Dystrophic calcifications after autologous fat injection on face

Abstract

Autologous fat injection is widely used procedure for various functional and aesthetic purposes. However, it could result in many immediate or delayed complications including dystrophic calcifications. Almost all of the case reports about dystrophic calcification after autologous fat injection were result from the iatrogenic tissue trauma of breast augmentation. This is a report of a 30-year-old patient who developed pathologically proven multiple dystrophic calcifications on the face after autologous fat injection.

Key Words::

• acne
• autologous fat injection
• dystrophic calcification
• face

Acknowledgement

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