How were lipofilling cannulae designed and are they as safe as we believe?
Background: Most practitioners in plastic surgery believe that blunt tipped cannulae are safer. Interestingly, there is no study about their safety, and the problem is exactly this. As the use of blunt tipped cannulae is somehow difficult, some surgeons try other extreme alternatives, such as sharp...
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| description | Background: Most practitioners in plastic surgery believe that blunt tipped cannulae are safer. Interestingly, there is no study about their safety, and the problem is exactly this. As the use of blunt tipped cannulae is somehow difficult, some surgeons try other extreme alternatives, such as sharp and cutting tipped injection needles. But, they can cause complications such as vessel damage. According to these hypotheses, we tried to design a cannula which would ease the application of lipofilling and which would minimise the trauma. Contrary to the injection needle, the tips of the cannula would be blunter, and trauma would be diminished. Objectives: After designing such a cannula, we compared it with the most frequently used Coleman type cannulae with regard to ease in utilisation, and safety. We also tried to evaluate the potential for trauma, of the regularly used cannulae. Materials and Methods: In the first part, the penetration capacity of all cannulae was measured and compared, and in the second part, the tissue damage was evaluated in an experimental model. Results: According to the statistical and histological findings, the pointed-tip cannulae, blunted to a certain degree, can be applied easily through the tissues. The surgeon works more comfortably and we have noted that these cannulae cause less tissue damage. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e2ee66fa6e894ca98c34d7c09c1c89312025-08-20T03:21:06ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2015-05-01480213914310.4103/0970-0358.163048How were lipofilling cannulae designed and are they as safe as we believe?Memet Yazar0Sevgi Kurt Yazar1Kamuran Zeynep Sevim2Fatih Irmak3Merva Soluk Tekesin4Erol Kozanoğlu5Semra Karsidag6Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Plastic, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Mersin Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medicine Faculty, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Istanbul University, Istanbul Medicine Faculty, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyBackground: Most practitioners in plastic surgery believe that blunt tipped cannulae are safer. Interestingly, there is no study about their safety, and the problem is exactly this. As the use of blunt tipped cannulae is somehow difficult, some surgeons try other extreme alternatives, such as sharp and cutting tipped injection needles. But, they can cause complications such as vessel damage. According to these hypotheses, we tried to design a cannula which would ease the application of lipofilling and which would minimise the trauma. Contrary to the injection needle, the tips of the cannula would be blunter, and trauma would be diminished. Objectives: After designing such a cannula, we compared it with the most frequently used Coleman type cannulae with regard to ease in utilisation, and safety. We also tried to evaluate the potential for trauma, of the regularly used cannulae. Materials and Methods: In the first part, the penetration capacity of all cannulae was measured and compared, and in the second part, the tissue damage was evaluated in an experimental model. Results: According to the statistical and histological findings, the pointed-tip cannulae, blunted to a certain degree, can be applied easily through the tissues. The surgeon works more comfortably and we have noted that these cannulae cause less tissue damage.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.163048cannula tipfat graftmicroinjection cannula |
| spellingShingle | Memet Yazar Sevgi Kurt Yazar Kamuran Zeynep Sevim Fatih Irmak Merva Soluk Tekesin Erol Kozanoğlu Semra Karsidag How were lipofilling cannulae designed and are they as safe as we believe? Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery cannula tip fat graft microinjection cannula |
| title | How were lipofilling cannulae designed and are they as safe as we believe? |
| title_full | How were lipofilling cannulae designed and are they as safe as we believe? |
| title_fullStr | How were lipofilling cannulae designed and are they as safe as we believe? |
| title_full_unstemmed | How were lipofilling cannulae designed and are they as safe as we believe? |
| title_short | How were lipofilling cannulae designed and are they as safe as we believe? |
| title_sort | how were lipofilling cannulae designed and are they as safe as we believe |
| topic | cannula tip fat graft microinjection cannula |
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