Fat grafting in trauma and reconstructive surgery.
The midface of youth is a full, vertically well-supported structure. Aging brings deflation of the midface associated with vertical descent. Reversal of this volume loss with fat grafting or other fillers has become a major recognized goal of aesthetic surgeons today. Fat grafting in reconstructive surgery is not a new concept. Excellent results may be achieved in most reconstructive and cosmetic surgery cases with well-executed lipotransfer. Attention to detail is important for rewarding results. Graft resorption can occur even in well-executed cases and patients should be appropriately cautioned.
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Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery Associates, Fort Worth, TX, USA. yducic@sbcglobal.net
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004954:Esthetics; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology