BACKGROUND Adipose tissue transplantation has the benefit of providing both regenerative and aesthetic outcomes in breast cancer treatment. However, the transplanted tissue can stimulate the growth of residual cancer cells. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to identify the interactions between adipose tissue cell subpopulations and human cancer cell lines. METHODS Intact adipose tissue fr...

Contour enhancements of the midface make up a dominant aspect of aesthetic surgery. The goal of midface rejuvenation is to decrease the prominence of grooves and creases as well as to provide volume to atrophied tissue. There are various options, including autologous tissue grafts, allogenic tissue grafts and alloplastic materials. In turn, patients’ needs have led to an increasing trend of les...

Background Features of skin aging are progressive cell and extracellular matrix atrophy. Subcutaneous fat plays a key role in it. Recent studies have proved that the vascular-stromal component of adipose tissue is a rich reserve of regenerative cell precursos able to release angiogenic and antiapoptotic growth factors that stimulate cell differentiation [1]. Thanks to the presence of stromal st...

BACKGROUND The tuberous breast syndrome is a condition that affects young women and can bring on serious disorders of self-esteem. There are numerous surgical techniques to correct this condition, but most of them include the use of breast implants to replace lack of volume. Nowadays, patients are increasingly becoming more demanding to get a definitive solution with minimal aesthetic sequelae...

Im ages Since the discovery of adipose-derived adult stem (ADAS) cells in adipose tissue [1], many studies have articulated a new concept of lipofilling, which is no longer seen as adipocyte grafting, but rather as stem cell transplantation. Tonnard et al. [2] proposed a new technique of fat grafting, known as nanofat grafting, which involves an emulsified suspension that can be injected in a m...