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Figure 3. Before any intervention (left) and 4 months post-op (right) following cellulitis resolution prior to undergoing another round of
fat grafting with PRP to the right breast. PRP: Platelet-rich plasma.

Figure 4. Burn injury pretreatment (left), 3 months following initial fat grafting with PRP (middle), 1 month following expander exchange
to implants. PRP: Platelet-rich plasma.

Figure 5. Patient with HIV facial atrophy prior to treatment (left), 8 months after his fat/PRP grafting session (right). HIV: Human
immunodeficiency virus; PRP: platelet-rich plasma.

All of the scar patients experienced an improved appearance and texture of their scar as well as an increase
in skin flexibility regardless of the anatomic location of the scar. The patient with hidradenitis suppurativa
experienced relief from groin scarring, which had resulted from continual abscess drainage, following fat
grafting with PRP. She also reported a significant decrease in inguinal pain and a decrease in the number of
postoperative open inguinal lesions.