OUR MRI DATA IS NOW OUT! VOLUME IS RETAINED IN THE FOOT!

PERFORATING FAT INJECTIONS FOR CHRONIC PLANTAR FASCITIIS!!

Do you suffer from chronic plantar fasciitis? We have a new treatment option using your own fat with incisionless surgery!

Patients that have failed conservative treatment or even endoscopic release are now getting relief!

More great news!!! Our 2-year Randomized Cross-Over Clinical Trial of fat grafting to the feet was published in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.

Patients had pain relief and improved quality of life up to two years after the fat injections!

Fat injections increase dermal thickness and reduce pain! 2 year data!

Foot Fat Grafting in Podiatry Today!

New Clinical Trials Starting Soon:

Offloading Device for Post Surgical Foot Procedures

We have a novel device to help reduce pressure on the areas where fat has been injected in the feet. If you are a candidate for foot fat grafting, you may get randomized to one of these new devices to make recovery easier.

Please call 412-641-3960 to schedule a consultation for enrollment in our clinical trial!

FIND ALL OUR CLINICAL TRIALS ON CLINICALTRIALS.GOV!

Awards

  • President’s Award: Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, September 2015
  • Top 6 Abstract Recognition: International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science: New Orleans, LA, November 2015
  • Pitt Innovation Challenge 2015: Team FeetForLife – $10,000
  • Pain Research Challenge 2016: Team PerFasciitis – $50,000
  • Pitt Innovation Challenge 2018: Team PopSoleTM – $25,000

Presentations

  • Santa Fe Breast and Body Contouring Symposium 2014, Santa Fe, New Mexico August 9, 2014

    “Fat Grafting for Pedal Fat Pad Atrophy: A Pilot Study” “Pedal Fat Grafting – A new application for fat”

  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons: Plastic Surgery The Meeting, Chicago, IL October 13, 2014
    “Expanding Indications for Fat Grafting: Alternative Reconstructive Uses”
  • Santa Fe Breast and Body Contouring Symposium 2015, Santa Fe,
    New Mexico August 28, 2015
    “New Innovations in Fat Grafting: Update on Fat Grafting to the Feet”

  • Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons: Philadelphia, PA, September 2015

  • International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science: New Orleans, LA, November 2015

  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons: Orlando, FL October 2018

Publications

  • JA Gusenoff, R Mitchell, K Jeong, D Wukich, BR Gusenoff. Autologous Fat Grafting for Pedal Fat Pad Atrophy: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial. Plast Reconstr Surg. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Nov;138(5):1099-1108.
  • Minteer DM, Gusenoff BR, Gusenoff JA. Fat Grafting for Pedal Fat Pad Atrophy in a 2-Year, Prospective, Randomized Crossover, Single-Center Clinical Trial. Plast Reconstr Surg. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Aug 31.