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Lipomodelling Oncological Safety
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Lipomodelling has been around
for 100 years but safety
concerns (imaging calcification
artefact) in the 1980s caused a
loss of interest. Subsequently it
was realised that it is easy to tell
malignant change from
lipofilling artefact.
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In the 1990s, Sydney Coleman
reported on his technique and it
saw a resurgence of popularity
and an expansion of indications.
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Concerns regarding ‘adipose
stem cells’ trigger cancer
recurrence have never been
proven.
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Numerous studies and meta
analyses have confirmed
oncological safety.
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UK Lipomodelling guidelines
exist (Fatah et al, ABS and
BAPRAS, 2012)