Posted on February 24, 2023
Quick blog
Aesthetic Surgery Journal. December 2022.
“Supplementation of Facial Fat Grafting to Increase Volume Retention: A Systematic Review”
Study: Looked at 3724 studies. This narrowed down to 27 studies which were eligible. The supplements added to try to help improve fat survival after grafting: PRP, Platelet rich fibrin, adipose derived stromal cells, bone marrow derived stromal cells, cellular vascular fraction, nanofat.
Findings:
- 13 of the 22 studies showed improved volume retention.
- 5 out of 16 studies showed grater satisfaction.
- BUT the quality of the studies was weak for 20/27 studies and moderate for 6/27 studies
They conclude it is unclear if additives help facial fat graft retention.
My thoughts?
As soon as we find something that truly helps with facial fat grafting retention, I am on it! But this echoes what I see in our literature so far. I’ll keep up to date and blog to let you know.