Background: Parry-Romberg syndrome (PRS) is an enigmatic and acquired degenerative condition. It is characterized by a gradual and progressive facial hemiatrophy, after which facial deformities appear unexpectedly in a stable state. The degree of disfigurement depends on tissue involvement, illness onset, and duration. Nowadays, non-invasive treatments with lower morbidity, such as structured fat grafting (SFG) are preferred over traditional operations such as free flaps and bone grafts. However, for severe cases of PRS, multiple sessions of SFG are required.
Case Study: Despite the therapeutic failure that a 20-year-old lady had suffered after five previous conventional surgical procedures, the outcome was successful after only one surgical therapy employing a particular combination of SFG and malar silicone elastomers implant (SI).
Conclusion: The author highlights the interest in a combination of non-invasive procedures using SFG and malar augmentation with SI to repair large volume loss while improving symmetry and skin texture. Otherwise, the role of adipose-derived stem cells in fat survival is crucial and should be the focus of future studies and the key to technological advancement.
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Cleft Palate Craniofac J
November 2024
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Objective: To characterize mandibular morphology in patients with Parry-Romberg syndrome (PRS).
Design: Retrospective study.
Setting: A craniofacial center.
Dent Med Probl
December 2024
Department of Oral Pathology, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland.
Symmetry is present in various aspects of everyday life. A symmetrical face is considered attractive, whereas a lack of facial symmetry is regarded as a source of functional and aesthetic problems. Most of the people exhibit slight asymmetries, but some of them reveal severe asymmetries.
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October 2024
Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou North Road, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Background: Alar atrophy associated with Parry-Romberg syndrome (PRS) can lead to significant nasal contour deformities. The primary objective of this study was to address nasal alar deformities in PRS patients through the application of a nasolabial transfer flap combined with an auricular cartilage graft after sequential fat grafting.
Methods: All PRS patients with alar deformities who underwent our reconstructive surgery were included in this case series.
Plast Reconstr Surg
October 2024
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Background: In 2021, a meta-analysis showed fat graft retention varied from 26 to 83%. In a retrospective study including patients with Parry-Romberg syndrome, the younger age group had higher satisfaction scores (3.8 vs.
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December 2024
Radiology Directorate, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). P.O. Box 1934, Kumasi Ghana.
Parry Romberg syndrome (PRS) is a rare self-limiting disease, typically occurring in children and young adults, that causes slow progressive atrophy of one-half of the face. It primarily affects the subcutaneous tissue and skin with some cases exhibiting deeper extension to glandular, osseous and muscular structures. Neurologic and ocular involvement is variable.
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