Rhytidoplasty in an 11- year - old patient as adjuvant treatment for post inflammatory elastolysis and cutis laxa - challenges in the treatment.

ABSTRACT

Cutis laxa is a rare morbidity, is caracterized as a connective tissue disorder manifested primarily by sagging cut and may affect other organs. The authors report a case of cutis laxa in a patient of 11 years old with the development of a senile fascia with pronounced ritidose perioral, periocular and nasolabial sulcus. Rhytidectomy was performed as an auxiliary treatment. The patient showed a good evolution of the postoperative scars with good quality and remarkable improvement in sagging of the midface and later recurrence of the same part in the follow-up evaluation two years. Patient and family were very pleased with the outcome. The surgical team, however, realized the limitation of the procedure and the need for additional treatment with auxiliaries and the like as peeling.

Keywords:
Cutis laxa; Rhytidoplasty; Face