Autologous lipofilling: coenzyme Q10 can rescue adipocytes from stress-induced apoptotic death.

Background: Autologous fat transplantation (or lipofilling) is an excellent technique for correction of cosmetic defects. The success of the procedure relies strongly on the techniques of harvesting and transferring viable adipocytes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate effects of two harvesting methods and coenzyme Q10 on the viability and apoptotic death of adipocytes collected for autologous lipofilling.