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Breast fat transfer with Vaser liposuction - fat cell survival?

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My surgeon's website has told me that with vaser liposuction, "about 80%" of the fat cells will survive breast fat transfer (his sourced paper: Acute adipocyte viability after third-generation ultrasound-assisted liposuction), whereas with traditional liposuction only about 50% survive. This first statistic is different to what real self says (50-70%), and I'm a bit confused with what to expect. Can anyone provide any clarification?

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