Fat transfer

Autologous fat transplantation

Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures Wellness and Health

It is often said that the nose and ears enlarge with age, but in fact those structures only appear larger because the rest of the face shrinks away from them. As a result of fat injections, the face can gain volume and the nose look relatively smaller, for example.

Fat transfer plumps up facial features with your own fat and may be a good alternative to non-surgical wrinkle treatments. Fat transfer to the face is considered safe and a natural, non-allergenic procedure designed to recontour your face and provide definition to your cheeks and chin. It can also be used to correct some facial deformities.

With fat transfer it is possible to have fat liposuctioned from your thighs and then transferred to any area of your body. Reinjected fat lasts longer in larger areas of non-movement, so it is very successful for the correction of sunken cheeks because this area does not move as often. Fat transfer can also correct atrophic aging of the hands, post-surgical and post-traumatic defects. But not every area of the body responds well to fat transfer. Breasts and buttocks, for example, are not good areas for fat injection.

Over the first few months about 65% of the fat will be absorbed by your body. The remaining 35% will usually stay in place for years. For results that will last years, patients usually receive three or four treatments over a six month period.