Review: Proposed Methods to Improve the Survival of Adipose Tissue in Autologous Fat Grafting.

In 2009, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Task Force on Autologous Fat Grafting (AFG) determined that autologous fat grafting was a safe procedure with a relatively low rate of complications. This consensus opinion unleashed a wave of popularity as plastic surgeons discovered the procedures' efficacy in a wide variety of cosmetic and reconstructive indications. Frequently reported cosmetic applications include soft-tissue augmentation of breast, buttocks, hips, face, and hands, whereas reconstructive applications include adjunct for breast reconstruction contour problems, plantar fat pad improvement, and correction of various posttraumatic and surgical contour deformities.

Adipose Stromal Vascular Fraction Isolation: A Head-to-Head Comparison of 4 Cell Separation Systems #2.

Introduction: With stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cell and adipose-derived stem cell-based technologies translating into the clinical setting, numerous isolation systems have been developed for the point of care isolation of SVF cells from adipose tissue. A relative lack of performance data on these systems can make objective assessment difficult for prospective clinicians. This study compared the performance of 4 SVF cell isolation systems.