Leg aesthetics in polio
Polio is a disease that has affected humanity for centuries and causes deformities, especially in the legs. In fact, a typical leg deformity likely due to polio was depicted on a stele from ancient Egyptian civilization.
Çocuk felci ( paralitik polyo ) geçiren kişilerde %25-50 oranında bacaklarında deformasyon kalıyor. Bu estetik sorunlar ayak ve bacaklarda bazen kalçayı da içeren şekilde kas iskelet sekelleri şeklinde olur. Tutulan bacağın büyümesi dururken diğer bacak büyümeye devam ettiği için arada ki fark giderek açılır. Bacak asimetrisi bir başka önemli sorun. Bu tür hastaların aynı zamanda geçirdikleri ortopedik operasyonlara bağlı farklı derece de yara izleri de oluyor.
Today with the level reached by aesthetic plastic surgery, it is possible to correct polio-related issues to a certain extent. In cases where the deformity is not very severe, both legs can even be made to resemble each other.
In leg deformities due to polio, silicone implants and fat and stem cell injections are quite effective.
In polio leg aesthetics especially fat cell-stem cell mixtures have a nourishing feature for the injected area while filling weaknesses. The best source of stem cells in our body is adipose tissue. Stem cells obtained from fat help the fat to hold and survive more, and they also have the ability to repair the tissue at the given site.
In cases where the cell is insufficient or the deformity is too much, silicone prostheses are very useful. In very hardened legs, sometimes a preliminary preparation is made with tissue expanders before silicone. Tissue expanders open the hardened tissue, making it easier to apply permanent silicone and even fat injections.
In some patients, treatment can be completed in one session, while in cases of severe deformity, a few additional sessions may be needed.
There can also be aesthetic issues such as excessive thickness or crookedness in the healthy leg, and in this case, some shaping procedures are performed on the healthy leg to equalize both legs.
In polio leg aestheticsthe priority is related to skirt aesthetics. For knee area and lower leg procedures, the body's fat reserves and silicone are used. To complete the whole, the upper leg and hip should also be included in the plan.