Fat Transfer To the Face
Fat Transfer (continued)
Fat transfer is transforming Plastic Surgery. As we age, the Fat in our face atrophies or is lost. Remember how you looked as a teenager with full plump “Apple Cheeks?”
The effect of aging of the face resembles a balloon that loses its air. As air is let out, the balloon looks wrinkled, empty and saggy. In a similar way, when the face loses fat, it appears empty, wrinkled and aged. With less fat in the cheeks, older patient’s facial skin becomes loose and tends to fall or sag.. The same holds true for other regions of the face.
Unlike fillers such as Restylane® or Juvederm® , Fat Harvesting and Transfer utilizes your own fat as a Facial Filler. The benefit is that this technique utilizes your own tissue and provides a permanent correction. In general, we harvest or remove fat from your abdomen, flanks or buttocks. These are areas where patients usually have “some to spare.”
The Fat Harvesting and Transfer Procedure is used for:
• Plumping and Lifting the Cheeks and Nasal Labial Folds
• Plumping the Lips
• Improving the Jawline
• Liquid Facelift
• Rejuvenating the Hands
• Breast Enlargement
• Buttock Enhancement
• Treatment of Capsular Contracture and Irregular Folds in Breast Implants
• Correction of Depressed Scars
• Breast Reconstruction following Mastectomy
• Correction of Skin Damage following Radiation Therapy
As you can see, Fat Harvest and Transfer is a very valuable tool for Plastic Surgery. Fat Transfer, however, can only work well if the Fat Cells survive the Transplant. Our new Adivive Fat Harvesting System is revolutionary and allows us to transfer Fat Cells with a 90% survival rate compared to 50-60% with older techniques. See the Photo below showing the dramatic results of Fat Transfer to the Face.
Before and After Photo of Fat Transfer to the Face
Photo courtesy of Palomar and Dr. Berman, Los Angeles
