Study design
PHN, herpetic neuralgia, rash, pain
PHN, HERPETIC NEURALGIA, SYNDROME
This is a prospective, single‐arm, and single‐center pilot study to investigate autologous fat grafting to the thoracic paravertebral space for elders with herpetic neuralgia in the rash phase, the main object of this trail is to investigate the feasibility and safety of this treatment in preventing PHN. Participants were all new diagnosed HZ patients visiting our outpatient department for significant pain syndrome. All procedures were performed at the Department of Plastic Surgery, Shanghai Changhai Hospital. The eligibility criteria including (1) age ranged from 50 to 80 years old; (2) BMI ranged from 18 to 28 kg/m