MATERIALS AND METHODS
Autologous adipose-derived stromal cells were isolated, cultured, and differentiated to adipocytes in vitro.
The differentiated adipocytes were suspended in Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium and injected into the lesion requiring soft tissue augmentation. Eight patients were treated with this tissue-engineered filler. Long-term follow-up for longer than 1 year was possible in all patients.
RESULTS
Two or 3 weeks after the injection, volume increment of subcutaneous tissue was observed around the injection area in the ensuing 1 to 5 weeks. Thereafter, additional volume augmentation was not found and the augmentation effect was well-maintained. All patients agreed on the clinical effectiveness of the GSK1838705A mw procedure, and no complications occurred.
CONCLUSIONS
The results obtained indicate that this method is well tolerated and may be an effective means of achieving soft tissue augmentation.
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