Disclosures: Dr. Gutowski, who was chairman of the tast force, serves as a paid advisor to
AestheTec, a company that is developing fat grafting technology; however, he did not hold …

Background: Scar tissue can cause cosmetic impairments, functional limitations, pain, and
itch. It may also cause emotional, social, and behavioral problems, especially when it is …

Background: The indications for fat grafting are increasing steadily. In microfat grafting, thin
injection cannulas are used. The authors describe their experience of fat injection with even …

Abstract Purpose The Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) is a
questionnaire that was developed to assess scar quality. It consists of two separate six-item …

Lipofilling or lipografting is a novel and promising treatment method for reduction or
prevention of dermal scars after injury. Ample anecdotal evidence from case reports …

Background Adipose‐derived stem cells (ASC s) have positive effects in the wound healing
process. Objective To clarify whether ASC s positively mitigate scar formation in the wound …

Aim: Recently, a new fat grafting technique termed 'nanofat grafting'was proposed which
improved tissue repair by the stem cells contained in the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) of …

Importance The use of autologous fat transfer (AFT) or lipofilling for correcting contour
deformities is seen as one of the major breakthroughs in reconstructive plastic surgery. Its …

Background Autologous fat transfer (AFT), also known as lipofilling, has been demonstrated
to be more than just a filler. Through both mechanical dissection and local tissue …

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 …