With great interest we have read the comments and references of Vinci and colleagues
regarding our recently published meta-analysis.
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We would like to thank the authors for their appreciation of our paper as well as
for sharing their valuable experience with autologous fat transfer (AFT) in the breast.
As was demonstrated in our extensive meta-analysis, AFT does indeed prove to be an
effective tool in correcting a wide array of contour deformities of the breast. With
the majority of studies focusing on investigating the efficacy of AFT in the treatment
of sequelae of breast cancer, its role in congenital breast malformations has been
studied less frequently. The latter consisted primarily of patients with breast hypoplasia,
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References
- Efficacy of autologous fat transfer for the correction of contour deformities in the breast: a systematic review and meta-analysis.J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2018; 71: 1392-1409
Krastev T, Schop SJ, Hommes J, Piatkowski A, Hulst RRWJ. Autologous fat transfer to treat fibrosis and scar-related conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2019 (In press).
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Publication history
Published online: March 04, 2019
Accepted:
February 12,
2019
Received:
February 8,
2019
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© 2019 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Comment on: ‟Efficacy of autologous fat transfer for the correction of contour deformities in the breast: A systematic review and meta-analysis”Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic SurgeryVol. 72Issue 6
- PreviewWe read with interest the article entitled ‘Efficacy of autologous fat transfer for the correction of contour deformities in the breast: A systematic review and meta-analysis,’1 which evaluates and synthesizes the evidence examining the overall efficacy of autologous fat grafting (AFT) for the correction of contour deformities of the breast. We would like to congratulate Krastev and coworkers for their paper and kindly thank them for citing our studies.
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