Background: Nonvascularized fat grafting has become one of the most popular options for
breast contouring. However, the survival process of the grafts remains to be elucidated. In …

Background: Fat graft volume retention remains highly unpredictable, but addition of
adipose-derived stromal cells to fat grafts has been shown to improve retention. The present …

Background: The major drawback of adipose grafting is its clinical unpredictability, which
leads to surgeon and patient dissatisfaction. The mechanisms underlying angiogenesis and …

Background: Cell-assisted lipotransfer is a process in which fat grafting is supplemented
with autologous adipose-derived stromal cells. Since the efficacy of the technique was …

Background: Clinical outcomes following fat grafting are variable and technique dependent,
and it is unknown how the graft is revascularized. The authors recently observed that living …

Background: Some studies have suggested that adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction is
a potential cell source responsible for the improved quality and long-term retention of fat …

Background: Free fat grafting is popular, but it is still unclear how it works. Although focusing
on graft survival seems an obvious direction for improving clinical results, the authors' …

Background: All combinations of harvesting, processing, and injection have been attempted
to maximize fat graft take following transplantation. Two theories behind fat transplantation …

Background: Recent research indicates that the adipose tissue of nonvascularized grafts is
completely remodeled within 3 months, although origins of next-generation cells are …

Background: Cell-assisted lipotransfer, a technique involving free fat grafting mixed with
adipose-derived stromal cells, has gained popularity for enhancing fat graft retention. In …