May 2011

The History of Fat Grafting Fat grafting has been part of the plastic surgeon’s armamentarium for more than 100 years.  There are historical records of fat grafting going back quite a long ways.  However, only recently have significant advances been made in fat grafting such that the fat grafts are reliable now and in the past year or two so that amazing transitions have occurred.  When most people think of fat grafting they think of various movie actresses getting lips plumped up that look very very large.  This is what  happened in the 1980’s and early 1990’s when fat was … Continue reading