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ReviewAesthetic surgery journal2016

Autologous Fat Grafting: The Science Behind the Surgery.

Elizabeth R Zielins, Elizabeth A Brett, Michael T Longaker, Derrick C Wan

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Review in Aesthetic surgery journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed.

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  11. ∆Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine · 2025
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  12. Autologous Fat Grafting in Hand Surgery: A Systematic Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025
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  14. Skin necrosis after autologous fat grafting for augmentation rhinoplasty: a case report and review of the literature.Journal of cosmetic and laser therapy : official publication of the European Society for Laser Dermatology · 2024
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  17. Adherent Abdominal Scar Revision Does Not Require Total Scar Removal.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Elizabeth R ZielinsFrom the Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
Elizabeth A BrettFrom the Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
Michael T LongakerFrom the Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
Derrick C WanFrom the Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.

Funding

Osteogenic Enrichment of Adipose Derived Stromal CellsR01DE021683 · NIDCR · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI GURTNER, GEOFFREY C, LONGAKER, MICHAEL T · 2012 to 2016
$2.0M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE021683
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An invaluable part of the plastic surgeon's technical arsenal for soft tissue contouring, fat grafting continues to be plagued by unpredictable outcomes, resulting in either reoperation and/or patient dissatisfaction. Thus, extensive research has been conducted into the effects of adipose tissue procurement, processing, and placement on fat graft quality at both the cellular level and in terms of overall volume retention. Herein, we present an overview of the vast body of literature in these areas, with additional discussion of cell-assisted lipotransfer as a therapy to improve volume retention, and on the controversial use of autologous fat in the setting of prior irradiation.

Indexed as

LipectomyAdipose TissueAnimalsGraft SurvivalHumansPatient SatisfactionPostoperative ComplicationsRadiotherapyRisk FactorsStromal CellsTissue and Organ HarvestingTransplantation, AutologousTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID26961989
PMCPMC5006291

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