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<ArticleSet><Article><Journal><PublisherName></PublisherName><JournalTitle>Journal of Research in Medical Sciences</JournalTitle><Issn>1735-1995</Issn><Volume>15</Volume><Issue>3</Issue><PubDate PubStatus="epublish"><Year>2010</Year><Month>01</Month><Day>04</Day></PubDate></Journal><ArticleTitle>Soft tissue augmentation by autologous cultured fibroblasts transplantation  for treatment of wrinkles and scars: a case series of 20 patients</ArticleTitle><FirstPage>167</FirstPage><LastPage>171</LastPage><Language>EN</Language><AuthorList><Author><FirstName>Mohammad</FirstName><MiddleName>Ali</MiddleName><LastName>Nilforoushzadeh</LastName></Author><Author><FirstName>Amir</FirstName><MiddleName>Hosein</MiddleName><LastName>Siadat</LastName></Author><Author><FirstName>Mojgan</FirstName><LastName>Arian Rad</LastName><Affiliation>Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. arian@sdlrc.mui.ac.ir</Affiliation></Author><Author><FirstName>Fariba</FirstName><LastName>Moulavi</LastName></Author><Author><FirstName>Elaheh</FirstName><LastName>Haftbaradaran</LastName></Author><Author><FirstName>Mohammad</FirstName><MiddleName>Hosein</MiddleName><LastName>Nasr Esfahani</LastName></Author></AuthorList><History><PubDate PubStatus="received"><Year>2009</Year><Month>06</Month><Day>18</Day></PubDate><PubDate PubStatus="accepted"><Year>2009</Year><Month>11</Month><Day>03</Day></PubDate></History><Abstract>BACKGROUND: There are many filler agents for augmentation of static wrinkles and atrophic scars from synthetic, biosynthetic, cadaver, animal and human sources.METHODS: The current study presents 20 patients whose facial wrinkles and lines were treated by transplantation of autologous cultured fibroblasts. The fibroblast nature of cells was confirmed by immune-staining and flow cytometry.RESULTS: The mean of improvement for this procedure at the 6 month follow up was 41%.CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion autologous fibroblast transplantation can be an effective procedure for correction of wrinkles and atrophic scars.KEYWORDS: Soft Tissue Augmentation, Fibroblast, Wrinkle</Abstract></Article></ArticleSet>
