Autologous Fat Transfer: An Aesthetic and Functional Refinement for Parotidectomy

Table 1

Patients’ data.

Age	Sex	Duration	Complication	gr	cc	FU	AP	Minor	RxΘ	Atrophy
59	F	2,75	None	18	10	60	Monomorph adenoma; with foci of adenoid cystic carcinoma	0	Y	++
57	M	3,5	Transient VII paresis	40	20	12	Warthin	0		+
49	F	4	Transient VII paresis	30	15	23	Adenoid cystic carcinoma	0	Y	+
77	F	2,5	None	7	4	24	Oncocytic carcinoma	0	Y	++
65	F	3,5	Seroma	33	15	10	Pleomorphic adenoma	0		+
85	M	3	Transient VII paresis	51	10	46	Warthin	0		++
77	F	3	None	32	18	15	Pleomorphic adenoma	None		+
57	M	3,25	Transient VII paresis	29	16	3	Pleomorphic adenoma	0		+
42	F	2,5	Transient VII paresis; seroma	11	13	19	Warthin	0		++
58	M	3	Transient VII paresis; seroma	34	15	1	Warthin	None		?
Mean
62	6 F; 4 M	3		28	14	21

Duration: of the surgical procedure, in hours; gr: weight of the parotid specimen, in grams; cc: volume of fat grafted, in milliliters; FU: follow-up, in months; AP: pathology report; Minor: Minor’s iodine-scratch test (0: negative; 1: positive; none: not performed); RxΘ: radiotherapy; Y: yes; atrophy: clinical fat atrophy; +: slight, ++: moderate, ?: unknown.