Trends in Facial Rejuvenation: Use of Fat Grafting During Face Lifting – David A. Hidalgo, MD

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In this video, David A. Hidalgo, MD discusses the article “Current Trends in Facial Rejuvenation: An Assessment of ASPS Members’ Use of Fat Grafting During Face Lifting“ by Sinno et al., appearing in the July 2015 issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Volume 135 Issue 7. Read "Current Trends in Facial Rejuvenation: An Assessment of ASPS Members’ Use of Fat Grafting during Face Lifting" by S

Fat grafting and volume with facelift

Faces age by losing volume as well as by sagging, so surgeons often inject the patient's own fat during a facelift to refill the cheeks, temples and folds. Part of the grafted fat does not survive, and some surgeons use injectable poly-L-lactic acid afterward to replace lost volume.

The technique, its anatomy and the papers behind it