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Published on: March 15, 2019
Treatment of postoperative soft tissue loss with injectable poly-L-lactic acid
James P Ralston1, Jonathan E Blume, Nathalie C Zeitouni
1Department of Dermatology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Abstract:
We present a case of a 40-year-old woman with a history of a wide local excision for a melanoma and subsequent postoperative soft tissue loss who was successfully treated with injectable poly-L-lactic acid (Sculptra). After only one treatment with the filler agent, the treated area showed significant volume enhancement and improved cosmesis 10 months postinjection. We propose a possible role for injectable poly-L-lactic acid in improving the appearance of postoperative volume loss.