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This article serves as a great motivator to urge reconstructive surgeons to continue using and making themselves aware of cosmetic principles to expand their reconstructive repertoire. Documenting such applications, as the authors did here, also helps improve the safety of access and surgical approaches for both reconstructive and cosmetic purposes. Specifically, I applaud the authors’ use of ultrasound in this study to provide an objective measurement of the durability in using these fat transposition techniques as support to contour overlying soft tissues. As one starts to implement these types of fat transposition techniques, referencing the aesthetic literature is the most fruitful way to optimize invested time and effort to ensure adequate and safe access to these fat pad reservoirs. Finally, I hope this article inspires other reconstructive dermatologic surgeons to explore and publish further connections with aesthetic surgery because there are many more yet unexplored and unapplied concepts that we can use to simply and safely progress the results that our colleagues in all reconstructive specialties are able to achieve.