For Better Fat Graft Outcome in Soft Tissue Augmentation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background Autologous fat grafts are widely used in plastic surgery, but they have the disadvantage of unpredictability due to variable resorption. This meta-analysis examined the literature on the survival rate of autologous fat grafts using objective markers, and investigated the factors that affected the survival rate. Methods The reviewers searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases from January 2001 to December 2017. A...