Fat Transfer

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Fat grafting, also called fat transfer, plumps up facial or body features with a patient's own fat. Fat transfer is designed to minimize wrinkles and fill in parts of the face or body with a "sunken" appearance. It can also reduce scarring, and correct deformities. Since fat transfer uses your own fat cells, there is no risk of the body rejecting the tissue.

Who is a Candidate? People with:
  • Facial scars, such as from acne.
  • Decreased facial volume due to diseases such
    as hemifacial atrophy.
  • Sunken cheeks and wrinkles due to aging.
  • Small depressed areas in sections of the body, such as around the breasts.

Intended Result
  • Improved body contour, reduced scarring, or enhanced features.

Procedure Description
  • Fat transfer is performed on an outpatient basis. Both the area from which the fat is taken and the treatment site are anesthetized with a local anesthetic.
  • Using a small needle, fat is removed from an area of the body where it is tightly packed, such as the abdomen or the buttocks.
  • Once removed, the fat is processed to remove excess fluids and then reinjected just under the skin using another needle.

Recuperation and Healing
  • Moderate swelling usually is evident for two weeks after the procedure. Some bruising also may     be apparent.
  • The surgeon usually overcorrects defects to allow for reabsorption, so the overcorrection can make the patient's face look too plump or swollen for about a week.
  • Some bruising, swelling and redness in both the area where fat was removed and in the area where it was reinjected. Patients can typically resume their normal activities right away.

Additional procedures that would enhance the result are face-lift, eyelid surgery, facial implants, chemical peel and laser resurfacing.                                                                                                  

  • Because this procedure is considered cosmetic, it is not covered by insurance. The patient is responsible for payment.
  • The specific risks and the suitability of this procedure for a given individual can be determined only at the time of consultation. All surgical procedures have some degree of risk. Minor complications that do not affect the outcome occur occasionally. Major complications are unusual.
For more before and after Fat Transfer pictures click here. WARNING - Images are graphic.
Non-Surgical Treatments
    Acne Scarring
    Botox
    Chemical Peels
    Dermal Fillers
    Excessive Sweating
    Laser Hair Reduction
    Laser Vein Reduction
    Lip Enhancement
    Microdermabrasion
    Microneedling
    Skin Care Products
    Skin Resurfacing
    Skin Tightening
    Sun Damage
    Tattoo Removal
    Specials

Surgical Procedures
    Arm Lift
    Body Lift
    Breast Augmentation
    Breast Lift
    Breast Reconstruction
    Breast Reduction
    Brow Lift
    Ear Pinning
    Earlobe Repair
    Eyelid Rejuvenation
    Face Lift
    Fat Transfer
    Hand Surgery
    Hernia Repair
    Keloid Scar
    Lip Augmentation
    Liposuction
    Male Breast Reduction
    Mole Removal
    Mommy Makeover
    Neck Lift
    Nose Contouring
    Scar Revision
    Skin Cancer
    Thigh Lift
    Tummy Tuck