Segmental ischaemic infarction of the iris after autologous fat injection into the lower eyelid tissue: a case report

BACKGROUND: Autologous fat injection is getting popular in cosmetic procedures, however, still has a risk of fat embolism. Herein, we report the first case of segmental ischaemic infarction of the iris, which occurred after autologous fat injection into the lower eyelid. CASE PRESENTATION: A 28-year...

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Autores principales: Kim, Jaeyoung, Kim, Sa Kang, Kim, Mee Kum
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5697341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29157214
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-017-0599-8
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Autologous fat injection is getting popular in cosmetic procedures, however, still has a risk of fat embolism. Herein, we report the first case of segmental ischaemic infarction of the iris, which occurred after autologous fat injection into the lower eyelid. CASE PRESENTATION: A 28-year-old Korean woman complained of the discolouration of the iris after the fat injection. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy revealed segmental depigmented atrophic iris with sectoral sphincter palsy. CONCLUSIONS: We found that iris atrophy could be caused by autologous fat transplantation. The plastic surgeons should pay more attention to possibility of fat embolism-induced ocular complications in the procedure of fat injection.

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