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Review
. 2017 Oct;44(4):781-791.
doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2017.05.009. Epub 2017 Jul 29.

Fat Grafting for Burn, Traumatic, and Surgical Scars

Rafi Fredman  1 , Adam J Katz  2 , Charles Scott Hultman  3
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Review

Fat Grafting for Burn, Traumatic, and Surgical Scars

Rafi Fredman et al. Clin Plast Surg. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

Fat grafting provides a reliable modality with expanding usefulness in reconstructive plastic surgery. Owing to its mechanical and theorized regenerative properties, adipose tissue can improve scar qualities and scar related symptoms when grafted adjacent to or within a scar. In this article, the literature describing the effect of fat grafting on various types of scars, current scientific understanding of fat grafting for scars, and our current approach to the management of problematic burn scars are reviewed.

Keywords: Burn reconstruction; Fat grafting; Scar management.

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