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ArticleAnnals of dermatology2018

Acquired Partial Lipodystrophy (Barraquer-Simons Syndrome): Early Cosmetic Intervention with Autologous Fat.

Nark-Kyoung Rho, Won-Serk Kim

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Article in Annals of dermatology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nark-Kyoung RhoLeaders Ati-Aging Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5023-7116
Won-Serk KimDepartment of Dermatology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kangbuk Samsung Hospital · KRLeading Age · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Barraquer-Simons syndrome is a rare acquired lipodystrophy characterized by gradually symmetric subcutaneous fat loss in a craniocaudal distribution, often associated with hypocomplementemia and nephropathies. Facial cosmetic treatment in this disorder has not been fully described in the literature. We present a patient with Barraquer-Simons syndrome with emphasis on early cosmetic intervention with autologous fat grafting and its long-term efficacy. At the follow-up 37 months after the last fat grafting, preservation of the grafted fat was noted while lipodystrophy progressed in the trunk regions. Autologous fat grafting is suggested for the correction of facial dysmorphism in this type of lipodystrophy.

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AutograftsLipectomyLipodystrophySubcutaneous fat

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PMID33911488
PMCPMC7992487
OpenAlexW2889395879

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