What Is Fat Transfer?

Fat transfer is an innovative natural procedure that employs your body’s fat as a filler, using liposuction to harvest it from one area and inject it in another area of the body.

Fat transfer can help slim or plump certain areas of the body, such as breasts, face or hands. It is a safe and long-term procedure.

It is a safe procedure

Fat transfer is one of the safest plastic surgery techniques available, using your own body fat to restore volume naturally and less invasively than traditional procedures such as fillers or liposuction. Under local anesthesia, fat will be injected via needle into your desired area by your surgeon – you may experience some swelling post-procedure; therefore it is advised that you keep your head elevated to reduce this effect.

Fat transfers are an excellent way to correct contour irregularities and rejuvenate aging areas, such as the face, hands and breasts. Fat transfer procedures also replenish lost blood and nutrients to the skin for healthier and more supple appearance. Before getting fat transfers it is essential that your medical history be discussed with your physician as this treatment may not be suitable for certain conditions such as bleeding disorders and anemia; and two weeks before receiving this procedure avoid taking aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

Fat transfer procedures involve extracting fat through liposuction from areas with excess pockets of fat on the body, then cycling it through a centrifuge to separate it from blood and other fluids, before injecting it back into its target location using multiple injection passes for maximum effects.

Once the fat transfer procedure has been completed, patients will need to wait for the area to heal. At first it may look reddened and swollen but this should subside over the following few days. To promote the best healing outcomes during this period, avoid rubbing the area too vigorously or wearing bandages that could damage transferred tissue.

Fat grafts can be utilized for various applications, most commonly to improve cheeks and reduce signs of aging. Furthermore, fat transfer may also help increase volume on buttocks and breasts.

It is a long-lasting procedure

Fat transfer is a safe procedure that employs natural body fat from patients to improve contours and fill depressions in the skin. Common uses for fat transfer include lip augmentation, breast augmentation and buttock augmentation (Briazilian butt lift). Furthermore, fat injection into facial skin to reduce fine lines and wrinkles also make the face appear younger.

This technique involves extracting desired fat deposits using a thin tube from a particular area of the body such as abdomen, hips or thighs and purifying and injecting it back in. As this procedure is an outpatient one, patients can return home after only a short amount of time; several sessions may be necessary depending on how large is your treatment area.

Once fat has been transferred to its target site, it takes six months for its cells to reacclimate their blood supply and adjust to their new contours. At that point, its results become permanent; however, cells will continue to break down over time, necessitating regular sessions of rejuvenation to keep up appearances.

Patients must follow their surgeon’s postoperative care recommendations in order to increase the chances of their fat cells surviving the procedure. For instance, those having their fat transferred into their breasts should sleep on their back without exerting pressure to the area so as to protect it and ensure the best results from grafting tissue transplantation.

Although this procedure produces lasting results, they will not prevent future signs of aging such as drooping or loss of volume. Furthermore, fat cells will eventually dissipate with age while weight fluctuations can alter their appearance.

Fat transfer is a safe procedure that can be combined with other surgical procedures to maximize its effects. Many patients combine fat transfer with facelift or breast lift surgery in order to enhance its results, especially those who have lost significant volumes due to breastfeeding or weight loss. This approach may prove especially effective.

It is a non-surgical procedure

Fat transfer is a non-surgical cosmetic procedure that uses your own body fat to fill depressions or enhance contours, providing a natural alternative to surgical fillers and implants. This treatment method can be applied safely and naturally on lips, buttocks, face, hands and more – including lips, buttocks, face and hands – for long-lasting results without painkillers or fillers. Your surgeon will administer local or general anesthesia during fat transfer procedure for maximum comfort; an incision will then be made into the area where excess fat lies before being extracted using liposuction before being processed further and purified for injection using cannula needle.

At your consultation with your plastic surgeon, they will discuss your goals and assess whether fat transfer is suitable. They will evaluate your skin and muscle tone, medical history and any possible drug sensitivities as part of a personalized anesthesia and surgery plan, taking measurements and photographs of areas to be treated.

Procedure is conducted outpatient at a licensed facility. Local anesthesia may be sufficient for smaller injection sites; however, general anesthesia may be required for larger areas like breasts or thighs. The entire procedure typically lasts from one hour to four hours.

Fat transfers can serve various purposes, from increasing lip volume and reverse deep facial lines and wrinkles to filling in sunken areas of the face or augmenting breast size. Unfortunately, however, fat cells injected into your body will eventually be reabsorbed or eliminated and its results could change as you gain or lose weight.

Fat transfer surgery is a safe, non-invasive method that produces long-term results with no risk of allergic reactions or temporary fillers like silicone gel or dermal fillers. The procedure uses your natural body fat, providing no chance for allergic reactions and more permanent enhancement than silicone gel or dermal fillers.

It is a minimally invasive procedure

Fat transfer is a minimally-invasive cosmetic procedure that uses your own natural tissue as filler to sculpt and augment facial features, breasts and buttocks. It can be combined with surgical facelift or breast augmentation procedures to further optimize results; additionally it can correct facial creases, wrinkles, depressions or dimples, eliminating depressions or dimples more effectively than artificial fillers that tend to look unnatural and may irritate skin.

At first, a small amount of fat is taken from either hips or abdomen and processed for use during this procedure. Once purified and washed cleanly, surgeons inject this purified, washed and cleaned fat back into target areas; once there, its cells will reestablish blood supply to that location and the results can usually last permanently; though multiple sessions may be needed until you achieve desired volume.

The frequency and location of treatment sessions will depend on the size and nature of the targeted area. Patients looking to enhance their lips usually only require one session; those looking for larger changes such as butt lift or breast enhancement might require multiple. No matter the number of treatments, patients will receive personalized instructions regarding postoperative care and recovery.

Some patients may experience discomfort and bruising for several weeks following their procedure. Your surgeon will prescribe medication to help relieve this discomfort, while compression garments should be worn to support and minimize swelling in treated areas.

Fat transfer is an all-natural alternative to dermal fillers that provide long-term results, using injection sites where local anesthesia or IV sedation has been administered, under local anesthesia or IV sedation. Once at the injection site, a surgeon inserts a needle or cannula into it for multiple passes of 0.1mL in order to deposit lines of fatty tissue parcels on natural tissue planes until desired results have been reached.

Fat transfer can be performed safely with the assistance of an experienced plastic surgeon; however, to minimize risks such as infection or seroma formation beneath the skin (seromas). Furthermore, patients must be in good health in order to undergo this process.