Conditions
SVF research by condition
What the research does — and does not — say for each condition.
Knee Osteoarthritis
Level AThe most-researched human SVF topic, including RCTs and systematic reviews.
554 PubMed studies
Osteoarthritis
Level BOsteoarthritis across joints beyond the knee.
2,034 PubMed studies
Chronic Wound
Level BMultiple human studies report wound-closure rates.
4,072 PubMed studies
Skin Aging
Level BUsually studied alongside facial fat grafting.
489 PubMed studies
Facial Rejuvenation
Level BFocused on fat-graft retention and skin quality.
305 PubMed studies
Cartilage Damage
Level CFocal cartilage lesions and SVF used as a surgical adjunct.
1,796 PubMed studies
Tendon Injury
Level CTendinopathy and tendon repair in early-stage research.
1,042 PubMed studies
Rotator Cuff
Level CUsed as an adjunct during shoulder tendon repair in some studies.
229 PubMed studies
Back Pain
Level CPilot research in discogenic back pain.
206 PubMed studies
Disc Degeneration
Level CHuman pilot studies plus substantial preclinical work.
429 PubMed studies
Hip Osteoarthritis
Level CSubstantially less data than the knee.
34 PubMed studies
Ankle Injury
Level CFocused on talar osteochondral lesions.
91 PubMed studies
Diabetic Foot
Level CChronic-wound research in diabetes reports wound-closure rates.
666 PubMed studies
Peripheral Artery Disease
Level CEarly human research in critical limb ischaemia.
222 PubMed studies
Scar
Level CResearch on scar quality and skin texture.
1,994 PubMed studies
Hair Loss
Level CEarly-stage research in androgenetic alopecia.
275 PubMed studies
Meniscus Injury
Level DMost evidence is preclinical.
167 PubMed studies
Type 1 Diabetes
Level DExperimental research only.
277 PubMed studies
Type 2 Diabetes
Level DScientific groundwork is building with signals worth following.
3,066 PubMed studies
Chronic Kidney Disease
Level DPredominantly at the research stage.
441 PubMed studies
Acute Kidney Injury
Level DAlmost entirely preclinical evidence.
172 PubMed studies
Cardiovascular Disease
Level DEarly-stage research on ischaemia and vascularisation.
2,268 PubMed studies
Stroke Research
Level DAt preclinical and early-trial stage.
629 PubMed studies
Spinal Cord Injury
Level DVery limited human evidence.
475 PubMed studies
Neuroinflammation
Level DA mechanistic research topic.
1,399 PubMed studies
Burns
Level DMostly preclinical studies.
518 PubMed studies
Hair Regeneration
Level DNew follicle formation remains a laboratory concept.
142 PubMed studies
Chronic Inflammation
Level DA mechanistic research topic often overstated in marketing.
4,299 PubMed studies
Immune Modulation
Level DA mechanism studied across diseases, not an indication.
2,840 PubMed studies
Ligament Injury
EmergingAn emerging topic under active research.
691 PubMed studies
Shoulder Pain
EmergingShoulder pain has many causes, making pooled research hard to interpret.
36 PubMed studies
Autoimmune Research
EmergingA topic researchers are actively exploring.
1,489 PubMed studies