Autologous Fat Transplantation: Volumetric Tools for Estimation of Volume Survival. A Systematic Review

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Review of three-dimensional (3D) surface imaging for oncoplastic, reconstructive and aesthetic breast surgery

“…Quantitative information about the rate of fat survival is important for guiding surgeons and patients. A recent review analysed several methods for evaluating this including 3D-SI [83]. The authors concluded that 3D-SI is a suitable tool when frequent follow-up and fast data acquisition is needed.…”

Efficacy and Safety of Cell-Assisted Lipotransfer

“…According to a systematic review comparing different volumetric tools to estimate fat survival after fat grafting, magnetic resonance imaging and three-dimensional scanning provide highly accurate and highly reproducible results. 42 Magnetic resonance imaging offers all the necessary information: evaluation of fat survival and possible complications following fat grafting. However, frequent imaging may bother patients and is not cost effective.…”

Enrichment of Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells for BMPR1A Facilitates Enhanced Adipogenesis

“…Fat grafting, commonly performed for reconstruction of soft tissue defects, is complicated by resorption rates ranging from 10% to 90% that often necessitate reoperation. [24][25][26] Initially described by Matsumoto et al in 2006, the addition of supplemental SVF cells/ASCs has been shown to improve fat graft retention. 27 However, several unknowns, including the optimum ratio of cells to lipoaspirate for the graft volume desired, remain to be determined before cell-assisted lipotransfer can be consistently used clinically.…”