FAT TRANSFER

 

Aka: Autologous fat transplantation micro-lipo-injection

 

Fat transfer, also called autologous fat transfer or micro-lipo-injection, plumps up facial features with a patient's own fat to smoothen wrinkles and is a popular alternative to other wrinkle treatments. Fat is retrieved from your bulges and injected into the wrinkles and facial lines. Fat transfer to the face is a safe, natural, non-allergenic procedure designed to recontour your face and provide definition to your cheeks and chin. It can also be used to correct facial deformities.

Fat transfer is beneficial because the fat transferred to the face can last as long as three years. Fat transfer can also be very cost effective when combined with another procedure, and with fat transfer there is no chance of an allergic reaction. This is because since fat transfer uses your own fat cells, you can never have an allergic reaction. With fat transfer, the doctor can liposuction fat from your thighs and transfer a portion of it to any area of your body. Re-injected fat lasts longer in larger areas of non-movement, so it is very successful for the correction of sunken cheeks. Fat transfer can also correct atrophic aging of the hands, as well as post-surgical and post-traumatic defects. It can also be used to enhance the fullness of the buttock areas.

Results could last 1-3 years after treatment depending on the area.