Endovascular treatment of high flow scalp arteriovenous fistula caused by thread lifting: a case report

VernacularTitle:埋线美容致高流量头皮动静脉瘘经血管内介入治疗1例
Author: Kaiwen HOU ¹ ; Peicheng LI ; Long CHEN ; Yizhi LIU ; Caifang NI
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1. 苏州大学附属第一医院介入科，苏州　215006
Keywords: Cosmetic techniques; Complication; Scalp arteriovenous fistula; Endovascular treatment
From: Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2023;39(2):182-186
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Scalp arteriovenous fistula (SAVF) is a rare complication of thread-lift sutures for facial rejuvenation.This article reports a 23-year-old female patient who suffered from entotic sounds in left ear after thread lifting. Then, the entotic sounds was gradually aggravated with palpitations. The cerebral angiography showed a high flow scalp arteriovenous fistula in the left temporal region, which got satisfactory result by endovascular embolization with coil and medical glue. There was no recurrence of the fistulas after one year of follow-up.