Twin Transplants: The Science of Shared Fat?
26 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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Robert Whitfield MD explains why fat transplants work between twins but not strangers. Joseph Murray's first kidney transplant used Siamese twins with identical genetics. Plastic surgeon Bob Allen performed a DIEP free flap between twins, grafting abdominal tissue to chest vessels without rejection.
Questions this video answers
Joseph Murray.
Bob Allen.
The DIEP (deep inferior epigastric perforator) free flap, using lower abdominal tissue and its blood vessels connected to the internal mammary artery/vein.










