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Clinical Application of Adipocyte-derived Stem Cells
#6-2. A Case of Treatment for a Side Effect of Facial Liposuction

Cheeks do not have a lot of subcutaneous fat and consist of superficial muscular aponeurotic system (SMAS) as a single layer deep within the skin. Even when tumescent solution is injected, the required dose for each cheek is small at 10 to 20cc. After injection, a 10 minute wait is needed until the effects of pinephrine fully appear before fat sucking. In addition, cheek liposuction necessarily requires the use of a 18-gauge thin cannula. It is contraindicated to use piston pressure of 10cc or above. What matters is to suck fat out as if slowly sliding the cannula out while using a low piston pressure of about 5cc. The hole of cannula must not be approached in the direction of skin, and fat must be sucked in side and downward directions……

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