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Current therapeutic strategies are limited in their ability to reverse established skin fibrosis, prompting interest in regenerative approaches such as autologous fat grafting. Lipofilling and nanofat techniques, originally developed for volume restoration and skin rejuvenation, have demonstrated promising outcomes in improving skin texture, elasticity, and vascularization through mechanisms involving adipose-derived stem cells and stromal vascular fraction. This editorial reviews the available randomized controlled trials evaluating nanofat and lipofilling in the treatment of cutaneous manifestations of systemic sclerosis. A literature search identified four randomized controlled trials meeting inclusion criteria, primarily focused on facial fat grafting with or without platelet-rich plasma in corticosteroid-resistant patients. 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