Over the past 30 years, there has been a dramatic increase in the use of autologous fat
grafting for soft-tissue augmentation and to improve facial skin quality. Several studies have …

With adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) at the forefront of research and potential clinical
applications, it is important that clinicians be able to distinguish them from the fat grafting …

Plastic surgeons are keenly aware of the principle “replace like with like.” This principle
underlies much of the rationale behind the clinical use of autologous fat transplantation …

Introduction Adipose grafting has undergone significant changes over time. Many different
techniques have been followed by trying to improve the quality of the lipoaspirate and the …

Autologous fat grafting is a minimally invasive technique for multiple applications in facial
aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. 1–3 Fat has been described as the ideal filler. 2 It is …

Fat grafting is a common reconstructive and aesthetic procedure with extensive clinical
applications. Recently, significant strides have been made in investigating the biology …

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

Adipose tissue and adipose-derived stem/stromal cells (ASCs) obtained from liposuction
were shown to have potential for regenerative therapeutic use. However, clinical outcomes …

Background Numerous methods have been proposed to enhance the survival of fat grafts,
but no definitive treatment is available. Stromal vascular fraction (SVF)-assisted cell therapy …

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' …