comparison of five methods of fat grafting

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : recently autologous fat tissue transfer has gained much popularity. on the other hand, applying the transferring methods with a higher survival rate is still controversial. the aim of this study is to compare dermis-fat graft and dermal-fascia-fat graft. methods : this animal study was conducted in 2008-2009. 12 dogs underwent fat graft transfer in forms of free fat, dermis-fat and dermal-fascia-fat. two months post operation the grafts were removed and analyzed microscopically and macroscopically. results : the most significant weight loss was observed in circular free fat while, dermal-fascia-fat graft had the least. according to microscopical analysis the most considerable angiogenesis was improved in dermal-fascia-fat graft. conclusions : dermis-fat graft had a higher survival rate than free fat graft. considering the higher angiogenesis and collagen synthesis used in the dermal-fascia-fat group, it seems that fat graft has more maintenance in the presence of fascia. to determine the influences of fascia further studies are recommended. keywords : fat transfer, dermis-fat-graft, dermis-fascia-fat, contour defect