Whether you were born with naturally sunken features or you have lost your youthful, full face with age, fat grafting may be the solution for you. As we age, our temples begin to hollow, while the cheeks droop and lose fat volume, which causes circles to appear below the eyes. The eyes lose their framing, while the midface becomes hollow. Facial fat transfer can correct these signs of aging by replacing lost volume and contouring the face with very natural-looking results.
How Fat Grafting Works
Fat grafting, also known as fat t ransfer, works to soften your facial features and restore lost facial fat. The procedure requires harvesting fat from one area of your body -- usually the thighs, abdomen, flanks or buttocks -- and then preparing the fat for injection. The harvested fat is actually alive, and it's injected into the treatment areas on your face through very fine needles, which means no incisions or scarring. Between 70% and 90% of the transferred fat establishes its own blood supply and lives indefinitely for very long-term results.
Fat is injected very precisely and in small amounts to create a natural-looking result and to maximize the amount of fat that thrives. Because the fat comes from your own body, there is no chance of an allergic reaction or rejection.
Fat is injected very precisely and in small amounts to create a natural-looking result and to maximize the amount of fat that thrives. Because the fat comes from your own body, there is no chance of an allergic reaction or rejection.
Recovery from Fat Transfer
You'll see results from your fat grafting immediately, but it can take about 10 days before swelling and bruising resolves enough to see how you will really look. Some swelling can persist for weeks, and over months, some of the transferred fat will die. You will see your final results within four months. You can expect to return to work and other activities after about one week.
Is Fat Grafting Right for You?
If you're troubled by hollows in your face and feel like you've lost the youthful fullness your face once had, fat transfer may be a good option for you. Facial fat transfer can be used to treat many areas of the face as an alternative to Juvederm, Restylane and other dermal fillers, which require ongoing maintenance injections as the results last less than one year. Fat transfer offers a permanent solution, although it's not for everyone. It works best in the midface, brow area, eye area, temples, jawline and cheeks, but it does not work as well for the lips or to fill lines.
The best way to find out if you're a good candidate for facial fat grafting is scheduling a consultation with a doctor who has extensive experience performing the procedure. If you're in the Miami, Florida area, MD Ageless Solutions is a leading medical spa in Miami that offers the fat grafting procedure.
MD Ageless Solutions
(305) 668-3211
9955 N Kendall Dr. Suite 203
Miami, FL 33176
The best way to find out if you're a good candidate for facial fat grafting is scheduling a consultation with a doctor who has extensive experience performing the procedure. If you're in the Miami, Florida area, MD Ageless Solutions is a leading medical spa in Miami that offers the fat grafting procedure.
MD Ageless Solutions
(305) 668-3211
9955 N Kendall Dr. Suite 203
Miami, FL 33176