title: The free autogenous fat graft. A comparison of the fat "pearl" and fat "cell" graft in an animal model.
abstract: Adipose tissue is a material successfully utilized in the past for soft tissue augmentation. A comparison of insulin-treated free autogenous fat "pearl" grafts to insulin-treated injected fat "micrografts" was made in a rabbit animal model. Gross and microscopic examinations of free autogenous fat grafts were performed at 2, 6, and 12, weeks. With present techniques, results suggest that greater long-term soft tissue augmentation and graft survival is obtained with insulin-treated free fat "pearl" grafts.
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmic Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: McFarland
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000637:transplantation*; D000818:Animals; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin