Fat Transfer

Who is a Candidate for Fat Transfer?

You may be a candidate for fat transfer if you have indentations in your skin, depressed scars, or deep wrinkles. Also, if there are grooves, folds or areas of soft tissue depression. This may also include enhancement of your lips.

The intended result of fat transfer cosmetic surgery is to minimize facial and other skin wrinkles and depressions.

About Fat Transfer

Fat Injection: This treatment is usually better for small depressions. Fat injection is injected on an outpatient basis. Small amounts of fat are injected into the deep skin layers under the depression or defect.

Fat transfer: The patient 's own fat is collected (suctioned) from a distant donor area and reinjected into the defect area.

Fat injections are an outpatient procedure. Fat transfer may require sedation plus local anesthesia if larger amounts of fat are to be collected. Small amounts of fat can be collected and transferred under local anesthesia. The treated areas usually look normal within a few days.

Additional Procedures

Additional procedures that could enhance the result of Fat Injections are other facial cosmetic procedures such as Face Lift, Eyelid Lift, Nose Reshaping, etc.

Payment for Plastic Surgery

This procedure is considered cosmetic and therefore is not covered by insurance. The patient is responsible for payment. Our patient counselors can help you with your financial arrangements, including financing.

Risks

The specific risks and the suitability of this procedure for a given individual can be determined only at the time of consultation. All procedures have some degree of risk. Minor complications that do not affect the outcome occur occasionally. Major complications are unusual.

Return to main procedure page or learn more about skin and scar repair plastic surgery:

• Laser Resurfacing
• Facial Sanding (Dermabrasion)
• Fat Transfer
• Botox Cosmetic® Injections
• Dermal Filler Injections
• Permanent Make-Up (Micropigmentation)