Anti-Aging of the Future: Fat Grafting
March 20th, 2013
Last week in Miami, I participated in the American Society of Plastic Surgeons 1st Regenerative Medicine Summit focusing on fat grafting. This is the wave of anti-aging treatments of the future.
Regenerative medicine has the real potential to change the way we treat the aging body, impacting both reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. It is the future of medicine happening right now. ASPS’s summit focused on clinical applications of regenerative medicine and fat grafting for both aesthetic and reconstructive surgery.
Of particular interest to me are the advancements in implant-free breast enlargements and incision-free facial rejuvenation. This is an exciting time to be a plastic surgeon. More on that next.
Fat Grafting: Rejuvenation
May 31st, 2012
Photo: Here I am with Dr. Cohen and his original artwork. I recently attended a small workshop with Dr. Steven Cohen to discuss the beneficial effects of fat grafting. The meeting was held at Dr. Cohen’s La Jolla office, where he shared results of fat grafting based on personal experience with his patients. It is now well-established that fat injections placed beneath skin can lead to dramatic improvement. Skin damaged by radiation therapy is particularly responsive to this treatment. Careful injection of autologous (your own) liposuctioned fat beneath the radiated skin can lead to dramatic healing and improvement in skin quality. Dr. Sydney Coleman of New York was the first to notice that facial skin overlying fat injected areas resulted in a more youthful appearance. This is likely as a result of the presence of large numbers of undifferentiated cells, which are naturally found in fat.
I believe that this technique promises to make substantial changes in the area of anti-aging procedures and the treatment of damaged skin. The use of fat grafting, as a soft-tissue filler, shows promising regenerative effects on both aged and damaged skin. The injected fat stimulates tissue repair and recreates a more youthful and supple appearance to the skin. As a matter of fact, I am doing a fat injection procedure this morning that is specifically designed for facial rejuvenation. Injection rejuvenation and other applications for similar procedures presents innovation for the cosmetic surgery wave of the future.
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