Fat Grafting for Treatment of Facial Burns and Burn Scars

Clin Plast Surg. 2020 Jan;47(1):119-130. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2019.08.015. Epub 2019 Oct 29.

Abstract

This article presents the authors' experience with the use of fat grafting via the Coleman technique, for the adjuvant treatment of facial burn wounds and their sequelae. It demonstrates the regenerative effects of fat injected under the wound and/or the scar as well as of fat delivered to the debrided surface of the wound and to the surface of the scar after laser treatment or microneedling.

Keywords: Facial burn sequelae; Facial burns; Fat grafting; Scar remodeling; Wound healing.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / transplantation*
  • Burns / complications*
  • Burns / surgery*
  • Cicatrix / etiology
  • Cicatrix / surgery*
  • Debridement
  • Facial Injuries / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures*
  • Transplantation, Autologous