Correcting Lipoplasty Contour Irregularities

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Dr. DiSpaltro: Let us start with a couple of general questions. First, Dr. Hughes, how often do you see a patient in your practice who needs fat grafting as a concomitant procedure?

Dr. Hughes: Including those patients who come to me with defects, I probably perform fat grafting on about 30% of my lipoplasty patients.

Dr. Gingrass: I do fat grafting in about 5% of my lipoplasty patients, and only in secondary procedures.

Dr. Chang: In my lipoplasty patients, fewer than 1% to 2% require fat grafting in secondary procedures.

Dr. DiSpaltro: Are there patients who are at a higher risk of having contour irregularities develop?

Dr. Chang: One has to be careful in treating women who have delicate, fair skin and soft, localized fat.

Dr. Gingrass: I agree that soft, loose fat is most prone to contour irregularity. This kind of fat comes out very quickly, and is easy to over-resect.