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Microfat and Nanofat Explained
Dr. Bien distinguishes structural fat used for selected volume restoration from more finely processed fat used for different tissue-quality goals.
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Dr. Bien distinguishes structural fat used for selected volume restoration from more finely processed fat used for different tissue-quality goals.
- Related procedure
- Facial Fat Grafting
- Related concern
- Facial volume loss
- Related result
- Fat-grafting cases
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Fat grafting is not one uniform product. Microfat retains small parcels of fat that may be used for selected volume restoration. More finely processed fat, often called nanofat, is used differently and should not be expected to provide the same structural volume. Donor area, processing, placement plane, anatomy, skin quality, and treatment goals influence the plan.
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