Fat Grafting

Chapter 29 of Volume 4, Breast, Trunk, Lower Limb & Aesthetics. Revision notes for the FRCS (Plast).

What this chapter covers

• 6) Harvest: principles & methods
• 7) Processing: refine to “pure fat”
• 10) Post-operative care
• 11) Complications & management
• Preoperative Management in Fat Grafting
• Fat Harvesting for Grafting
• Tumescent Technique in Fat Grafting & Liposuction
• Fat Graft Processing
• Recipient Site Preparation & Engraftment in Fat Grafting
• Graft Retention & Special Considerations in Fat Grafting
• Fat Embolism in BBL
• Liposuction Techniques
• Safety Concerns in Large Volume Liposuction (LVL)
• 3 Liposuction for Fat Grafting
• 4 Complications of Liposuction
• Lipoedema
• Early Attempts and the Initial Ban
• Reintroduction and Evolution of Technique
• Blood Supply & Graft Survival
• Percentage graft survival vs. percentage recipient site augmentation
• Optimal Fat Harvesting Techniques
• Graft Preparation Techniques
• Grafting: Principles and Technique
• Adjunctive Procedures to Improve Fat Grafting in Breast Augmentation