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The Role of Stem Cells in Injectable Fat Grafting

The continuing evolution of fat grafting in plastic surgery has seen it become more dependable as well as new applications being developed. Popular target areas for fat grafting have focused on the face, breast, and buttocks. Some equate fat injections to that of synthetic injectable fillers. But beyond their injectability, there are used for Read More…

The Role of Graft Preparation in Fat Injection Therapies

Fat grafting is a hot topic in plastic surgery. Over the past ten years, it has emerged from its dark ages in which it was viewed as unsuccessful and in disrepute. Historically, fat grafting in cosmetic surgery was completely unpredictable. The transferred fat would usually completely resorb and, if not, it left lumps and contour Read More…

Fat Injections and Stem Cells in Plastic Surgery – Hype or Hope?

The use of the words ‘stem cell’ and ‘reconstructive surgery’ is a charismatic combination that brings to mind a simple and seemingly obvious biologic solution. With the knowledge that fat cells are an excellent source of adult stem cells and liposuction is an easy way to get them, the procedure of lipofilling or fat-stem Read More…

Changing Facial Shape with Fat Injections

There are numerous types of facial shapes. (eight to be exact) Described as well known geometric outlines such as round, oblong, and square, they impart to a face a certain look. There are many anatomic components that come together to make up that geometric shape. The prominence of the bones and the thickness and amount Read More…

Common Questions about Injectable Fat Grafting

1. What are the different types of fat grafting? Fat grafting in plastic surgery in various forms has been around for over fifty years. More solid forms of fat grafts, known as dermal fat grafts, has a long history of successful use when the size of the graft is relatively small. But having Read More…

Reinflating the Gaunt Face by Fat Injections

The gaunt face can occur in both the young and the aging. It is most commonly recognized as a part of aging for some with loss of fat in the cheeks, side of the face, and even up into the temples. But it can also occur as a natural part of one’s face even Read More…

Secondary Revisions of Soft Tissue Problems of Cheekbone (Zygomatic) and Orbital Facial Fracture Repairs

Cheekbone (zygomatic) and orbital fractures are very common results of blunt trauma to the face. Methods to put the displaced bones back in place and secure them with plates and screws so they can heal properly are well known. But even when these facial bones are put back into perfect anatomic position and the Read More…

Frequently Asked Questions about Fat Injections

Injectable fat grafting is one of the newer plastic surgery techniques. While it was first done in humans as early as the 1950s, it has gained tremendous popularity in this decade for a variety of face and body procedures. Liposuction certainly accounts for one of the reasons fat grafting has become popular as we have Read More…

Fat Injection Facial Volume Restoration – Does It Improve The Skin As Well?

Loss of facial volume is now a well recognized phenomenon of aging as well as part of certain disease processes. As subcutaneous fat volume is lost in the cheek, side of the face, and the temporal areas, one can acquire a more gaunt facial appearance. While this may be somewhat desirous when one is Read More…

Volumetric Facial Augmentation with Fat Injections

‘I am very lean and have lost volume in my face. I would like to find a permanent solution and have read about fat grafting. Is this done with local anesthesia and how much fat do you need to extract to get enough and where would you extarct the fat from? Also what is Read More…