ORBITAL ADIPOSE TISSUE IS A NEW RESOURCE FOR TRANSPLANTOLOGY

Abstract

Adipose tissue is widely used in transplantology to fill up volume deficiency as well as the source of cells to treat dysfunctions. Despite the long experience of adipose tissue autotransplantation there is still no guarantee of optimal result in late postoperative period. All these are the reasons to search for new techniques, supplementary factors preventing lysis and fibrosis of graft, and for the most appropriate adipose depots. Study of the current literature allows us to consider orbital adipose tissue as a unique fat depot, having the great potential for transplantology.

Keywords

• lipofilling
• stem cells
• adipocytes
• graft