Present results of fat injection

Abstract

Long-term results for 167 cases of the fat injection technique performed between June 1983 and June 1987 are presented. During this four-year period, stable results appear to have been obtained in only a few cases. This report also includes the disappointing preliminary findings of attempts to use fat to fill wrinkles in the face. Although these preliminary long-term results may not be encouraging, various laboratory studies seem to demonstrate the hypothetical possibility of fat cell survival and tend to encourage continued research in this field.

Aspiration lipectomy and adipose tissue injection pathophysiologic commentary

“…It is not a new idea, for the method was actually tried 80 years ago [3,5,6]. In recent years, adipose tissue injection has been utilised in numerous ways with generally discouraging long-term results [7].…”

Supervivencia a largo plazo de los injertos grasos

“…El no realizar sobrecorrección del defecto, en contraste con autores que hipercorrigen del 20% al 50% (3)(4)(5)(6), nos permite poder calcular el resultado de forma más precisa. En la gran mayoría de los casos tratados no fue necesario tener que repetir el procedimiento.…”

“…A su vez, Matsudo y Toledo observan una reabsorción del 20% al 50% de los injertos grasos realizados, por lo que realizan sobre-correcciones del 35% del volumen necesario para corregir el defecto (4). Illouz en 1988 publica una supervivencia de sólo el 20% de la grasa y aconseja sobrecorregir (5). Carpaneda (1994) refiere supervivencia únicamente del 40% del implante graso, siempre y cuando el diámetro del filamento injertado sea menor de 3 mm., ya que demuestra que el injerto sobrevive por imbibición plasmática hasta 1.5 mm.…”

Autologous Fat Grafting - Factors of Influence on the Therapeutic Results

“…The second period is associated with the invention of liposuction in 1977 (Illouz, 1986(Illouz, , 1986(Illouz, , 1988. Initially created to eliminate the unharmonious adipose accumulations the technique turned out an ideal supplier of fat tissue without causing any unnecessary cicatrices.…”

“…This led to new horizons for autologous fat transplantation. The first one used the unpurified product of liposuction as a transplant was Y. Illouz (Illouz, 1986(Illouz, , 1986(Illouz, , 1988. Later, in 1989 P. Fournier proposed a technique for reinjection of the aspirated fat called liposculpture (lipofilling) but the quoted necessity of hypercorrection and the instability of the results prevented its recognition (Fournier, 1996).…”