Pauliina Hartiala
 MD, PhD, Plastic Surgeon

Publications

  

  

  

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• Fat Grafting With Lymphedema Fat: From Trash to Treasure?  (2025)  
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
   Hartiala, Pauliina; Steiner, Aida K.; Niemi, Tarja
  (A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

  
  

• HSF2 drives breast cancer progression by acting as a stage-specific switch between proliferation and invasion  (2025)  
  • Science Advances
   Pessa, Jenny C.; Paavolainen, Oona; Hästbacka, Hendrik S. E.; Puustinen, Mikael C.; Da Silva, Alejandro J.; Pihlström, Sandra; Gramolelli, Silvia; Boström, Pia; Hartiala, Pauliina; Peuhu, Emilia; Joutsen, Jenny; Sistonen, Lea
  (A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

  
  

• Lymfactin® gene therapy with vascularized lymph node transfer reduces compression-free swelling and enhances quality of life in breast cancer-related lymphedema: Final Phase I trial results  (2025)  
  • Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
   Pajula, Susanna; Saarikko, Anne; Suominen, Sinikka; Kaartinen, Ilkka; Kiiski, Juha; Suominen, Erkki; Viitanen, Tiina; Mäki, Maija; Seppänen, Marko; Lahdenperä, Outi; Alitalo, Kari; Hartiala, Pauliina
  (A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

  
  

• Phase II Study Shows the Effect of Adenoviral Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C and Lymph Node Transfer in Lymphedema  (2025)  
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
   Rannikko, EH; Pajula, S; Suominen, SH; Kiiski, J; Mani, MR; Halle, M; Kaartinen, IS; Lahdenperä, O; Arnardottir, TH; Kauhanen, SM; Kavola, H; Majava, M; Niemi, TS; Brück, NM; Mäki, MT; Seppänen, MP; Saarikko, AM; Hartiala, P
  (A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

  
  

• Response to Commentary on “Phase I trial of Lymfactin® combined with vascularized lymph node transfer for breast cancer-related lymphedema”  (2025)  
  • Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
   Pajula, Susanna; Hartiala, Pauliina
  (Other publication)

  
  

• Tissue-Level Effects of Autologous Fat Grafting in Hypertrophic Scars—A Case Series Study  (2025)  
  • Journal of Surgical Research
   Laukka, Mervi; Kauhanen, Susanna; Hockerstedt, Anna; Peuhu, Emilia; Hartiala, Pauliina
  (A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

  
  

• Breast cancer related lymphedema-novel regenerative therapies: a narrative review  (2024)  
  • Annals of Breast Surgery
   Rannikko, Eeva; Visuri, Mikko; Hartiala, Pauliina
  (A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )

  
  

• Donor-site safety in microvascular lymph node transfer for breast cancer-related lymphedema using reverse lymphatic mapping—A prospective study  (2024)  
  • Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
   Pajula, Susanna; Saarikko, Anne; Suominen, Sinikka; Kaartinen, Ilkka; Kiiski, Juha; Mani, Maria; Halle, Martin; Hartiala, Pauliina
  (A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

  
  

• Imunesteturvotuksen hoito  (2024)  Kirurgia Hartiala, Pauliina
  (D2 Article in a professional compilation book)

  
  

• Lymphedema: Experimental Research and Future Directions  (2024)   Modern surgical management of chronic lymphedema Visuri, Mikko; Saarikko, Anne; Hartiala, Pauliina
  (B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)