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Facial rejuvenation with fat transfer

Theory:

Over time, the loss of facial fat, elastic and collagen fibers is inevitable, and creates facial depressions, folds and wrinkles. The most natural, safe and long-lasting facial restorative procedure is autologous (your own) fat transplantation. Small needles are used to reinflate your face with fat, and restore your cheekbones, lids, lips and chin to their younger shape. While the entire face can be restructured, some people choose to restore only eyelids, lips, cheeks, or even hands alone.

The latest area of fat transplantation is for patients with flat pancake buttocks. This requires larger volumes of fat for transfer, usually from the abdomen. For decades large volumes of fat were deposited with large cannulas, and the technique failed. It is successful now because of a new technique using tiny microfat transplants in long threads in multiple planes and vectors in order for the fat and its stem cells to be aassimilated.

Results:

Post-operatively facial swelling for ten days keeps people at home because of cosmesis and discomfort, not pain. It it is best to wait for 5-6 weeks before attending big events.

40-80% of the fat stays for up to eight years or more, especially if the full series of three or four micro lipoinjections are performed.

Optimal results in facial rejuvenation are achieved when fat transfer is performed in conjunction with facial laser resurfacing, or mini-incision facelifts.

The Procedure:

  1. Fat transfer is an office procedure performed with local anesthesia.
  2. Using a small needle attached to a syringe, small amounts of fat are removed from a donor site like the abdomen, saddle bags, flanks, or knees.
  3. The fat is processed and reinjected with a tiny needle just under the skin wrinkle or depression.
  4. Additional fat may be harvested, frozen and stored sterilely for potential future touch-ups for up to six months. This frozen fat "takes" just as well as fresh fat.

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