Background Adipocyte viability is affected by fat preparation and processing methods, but
rigorous and objective studies of these relationships are lacking. Objectives The authors …

Background: Fat grafting remains unpredictable in the clinical setting, and variables that
influence adipocyte survival, such as age, body mass index, and specific donor sites, are still …

Background Surgical experience and anecdotal data on the most effective method of
harvesting, preparing, and injecting autologous fat grafts are inconsistent and conflicting …

Background: Autologous fat transplantation is among the surgical procedures performed
most commonly by plastic surgeons for cosmetic and/or reconstructive purposes. In the …

Background: Fat grafting is widely used for soft-tissue augmentation; however, the related
clinical outcome remains variable and technique-dependent. The mechanisms underlying …

Background: Centrifugation is one of the preferred methods of fat processing. Although it has
been promoted for nearly three decades to separate adipose tissue components before …

Background: Centrifugation is a popular processing method, with an unclear mechanism of
action. Hypotheses include fat concentration, reduced inflammatory response by removal of …

Background Fat processing plays a pivotal role in graft survival. Each component of the
blood in lipoaspirate affects fat survival in different ways, but the mechanisms are not clear …

Background Autologous fat grafting is a widely used technique that gives natural results
when treating soft tissue deficiencies. However, there is no consensus on which is the best …

Background The volume effect of fat grafting is highly dependent on the presence of viable
adipocytes and other nucleated cells within the lipoaspirate. We suspected that one of the …