had been treated by intradermal nanofat injection. Those patients were selected, evaluated and operated during the period from March to November 2018. In all cases the diagnosis confirmed clinically; none of these patients in this study received previous medical or surgical therapy. Their ages were ranging between (20 years to 40 years). All were treated by single stage nanofat injection in the lower eyelids; Nanofat injected to improve the pigmentation and skin rejuvenation for all patients injected with intradermal nanofat; all patients injected by nanofat using small sharp needle 27-gauge in repeated fan-shaped patterns intradermally with 1 cc of nanofat in each side followed by Simple digital massage over the lower eyelids; at the end of the injections erythema and a yellowish discoloration was noticed in whole lower eyelids; this discoloration disappeared within 5 weeks by a gradual lightening of the skin. After an average follow-up of six months (range 3-9 months), Assessment of the results by the surgeon were good in 50%, fair 36.4 and poor 13.6, patients satisfaction were good in 59.1%, fair in 31.8% of cases and only 9.1 were poor as shown in. Only 2 patients (9.1%) in this study had prolong ecchymosis as postoperative complications, all other patient healing pass smoothly and uneventful.

KIRKUK (Iraq); IRAQ; INTRADERMAL injections; PATIENT satisfaction; REJUVENATION; PLASTIC surgery; EYE; NEEDLESTICK injuries; ECCHYMOSIS

Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 11, p5012

0976-0245

Academic Journal

10.5958/0976-5506.2019.03945.7