What is Fat Transfer or Fat Grafting?

Fat Transfer or Fat Grafting can be used to rejuvianate the face. As the face ages over time, the fat content continually diminishes, and the face develops a sunken, hollow appearance. Fat Transfer uses the ultimate filler, fat harvested from other parts of the body, to restore a youthful volume to the face. Fat transplants restore the natural fullness of the youthful face and can be used to improve features such as helping lips curve and enlarging cheek bone area or filling deep cheek lines or smile lines. This type of maintanamce can keep you in good shape for a long time and either prevent or delay the need for open surgery.

What is surgery time?

60-90min.

What are requirements for preparation?

For 7-10 days before surgery, you need to avoid anticoagulants such as alcohol, aspirin, antihistamins, herbal oils, and over the counter feel good preparations.

What 1s procedure technique?

Under anaesthesia fat is drawn from a stable location such as the thigh or flank and immediatly transplanted to the desired sites. Over correction is avoided because we have have had good success with survivl of the fat grafts.

What is period of healing?

You need to have a day or two to yourself. If you are not sharing the fact of your surgery allow 7-10 days for healing. Some patients heal faster than others.

What results  could  be expected?

In our experience fat transplants are very effective and we do not over correct because of that. Some areas, such as when you replace fat in a previously over crrected postoperative eye may need an additional session to restore te fat. Fat is successful at the white line of the lip, the frown and smile lines and under hollowed eyes. Fat can be used to restore the support and position the eye brows that dropped because of loss of fill.

What is the difference in comparison with traditional fillers?

Most of them (Juviderm, Restylen etc) last less than 6 months, so that treatment can be required three times a year. By contrast fat is natural, can heal, cannot be felt when you kiss, and lasts a long time. Admittedly it is a graft and it may not all survive. It is reliable and a staple of the plastic surgery regimen.