Fat Grafting

Having a fat grafting procedure can dramatically improve your appearance, helping to enhance facial features, reshape your waistline and even rejuvenate your hands. Liposuction is not only useful for the removal of fat but can also be used for transferring fat. The reason for this is that fat has many likeable qualities for certain applications. 

Transplanting fat for cosmetic purposes has been around since the 1980's, long before currently popular fillers were developed. Technologies for harvesting and placing fat have grown in sophistication over the past 10 to 15 years. Fat grafting has proved to be safe, reliable and long-lasting. 

Our plastic surgeons at Associates in Plastic Surgery first used fat grafting techniques 15 years ago to improve the appearance of scars, birth defects and injuries caused by trauma or radiation treatments. Now, we are targeting more cosmetically specific areas including the face (cheeks, jawline, eyelids and lips), hands, breasts and buttocks. Fat graft procedures are more complex than injecting fillers such as Juvederm or Restylane but fat provides an added benefit - it is not temporary. Fat can actually serve as a permanent filler!

By inserting your own body fat into selected areas, it actually takes on the same texture of the tissue in which it is injected. Metabolic changes occur that result in improvements to appearance, contour and skin quality over a perious of months. Fat cells contain stem cells and a number of growth factors that enchance their performance when compared to other fillers used today. As the blood supply to the fat is formalized, the overlying skin's complexion and color can undergo remarkable changes. A fat graft procedure can enhance both your appearance and self-image, helping you to feel more confident. 

Fat Grafting to Hands: