Fat Grafting From Knee/Thigh for Improved Ostomy Appliance Fit
Posted: 2019-04-06 14:50:19
Hi all,
Right now, I'm not considering this procedure but it's hot off the press in Wound Management and Prevention (March 2019, Vol. 65, no.3) so I'm posting. The wound care nurse at the hospital gave me a copy. It's stamped "Do not duplicate."
This is for ostomates whose abdomens are uneven due to creases, previous scars, skin caving in, etc., which creates problems when trying to get an ostomy appliance to adhere -- and can lead to leakage. Surgeons use grafts from one's own fat from the knee or thigh area a few times and inject it into the appropriate site on the abdomen to even out the contour. As I just posted elsewhere, I'm using the material from the stoma hole I cut out from my Convatec Durahesive wafer, Stomahesive strips, and sometimes seals.
But this is an option to improve the abdominal contour and appliance fit. The researchers and physicians are from the University of Pittsburgh.
https://www.o-wm.com/article/fat-grafti ... ase-report
Diane C.
2000 MACE Procedure for Non-Relaxing Puberactalis and Non-Synchronous Anal Muscle Relaxatioon Causing Chronic Constipation and Distention
2002 Colostomy
2018 Ileostomy; Removal of Colostomy, Hernia, MACE tube and Excision of Rectum and Anus Due to Diversion Colitis
Right now, I'm not considering this procedure but it's hot off the press in Wound Management and Prevention (March 2019, Vol. 65, no.3) so I'm posting. The wound care nurse at the hospital gave me a copy. It's stamped "Do not duplicate."
This is for ostomates whose abdomens are uneven due to creases, previous scars, skin caving in, etc., which creates problems when trying to get an ostomy appliance to adhere -- and can lead to leakage. Surgeons use grafts from one's own fat from the knee or thigh area a few times and inject it into the appropriate site on the abdomen to even out the contour. As I just posted elsewhere, I'm using the material from the stoma hole I cut out from my Convatec Durahesive wafer, Stomahesive strips, and sometimes seals.
But this is an option to improve the abdominal contour and appliance fit. The researchers and physicians are from the University of Pittsburgh.
https://www.o-wm.com/article/fat-grafti ... ase-report
Diane C.
2000 MACE Procedure for Non-Relaxing Puberactalis and Non-Synchronous Anal Muscle Relaxatioon Causing Chronic Constipation and Distention
2002 Colostomy
2018 Ileostomy; Removal of Colostomy, Hernia, MACE tube and Excision of Rectum and Anus Due to Diversion Colitis