Treating facial injuries with fresh and frozen fat grafting
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This trial uses your own fat to fill in facial depressions or defects from an injury or surgery. First, fresh fat is used for grafting, and extra fat is frozen to use later if needed.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have a facial or head injury that left a dent or defect that needs between 3 and 150 cc of fat to fix.
- Your injury or last surgery was at least 3 months ago.
- The skin over the defect is intact and does not connect to your mouth or sinuses.
- You have enough fat on your body for the graft and to save some for later.
- You are willing to come for follow-up visits, including CT scans.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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