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260 Chapter 11 Table 6. Results of lipografting or any substance of adipose tissue on facial skin quality . Author, year Method of measurement Follow-up Period Amirkhani et al. 2016 Skin thickness, elasticity and pigmentation assessed with a cutometer, and a skin scanner using ultrasound (DUB-TPA). Preoperative, 15, 30, 60, and 180 days postoperative Botti et al. 2011 Subjective patient self-evaluation of skin texture improvement using a non-validated questionnaire. 6 months postoperative Charles-de-Sá et al. 2015 Histological and histomorphometric analysis by optical and electron microscopy of skin biopsies. Preoperative and 3 months postoperative Covarrubias et al. 2013 Histological evaluation of skin biopsies. 60-90 days postoperative Liang et al. 2018 Skin texture assessed with the VISIA skin imaging analyser. Skin elasticity assessed with a skin scanner (SOFT5.5). Preoperative, 1, 6, 12 and 24 months postoperative Rigotti et al. 2016 Histological and histomorphometric analysis by optical and electron microscopy of skin biopsies. Preoperative and 3 months postoperative Song et al. 2017 Visual evaluation of photographs by a group including the patient, a plastic surgeon and a third party unrelated to the study. Preoperative, directly postoperative and at 6-24 months postoperative (mean follow-up 10.7 months) Trivisonno et al. 2017 Skin surface profilometry (Antera 3D® multispectral analyser), clinical assessment by a dermatologist using a 3-grade scale. Preoperative, 30 and 90 days postoperative Willemsen et al. 2017 Skin elasticity was measured with a cutometer. Preoperative, 1 week, 3 months and 12 months postoperative PRP = platelet rich plasma. * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001