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A method of harvesting fat with intact cells using a veterinary needle and a fine needle aspiration device is described. Viable fat cells are obtained in large amounts. A large subcutaneous postradiation thigh defect was reconstructed with harvested fat placed subcutaneously in various sessions. A good, but not perfect, reconstruction was obtained. This case indicates that viable fat cells can be transplanted and can survive even in the adverse environment of a postradiation defect.
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Jackson, I., Simman, R., Tholen, R. et al. A Successful Long-Term Method of Fat Grafting: Recontouring of a Large Subcutaneous Postradiation Thigh Defect with Autologous Fat Transplantation. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 25, 165–169 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002660010115
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