Fat microinfiltration autografting for facial restructuring in HIV patients

Autologous fat transfer to the cranio-maxillofacial region: Updates and controversies

“…In the Journal of CranioMaxillofacial Surgery, the use of autologous fibrin glue and adipose cells to augment cancellous bone in traumatic calvarial defects has been described (Lendeckel et al, 2004). Favourable results in the treatment of facial lipoatrophy in HIV patients have also been reported (Domergue et al, 2006;Sánchez-Acedo et al, 2008). In addition, autologous fat transfer to the posterior pharyngeal wall has been used for the management of mild velopharyngeal incompetence (Van Eeden et al, 2008).…”

Percutaneous Aponeurotomy and Lipofilling

“…There has been a resurgence of interest in fat grafting for volume replacement. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] However, fat grafting is commonly deemed unreliable because of variable resorption; this may be caused by fat deposition in large pools or spaces in the tissue where it is unable to survive acutely by diffusion until neovascularization provides support. 1,2 To overcome this limitation, surgeons have focused mainly on different aspects of the graft itself: harvesting, processing, and enrichment.…”

Facial contour reconstruction with temporoparietal prelaminated dermal–adipose flaps

“…The most commonly used autologous materials for facial contour restoration are fat and dermaleadipose grafts (Rose and Collin, 1992;Domergue et al, 2006). Resorption, a common problem with free-fat transfers, reflects low ischaemic tolerance and slow revascularization of fat (Smahel, 1989).…”