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Complete facial rejuvenation requires autologous fat transfer to perioral region in aging patients

Facelift patients undergoing autologous fat transfer to the perioral superficial fat compartments experienced twice the improvement in perioral aesthetics compared with controls not receiving the fat transfer.

The retrospective chart review included 65 patients undergoing rhytidectomy with (group A) and without (group B) autologous fat transfer from the medial thigh or central abdomen to the perioral superficial compartments.

Lipoaspiration was centrifuged at 1,200 rpm for 3 minutes, and oil and blood were then removed, according to researchers.

Preoperatively, the mean perioral area score using the Modified Fitzpatrick Wrinkle Scale was 1.13 and the average postoperative score was 0.74 in group A or those without the fat transfer.

The mean preoperative Modified Fitzpatrick Wrinkle Scale score was 1.61, and postoperatively the average was 0.76, representing twice the perioral wrinkle improvement, in the fat transfer group B.

No patients required revision, and patients did not experience complications such as cellulitis, hematoma or fat necrosis.

Autologous fat may be the ideal filler as it provides volume replacement and may offer dermal regeneration of thinned or aged skin, according to researchers. – by Abigail Sutton

Disclosure : The researchers report no relevant financial disclosures.