Archives of Craniofacial Surgery (대한두개안면성형외과학회지)

Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (대한두개안면성형외과학회)
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Paraffinoma induced bilateral preauricular cheek skin defects

  • Heo, Jae-Woo (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Baek Kyu (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2018.05.03
  • Accepted : 2018.06.09
  • Published : 2018.09.20
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Abstract

"Paraffinoma" is a well-recognized complication of paraffin oil injection into various body parts for an aesthetic purpose. After a variable latency phase, paraffinoma can present as a wide range of clinical symptoms. This paper is a case report of surgical excision of the paraffinoma and subsequent reconstruction of the associated skin defect on bilateral preauricular cheeks, manifesting 50 years after a primary injection.

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