Fat grafting has a long history and is a commonly performed procedure in plastic and reconstructive surgery practices. Fat has many advantages over other materials: it is autologous, biocompatible, easily accessible, and available, and can produce natural-looking results for patients. Unfortunately, volume retention has proven unpredictable and often temporary. In short, fat grafting is an underused tool.
Cytori’s fat-grafting procedure addresses these issues. It enables surgeons to enrich the graft with their patient’s own adipose-derived stem and regenerative cells (ADRCs). These cells are believed to promote fat graft survival by stimulating growth factors to form and maintain new blood vessels, thus providing necessary oxygen and nutrients. Clinical data demonstrates the efficacy and utility of this new technique.
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