Facial Fat Grafting
What is Fat Grafting (Fat Transfer)?
Also called “fat grafting” and “autologous fat transfer,” fat transplantation involves removing a portion of a person’s excess body fat and placing it into another area of his or her body that needs more volume.
What Fat Grafting corrects
When used for the face, it can restore lost volume in the lips, temples, cheeks and chin. Fat transplantation is effective in treating sunken areas, lines, wrinkles, creases, acne scars and other issues caused by the decrease in volume that results from aging, sun damage and other conditions.
The difference between fat grafting and liposuction
Liposuction is used to remove the fat, which often comes from an area that the patient wants contoured; the abdomen, buttocks and thighs are often donor sites. The fat is then processed and purified before being injected. Both the injection site and the liposuctioned area are numbed with local anesthesia prior to treatment.
Unlike with other fillers and volume-enhancing treatments, because fat is taken from the patient’s own body, there is no risk of allergic reaction or rejection.
After Fat transfer surgery
After fat transplantation, most patients experience mild swelling and bruising.
