ArticleFrontiers in medicine2021
Case Report and Literature Review: Catastrophic Embolism Following Cosmetic Injection of Autologous Fat in the Face.
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- Cerebral Complications Following Facial Autologous Fat Graft Injection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Arterial Embolism After Facial Fat Grafting: A Systematic Literature Review.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Case Report and Literature Review: Fat Embolism Following Temporal Autologous Fat Grafting.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Review
- A case of facial vascular occlusion after hyaluronic acid cosmetic filler injection treated with adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen.Diving and hyperbaric medicine · 2025Article
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- Cerebral fat embolism following autologous fat injection in facial reconstruction: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2025Article
- Autologous fat grafting for postoperative breast reconstruction: A systemic review.Regenerative therapy · 2024Review
- Clinical Manifestations and Prognosis of Embolism Caused by Filler Injection in Different Facial Regions.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Case report and literature review: fatal cerebral fat embolism following facial autologous fat graft.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Catastrophic Embolism Following Cosmetic Injection of Autologous Fat: Are Silicone-Treated Syringes the Only Suspects on the Crime Scene?Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
Injection of autologous fat on the face is a commonly performed procedure in plastic surgery. However, it can lead to rare but devastating complications due to fat embolism. In this study, we presented two cases of cerebral infarction and/or sudden vision loss after cosmetic injections of autologous fat on the face. Two women underwent injections into the temporal and frontal areas, respectively. In case 1, the patient underwent decompressive craniectomy as her condition deteriorated continuously and died. In case 2, the patient's vision had not improved at the 3-month follow-up visit. Imaging examinations showed occlusion of the right external carotid artery in case 1, and multiple retinal arterioles were segmentally occluded in case 2. We also screened relevant studies
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