BACKGROUND Multiple injectable materials are available for correcting facial volume loss as a part of facial rejuvenation. Increasing interest in the use of autologous fat injection has developed in recent years, with proponents citing excellent clinical outcomes and ready availability in most patients. Controversy exists, however, regarding long-term viability of transplanted adipose tissue, s...

A 72-year-old Taiwanese woman had the history of cosmetic cryopreserved autologous fat injection on her forehead ~21 years ago and was referred to our oculoplastic clinic and presented with multiple painless mass, which she had for 4 years, on both upper eyelids. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of foreign body granuloma on both upper eyelids. Clinicians should be aware of the potential c...

Autologous fat grafting enables repair and augmentation of soft tissues and is increasingly used in plastic and reconstructive surgery. The main limitation of fat grafting is unpredictable graft resorption. To obviate this disadvantage, several studies have searched for new ways of increasing the viability of the transplanted tissue. One promising approach has been to mix the fat graft with Pla...

BACKGROUND To optimize autologous breast augmentation, a simple and reproducible surgical approach that maximizes the volume of fat transferred to the breast while minimizing the number of sessions and the operating time is needed. OBJECTIVES The authors describe a novel approach for large-volume fat grafting to the expanded skin and subcutaneous tissue of the breast immediately after explant...

INTRODUCTION Autologous fat transplantation has attracted great interest in breast augmentation for cosmetic purpose. In the present study, we reported our experience in fat grafting in breast in 105 cases, and some detailed procedure concerning efficacy and safety of grafting was evaluated. METHODS Fat was harvested using 20-mL syringe attached to a 3-hole blunt cannula in a diameter not bey...

OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate clinical application of autologous fat transplantation in the posterior pharynx to treat velopharyngeal incompetence and cleft palate. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Cleft Lip and Palate Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, an academic medical center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We studied 11 patients (age, 5-26 years) with a cleft palate and...