title: Cell-assisted lipotransfer in the clinical treatment of facial soft tissue deformity.
abstract: Cosmetic surgeons have experimented with a variety of substances to improve soft tissue deformities of the face. Autologous fat grafting provides significant advantages over other modalities because it leaves no scar, is easy to use and is well tolerated by most patients. Autologous fat grafting has become one of the most popular techniques in the field of facial plastic surgery. Unfortunately, there are still two major problems affecting survival rate and development: revascularization after transplantion; and cell reservation proliferation and survival. Since Zuk and Yosra developed a technology based on adipose-derived stem cells and cell-assisted lipotrophy, researchers have hoped that this technology would promote the survival and reduce the absorption of grafted fat cells. Autologous adipose-derived stem cells may have great potential in skin repair applications, aged skin rejuvenation and other aging-related skin lesion treatments. Recently, the study of adipose-derived stem cells has gained increased attention. More researchers have started to adopt this technology in the clinical treatment of facial soft tissue deformity. The present article reviews the history of facial soft tissue augmentation and the advent of adipose-derived stem cells in the area of the clinical treatment of facial soft tissue deformity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University;
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University;
authors.forename: Huicai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.affiliation: Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
authors.forename: Xueping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jian
authors.affiliation: Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
authors.forename: Huaiwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
authors.forename: Yunpeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sui
authors.affiliation: Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
authors.forename: Yanping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
authors.forename: Guizhen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
keywords: Adipose-derived stem cells; Cell-assisted lipotransfer; Facial soft tissue deformity