title: Study of the histologic alterations and viability of the adipose graft in humans.
abstract: The authors describe a series of sections of adipose autografts in humans, focusing on the histological viability and the alterations observed in a postgraft followup. Five female patients aged 29 to 43 years were subjected to seven grafting sessions prior to a classic abdominoplasty. The autologous adipose tissue was grafted in the infraumbilical region. The grafting intervals were 60, 30, 21, 15, 8, 5, and 2 days before the surgical procedure. The grafted tissue of all groups was surrounded by a collagen capsule. The viable tissue was observed in the peripheral zone approximately 1.5 +/- 0.5 mm from the edge of the graft. A loss of approximately 60% of the grafted tissue was still noticed in this viable zone.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Carpaneda
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000637:transplantation*; D000328:Adult; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D013997:Time Factors; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen