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Reconstruction Using Lipofilling/Fat Grafting

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Abstract

Lipofilling is the injection of aspirated fat from the same patient, which is specially prepared. Fat transplantation, autologous fat grafting (AFG) and lipofilling are synonyms.

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  1. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Klinikum Bielefeld, Germany

    Hisham Fansa

  2. Center for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Munich, Germany

    Hisham Fansa

  3. Center for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Zurich, Switzerland

    Hisham Fansa

  4. Practice for Plastic Surgery, Munich, Germany

    Christoph Heitmann

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Fansa, H., Heitmann, C. (2019). Reconstruction Using Lipofilling/Fat Grafting. In: Breast Reconstruction with Autologous Tissue. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95468-4_13

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