Enhancement of Viable Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in Lipoaspirate by Buffering Tumescent with Sodium Bicarbonate

Background:. Fat grafting is a growing field within plastic surgery. Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) and stromal vascular fracture (SVF) may have a role in fat graft survival. Our group previously demonstrated a detrimental effect on ASC survival by the lidocaine used in tumescent solution. Sodium...

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Main Authors: Ashish Francis, MD, Wei Z. Wang, MD, Joshua J. Goldman, MD, Xin-Hua Fang, MT, Shelley J. Williams, MS, Richard C. Baynosa, MD, FACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2019-03-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002138