The Potential for Fat Transplantation

Successful Correction of Depressed Scars of the Forehead Secondary to Trauma and Morphea en coup de sabre by en bloc Autologous Dermal Fat Graft

“…Since the advent of tumescent liposuction, autologous fat transplant has been commonly performed by suctioning adipose tissue in a donor site, such as the gluteal, abdominal, or trochantic areas, and then transferring the fat to the recipient area. 21 …”

Fat injections for facial rejuvenation: 17 years experience in 1720 patients

“…Fat is injected in the subcutaneous layer in linear depositions using 21-23-G needles, parallel to the skin surface and in a fan shape. 4,24 The use of fine needles for fat implantation reduces the pain of the injections, so there is no need to use any anaesthesia at the recipient site. Application of cryo-gel packs 1 or 2 min before the injections is sufficient to minimize the pain.…”

To the Editor: Filling Defects by Adjacent Adipose Tissue Transfer (Fat Flaps)

“…Already widely practiced, microlipoinjection offers some hope of permanent survival following implantation of fat cells, although success rates are highly variable 1–4 . Although the number of installations of fat cells is always uncertain, the future of this method now appears secure 5 . Highly resistant and long‐lived intraorbital fat offers yet another dimension for fat grafting, but such adipose tissue is not easily or readily available 6,7…”