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The e-mémoires of the Académie Nationale de Chirurgie

The surgical methods of fat harvesting and their practical applications

Barbara HERSANT

Seance of wednesday 29 november 2023 (Adipocyte, graisse et chirurgie)

DOI number : 10.26299/vdvv-dq61/emem.2023.34.02

Abstract

Surgical methods for fat harvesting and its derivatives represent innovative procedures with various practical applications. Techniques like liposuction allow the extraction of body fat to obtain derivatives rich in adipose stem cells. These derivatives find applications in diverse medical fields including regenerative medicine, plastic and reconstructive surgery, orthopedic surgery urology, gynecology, cardiology…. The potential of adipose stem cells offers new therapeutic perspectives for tissue regeneration, injury treatment.