Fat injections can increase volume in certain body areas, such as the breasts, face, and buttocks. Patients’ fat cells are taken from areas such as the abdomen, hips, and thighs and then transferred to areas that require a full appearance. Fat injections can be a viable option for those with scarring and contour irregularities after surgery. While not all the fat grafting to the area will survive, significant amounts of fat cells do, which can lead to noticeable changes in the tissue volume.
Fat grafting, also known as fat injection, involves transferring fat from areas with excess fat (e.g., the outer thighs) and injecting it into areas lacking in volumes, such as your face or breasts. The result is natural-looking, safe, and well-tolerated. Every year thousands of people are satisfied with fat grafting results.
What is a Facial Fat Transfer?
A face fat transfer is when fat is transferred from one area of your body to another. Fat transfers can restore volume and fullness to depressed and sunken areas on your face, giving you a youthful, voluminous appearance. Your body will not reject the fat transferred because it contains your tissue.
How To Prepare Yourself for Fat Transfer to the Face?
The fat is taken from one area of the body and washed, purified, and carefully injected using specially-designed needles in the areas that require augmentation. To achieve a good result, it may be necessary to repeat the process several times.
Fat grafting is a three-stage process that involves
(1) Harvesting
(2) Purification & Transfer
(3) placement.
Fat removal
Your surgeon will choose a location to remove fat and inject it with a local anesthetic. The surgeon can make a small incision to remove fat. Next, they will insert a needle connected to a syringe into the cannula to extract fat.
Transfer and purification
After enough fat has been taken from the donor area, your surgeon will prepare it for fat transfer to small syringes for fat injection. You may need to purify the fat using a centrifuge or filter to avoid impurities before injecting it.
Placement
After that, the area to receive the transplant will be prepared. The surgeon will then insert a cannula or needle into the incision site. The needle is typically passed through the area to be augmented several times. When the cannula or needle is removed, a line containing fatty tissue parcels is carefully placed in natural tissue planes. The process continues until the correction is achieved. This creates a grid of grafted fatty tissue.
To create a pleasing contour, some surgeons suggest massaging the grafted area. Some surgeons prefer to use the placement technique to achieve the desired contour. A dressing or bandage may be applied by the surgeon to cover the grafted area.
Your aesthetic surgeon and staff are here to help you achieve natural-looking results and make your experience as comfortable and pleasant as possible.
Does Fat Transfer To The Face Hurt?
- Fat transfer is painless. During the procedure, you will feel nothing and either be fully or partially sedated.
- Paracetamol will then be administered to you for mild discomfort.
- Patients concerned about pain can always have the procedure done either completely sedated or under general anesthesia.
Are Fat Injections To The Lips Particularly Painful?
Although fat injections to the lip are not usually painful, they can cause swelling and bruise for one week. The patient’s tolerance for pain, the type of filler used, the size and experience of the surgeon will all affect the extent of pain. To prevent pain from occurring during surgery, a local anesthetic will be administered to the patient.
How Long Does The Fat Transfer Procedure Take?
The fat transfer process can take anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours, depending on where the fat is being grafted, how much it is and where it is placed.
How Much Does The Fat Transfer Procedure Cost?
Many variables affect the cost of facial fat transfers. Still, most importantly, it depends on where the fat is being transferred. These areas could include:
- Forehead lines
- Lips that are thinned
- Scars
- Facial depressions
- Lines for the mouth
- Cheeks/cheek folds
The fat transfer cost will increase if you treat more than one area. Generally speaking, this procedure will cost you between $2,500 to $7,000.
Because fat transfers are permanent, the costs of these surgeries tend to be less expensive than other options. The cost of fat transfers is less expensive than other surgeries.
How Long Does a Fat Transfer Face take?
Fatty facial fat transfers can last up to several years. Facial fat transfers are not guaranteed to prevent future aging. Although a fat facial transplant can reduce current signs of aging, patients should be prepared to see their results gradually diminish.
Fat transfer to face: Before and after
Fat transfer final words
Fat grafting, also known as fat transfer, is a procedure to restore volume to the face. It can reduce wrinkles or pitted scars and improve facial contours. This procedure is known as fat transfer. In this process, fat is from one body area and injected into the face. This procedure can fill in hollow areas due to age, scarring, illness, and other factors.
