Grafted fat has many attributes of an ideal filler, but the results, like those of any procedure, are technique dependent. Fat grafting remains shrouded in the stigma of variable results experienced by most plastic surgeons when they first graft fat. However, many who originally reported failure eventually report success after altering their methods of harvesting, refinement, and placement. Man...

BACKGROUND Recent anatomical findings have suggested that facial fat distribution is complex and changes with age. Here, we developed a grafting technique based on the physiological distribution and volume changes of facial fat compartments to achieve a youthful and natural-looking face. METHODS Forty cadaveric hemifaces were used for the dissection of fat compartments and neurovascular struc...

INTRODUCTION Autologous fat transplantation has attracted great interest in breast augmentation for cosmetic purpose. In the present study, we reported our experience in fat grafting in breast in 105 cases, and some detailed procedure concerning efficacy and safety of grafting was evaluated. METHODS Fat was harvested using 20-mL syringe attached to a 3-hole blunt cannula in a diameter not bey...

We describe the case of a 45-year-old male patient who presented a retractile and painful scar in the nasolabial fold due to trauma which determined partial motor impairment of the mouth movements. We subsequently treated him with autologous fat grafting according to Coleman's technique. Clinical assessments were performed at 5 and 14 days and 1, 3, and 6 months after surgical procedure and we ...

We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the article entitled “Interaction Between Breast Cancer Cells and Adipose Tissue Cells Derived from Fat Grafting” by Massa et al. The authors investigated a controversial topic that has polarized plastic surgeons for many years, namely the role of fat grafting in carcinogenesis. In a common in vitro model, undigested adipose tissue, cells of the strom...