Treatment of Pathological Scars with Nanofat Lipograft at the Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital

Introduction: The healing is the result of the natural restoration of the organism before a corporal aggression produced by a surgical wound or trauma. Poor wound and injury healing represents a functional and aesthetic problem, which is why it deserves special attention. Objective: To evaluate the aesthetic results of the treatment of pathological scars with lipotransfer by nanofat. Method: A prospective longitudinal and descriptive study was carried out with 8 patients from Plastic Surgery Hospital ‘‘Hermanos Ameijeiras” with pathological scars, who received lipotransfer treatment by Coleman method and processing of adipose tissue by nanofat from January to June 2020. Results: 8 patients with ages between 25 and 50 years with a mean age of 39 years were included. The female sex predominated with 75%. The predominant skin color was grades 3 and 5 of the Fitzpatrick classification, both with 50%. The most frequent etiologies were post acne, postoperative and injection scars of allogenic substances, all with 25%. The main anatomical locations were the facial region and in the breasts with 3 patients each, followed by 2 cases in the gluteal region. The postoperative aesthetic results at three months were 100% good, observing macroscopic and microscopic positive changes with the nanograft. No patient presented complications. Conclusions: The treatment of pathological scars with lipotransfer by nanofat is an available, simple and reproducible option that offers objective improvement of the scar with rapid recovery.