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Please understand the pros, cons, and characteristics of PRP fat grafting before making your choice.

By 2024-10-04No Comments




Hello, this is Dr. Shin Dong-jin, Chief Director of SC301 Clinic.


Does adding PRP to fat grafting increase the survival rate?

Is the PRP grafting method better than regular fat grafting?

I heard there is something called PRP stem cells. How are they different from the stem cells in SC301?

PRPIt is an acronym for Platelet Rich Plasma, and if translated literally... Plasma with a high platelet content.

Blood is composed of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma.

When this is centrifuged, it separates into plasma, red blood cells, and platelets, which make up most of the blood.

Platelets play various roles in our body, The Role of Organizational Healing and RecoveryIt also takes charge of.

If the general method of fat grafting simply involves injecting fat cells as they are,

PRP fat grafting refers to a method in which the patient's blood is purified to extract PRP, which is then mixed with fat cells and transplanted together.






Standard fat grafting



fat graftingIran, the abdomen, thighs, and other parts of our body A surgery that extracts high-purity fat cells from excess fat and transplants them to areas requiring volume.It refers to.

Unlike the method of inserting implants, fat grafting uses a part of the body, so after surgery, the visual appearance or tactile sensation Almost identical to real breastsdo.

However, if only fat cells are transplanted, the fat engraftment rate is The 'graft survival rate' is 10~20%It is significantly low.

If the engraftment rate is low, not only is the rate of breast enlargement correspondingly low, but the remaining fat dies or necroses 'calcification', 'Fat cysts' and The same side effects will occur.

Therefore, in order to perform a safe and highly satisfactory fat grafting surgery, this Graft survival rateThe key is to increase it.

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PRP Fat Grafting





PRP fat grafting is a method of injecting 'PRP' (platelet-rich plasma) derived from blood vessels together with fat cells.

PRP contains various factors such as platelet-derived growth factors and vascular endothelial growth factors. growth factorsand one of the immune proteins CytokineIt contains.

If this is utilized in fat grafting, through the activation and secretion of various growth factors and cytokines It helps tissues regenerate and 'indirectly' aids in the regeneration of blood vessels.

Therefore, if you inject PRP together with fat cells fat survivesIt helps to some extent in doing so, and the resulting from the surgery To heal a wound It can be helpful.




"Does PRP Contain No Stem Cells?"




하지만 PRP does not provide much help with fat cells 'grafting'.

This is because PRP contains 'growth factors' that help generate blood vessels, but it lacks the ability to differentiate directly into vascular cells.

Fat cells are one of the cells with many blood vessels.

Therefore, in order for fat cells to maintain metabolism and proliferate, they must receive a sufficient blood supply even in the newly transplanted site.

If only fat cells or PRP are transplanted, it is not possible to generate the necessary number of blood vessels.

Furthermore, the effect of PRP is short half-lifeDue to this, it only lasts for about 8 days, and there are also research results indicating that this is too short for fat to survive in the body.

Therefore, while PRP is clearly a method that helps fat survive compared to conventional fat grafting, In practice, there are limitations to improving the fat engraftment rate.

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What is Stem Cell Fat Grafting?





Adipose-derived adult stem cells used in stem cell cosmetic surgery are Potential to differentiate into fat cellsNot only does it have [this], but it can also differentiate into other types of cells.

In particular, regarding angiogenesis, it not only participates indirectly like PRP but also differentiates into vascular endothelial cells Directly create blood vesselsYou can do it.

Thanks to Stem cell fat grafting surgeryIf you do this, you can supply sufficient blood flow necessary for fat cells, helping the fat to actually 'adopt'.This will be

Therefore, compared to the PRP method or general fat grafting More than 3 times higher survival rateBy demonstrating this, you can achieve satisfactory treatment results with just one procedure, without the need for additional treatments.

Transplanted fat cells can continue to proliferate actively like existing fat cells and permanently maintain volume.

For this reason SC301It was the first in Korea to introduce a method of extracting and using adult stem cells from adipose tissue, and We are still constantly conducting research to increase the survival rate.

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Stem cell fat grafting surgery has a high engraftment rate, making it safer and more satisfying compared to the PRP method or simple fat grafting surgery.

For this reason, the PRP method is often referred to as 'stem cell breast augmentation' or 'vascular-derived stem cell breast augmentation' Cases where consumers are lured in as if stem cells were usedCaution is required as there is a possibility.

Today, we looked into the differences between standard fat grafting, the PRP method, and stem cell fat grafting.

I hope today's article is helpful to those of you looking into fat grafting surgery.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us via the link below.

We will assist you with kind and thorough consultation.

Thank you.