title: New research in breast reconstruction: adipose tissue engineering.
abstract: In the human species, a major function of the breast is aesthetic. The soft-tissue volume within the breast displaces the overlying skin to create the protuberant contour of the female thorax, that is solidly associated with, and to some extent, definitive of, femininity in modern culture. Adipose tissue is the major contributor to the volume of the breast.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, De Bakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Saleh M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shenaq
authors.forename: Eser
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yuksel
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D012106:Research; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*