Skin Dermal Regeneration After Stromal Vascular Fraction Transplantation

This study is a prospective, exploratory investigation aimed at exploring the efficacy of stromal vascular fraction (SVF) transplantation in treating exhaustion of dermal regenerative capacity during skin expansion. The dermal thickness, texture, and perfusion before and after SVF transplantation would be recorded and analyzed by a series of quantitative devices including laser 3D scanner, Doppler ultrasound, VISIA skin analyzer, CK skin analyzer, and indocyanine green angiography. The trial aims to include patients experiencing dermal exhaustion during the process of skin soft tissue expansion. We will extract SVF components from autologous adipose tissue and injected intradermally into the expanded skin. The changes of dermis of expanded skin were recorded before the treatment (baseline), and at 4 weeks and 8 weeks follow-up timepoints after SVF transplantation. More specifically, skin surface area was measured using laser 3D scan; skin thickness and texture were detected by Doppler ultrasound, VISIA skin analyzer and CK skin analyzer; skin blood perfusion was analyzed using indocyanine green angiography.