Different techniques for processing adipose tissue were tested in 40 Swiss Albino female mice. Our study established that the use of insulin did not show any positive effect on survival of adipocytes during their transplantation. Likewise, the use of a centrifuge machine, at high or low speed, for separating the adipose tissue components, completely destroyed the adipose cells and did not allow their survival.
Key words Autologous adipose tissue - Techniques - Insulin - Centrifugation
Presented at the Xth Congress of the International Confederation for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Madrid, 28 June–3 July, 1992