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Inadvertent Subcutaneous Injection of Hypertonic Saline Solution During Lipofilling

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Subcutaneous infiltration with a mixture of plain saline and adrenaline is a useful option in lipoharvesting for autologous fat grafting. This report presents the case of 34-year-old woman who experienced inadvertent subcutaneous injection of hypertonic saline solution during body fat harvesting.

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  1. Service de Chirurgie Plastique, Reconstructrice et Esthétique, CHU de Brest, Brest, France

    N. Kerfant

  2. Service de Chirurgie Plastique, Reconstructrice et Esthétique, Hôpital Nord, CHU de Marseille, Marseille, France

    C. Philandrianos

  3. Service de Chirurgie Plastique, Reconstructrice et Esthétique, Hôpital de la Conception, CHU de Marseille, Marseille, France

    A. Alliez & D. Casanova

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Kerfant, N., Philandrianos, C., Alliez, A. et al. Inadvertent Subcutaneous Injection of Hypertonic Saline Solution During Lipofilling. Aesth Plast Surg 37, 709–710 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-013-0148-7

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