| ADSCs | Adipose-Derived Stem Cells |
| ANG-1 | Angiopoietin-1 |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EMT | Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition |
| FBGCs | Foreign Body Giant Cells |
| FBR | Foreign Body Responses |
| FGF-2 | Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| IFN-γ | Interferon gamma |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| IL | Interleukin |
| LW | Lightweight |
| M1 macrophage | Pro-inflammatory macrophage |
| M2 macrophage | Anti-inflammatory macrophage |
| MeSH | Medical Subject Headings |
| MET | Mesh-Enhanced Therapies |
| MMP-2 | Matrix metalloproteinase-2 |
| mRNA | Messenger Ribonucleic Acid |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal stem cells |
| OSF | Open Science Framework |
| PCC | Population, Concept, Context |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| PRF | Platelet-Rich Fibrin |
| PRISMA-ScR | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews |
| PRP | Platelet-rich plasma |
| PV | Partial Volume |
| RCT | Randomized Controlled Trial |
| SVF | Stromal vascular fraction |
| TAPP | Transabdominal Preperitoneal |
| TEP | Totally Extraperitoneal |
| TGF-β1 | Transforming Growth Factor beta 1 |
| Th | T helper |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha |
| TUNEL | Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP Nick End Labeling |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| WBC | White Blood Cell |
| α-SMA | Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin |