ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2020
Photographic Comparison of Malar Projection in 100 Facelift Patients Treated with and without Fat Injection.
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Abstract
backgroundFacelifts are frequently combined with fat injection to restore volume. However, the efficacy of simultaneous fat grafting has not been objectively evaluated in a large number of patients that includes a control group. This study was undertaken to fill this gap in our knowledge base.
methodsA retrospective comparative cohort study was undertaken among 100 patients who underwent a subsuperficial musculoaponeurotic system facelift with (n = 61) or without (n = 39) simultaneous malar fat injection. Rigorously standardized photographs were obtained 1, 3, and 6 months after surgery, including oblique photographs with the nasion aligned with the far inner canthus. Malar projection and area were measured with the assistance of a computer imaging software.
resultsFat injection produced a significant (
conclusionsFat injection at the time of a facelift effectively adds malar volume, and this increase is sustained at time points up to 1 year after surgery, consistent with the cell survival theory.
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