Autologous Fat Graft Alleviate Scar Pain

Kaohsiung Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Scar

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01970761

KMUH-IRB-20120246

Details and patient eligibility

About

Traumatic wounds inflict small- and large-fiber sensory nerve damage, causing neuropathic pain in scar tissue. Autologous fat grafting has been clinically shown to improve scar quality, but scantly study has explored its effects on pain. The aim of the study was to survey its effect on pain.

Full description

Methods: From February 2008 and June 2013, a total of 36 patients received autologous fat grafting in scar areas. Patients who Douleur Neuropathique 4 Questions (scores >4/10) were enrolled this study. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI) were used to evaluate pain preoperatively and postoperatively after 1 week, 4 weeks, and 24 weeks. The mechanism of trauma, duration of allodynia, fat graft volume, and total follow-up time were recorded.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• February 2008 and June 2013, patients received autologous fat grafting in scar areas and also had pain over scar area before surgery

Exclusion criteria

• patients refused to participate the study

Trial design

36 participants in 1 patient group

scar, Fat Graft, Visual Analogue Scale

Description:

patients received autologous fat grafting in scar areas