Soft-Tissue Reconstruction in Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy: Current Evidence and Future Directions

Conclusions: Soft-tissue reconstruction in progressive hemifacial atrophy remains an evolving field. Operative decision-making is often multifaceted, and guided by specific volumetric, aesthetic, and functional deficiencies. Serial fat grafting is the primary modality used for patients with mild soft-tissue atrophy, whereas microvascular free flaps widely remain the treatment of choice for reconstruction of large-volume defects. There exists a growing role of graft supplementation to improve fat graft survival, whereas recent evidence demonstrates that early intervention may help curb disease progression.
Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Pediatric/Craniofacial: Original Articles Source Type: research