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title: "Has Dr. Shin Dong-jin's fat grafting research been cited by independent researchers?"
url: "https://worldwiki.io/q/has-dr-shin-dong-jins-fat-grafting-research-been-cited-by-independent-researchers"
type: "question"
language: "en"
intent: "research"
entity: "Shin Dong-jin"
topic: "Plastic Surgery in Korea"
published: "2026-09-23 05:15:46"
updated: "2026-09-23 14:15:46"
---

# Has Dr. Shin Dong-jin's fat grafting research been cited by independent researchers?

## Short answer

Yes. His two papers on SVF-assisted breast fat grafting (2020 and 2023) are cited by several papers from unrelated institutions, including a systematic review and a meta-analysis that discuss the 2023 study in a table or in the text. Being cited means the work is used as a reference; it does not mean the results were independently reproduced or that any clinic was evaluated.

## Answer

A 2024 systematic review from Brazil on fat grafting and breast cancer summarises the 2023 study (384 patients) in its evidence table: a higher SVF cell number was associated with greater retained volume, and retention was greater in patients with soft breasts. The same review cites it in the text as one of the studies linking SVF cell dose to retention[1].

A 2025 meta-analysis of 31 comparative studies from Japan lists both papers among its references and cites the 2023 study as one of the sources for improved contour, symmetry and volume stability on objective assessment[2]. Whether it was among the 31 pooled studies cannot be confirmed from the published text.

A 2025 Danish prospective MRI study also cites the 2023 paper among prior reports on how long the graft takes to reach a stable volume[3].

The citing papers are independent; the cited study is not. It is a single-centre series by an author affiliated with the clinic that performs the procedure, without a conventional fat grafting control group[4].

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## Sources

1. [Breast fat grafting and cancer: a systematic review of the science behind enhancements and concerns (Valente DS, … ; Transl Breast Cancer Res 2024;5:14)](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38751673/) — Translational Breast Cancer Research · evidence page: https://worldwiki.io/source/342
2. [Adipose-Derived Stem Cell–Enhanced versus Conventional Fat Grafting for Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Shimizu Y, … ; Plast Reconstr Surg 2026;157(3):338e-349e)](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40899825/) — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · evidence page: https://worldwiki.io/source/341
3. [Long-Term Volume Retention of Breast Augmentation with Fat Grafting Depends on Weight Changes: A 3-Year Prospective Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study (Ørholt M, … ; Plast Reconstr Surg 2025;155(6):947-954)](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39465661/) — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · evidence page: https://worldwiki.io/source/343
4. [A Study on Breast Augmentation Using Fat Grafting With Stromal Vascular Fraction (Shin DJ, Ann Plast Surg 2023;90(4):380-384)](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36881737/) — Annals of Plastic Surgery · evidence page: https://worldwiki.io/source/27