Injection of Freshly Collected Autologous Adipose Tissue Additional to Bascom's Cleft Lift Surgery

"A small incision is made bilaterally in the lumbar region. 2-300 ml of Ringer's acetate with 1 mg of added adrenaline is introduced with an infusion cannula fan-shaped into the subcutaneous adipose tissue on each side of the region.~Adipose tissue is harvested for a total of approx. 80 ml. 20 ml Bupivacaine 5 mg/ml is distributed on each side of the lower back. The incisions are then closed with Steri-Strips and a compressive dressing is applied to reduce the risk of hematoma.~The harvested adipose tissue then centrifuged in bulks of four at 1000 rpm. minute for 3 minutes. The liquid fraction is discarded. Using a three-way tap system, the adipose tissue is microfragmented between two 10 ml syringes by moving the contents back and forth at least 20 times. The adipose tissue is then distributed in 2 ml syringes for injection. A total of between 25 and 55 ml of usable adipose tissue will be harvested."

The procedure is carried out according to standardized principles previously decribed by Drs. John and Tom Bascom