Fat redistribution
through recycling of previously grafted fat hasn’t been reported. Two facial asymmetry patients are
presented with history of fat grafting to the mandibular angle areas. Collected
fat from these formerly fat grafted zones and swollen on subsequent extra body
weight gain has been re-grafted in the temporal regions for contour enhancement
and has retained volume as photographically documented up to 30 months.
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