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Fat Grafting in Breast Reconstruction

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The ease and simplicity of lipofilling techniques combined with the broadened indications for lipofilling is attracting the interest of many surgeons who want to improve aesthetic results after breast cancer treatment. We are also looking forward to having the maximum stable volume without reabsorption and the least number of complications and to proving the oncological safety of lipofilling. Especially in the tissue engineering era, adipose tissue is being experimented upon and used by many scientists and companies worldwide. Some novel products and machines may need approval and well-performed clinical studies before being accepted in surgery on a daily basis.

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  1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

    Mario Rietjens & Andrea Manconi

  2. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Visnu Lohsiriwat

  3. Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Division, Breast Unit, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Positivo University, Curitiba, Brazil

    Cícero Urban

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Rietjens, M., Lohsiriwat, V., Manconi, A., Urban, C. (2013). Fat Grafting in Breast Reconstruction . In: Urban, C., Rietjens, M. (eds) Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2652-0_37

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