Volume and patient satisfaction, 5 years of follow up after facial fat grafting
After 5 years of facial fat grafting, volume retention was related to weight gain. Patient satisfaction returned to pre-operative levels. An increase in volume due to weight gain does not lead to increased patient satisfaction. Repeated fat grafting is necessary which will potentially increase satisfaction in the long term. Weight change as a confounder complicates long-term studies of volume retention.
Authors
- Pieter U. Dijkstra
- A. Jorien Tuin
- J. Jansma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2536-4786)
- Tom Loonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9628-5754)
- Rutger H. Schepers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7487-593X)
- Fred K. L. Spijkervet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0200-2344)
- J. Schipper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7217-8105)
Institutions
- Siriraj Hospital (TH)
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (NL)
- Martini Ziekenhuis (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2025.01.052
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.02