Ageing is a complex process which includes volume loss and sagging of the skin and underlying structures. When you are aiming for the best anti-ageing solutions, many are directed at improving both volume loss and sagging. In the past 10 years, increasing use of a new fat grafting technique termed ‘nano fat grafting has been proposed which improves tissue repair by focusing on the benefits of the rich source of stem cells contained in the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) of nano fat. Fat grafting is becoming an increasingly important tool in the armamentarium of doctors, with use in a variety of reconstructive and rejuvenating settings. It has been used for many years in regenerative surgery as a bioactive material through the lipofilling/fat graft – nano fat technique, as a bioactive scaffold when it was enriched with adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells contained in the stromal vascular fraction, and as a direct source of AD-MSCs (adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells) used in wound healing and scar treatment.
Fat transfer also known as fat grafting, autologous fat transfer, lipofilling or lipo-injection—is the ultimate in tissue enhancement, it is the very definition of tissue upcycling. It involves transferring individual live cells (adipocytes and stem cells) to enhance the quality of your own tissues elsewhere. Fat is removed from areas of unwanted or excess body fat. (abdomen, flanks, thighs, knees, back etc) and transplanted to areas that would benefit from rejuvenation, regeneration or volume enhancement such as breast, face, scars. Nanofat, milifat, and SVF (stromal vascular fraction) are all terms related to regenerative medicine and fat grafting procedures. Here’s a brief explanation of each: