Fat Transfer
Serving Tampa, St. Petersburg, Lakeland, and Sarasota
Fat transfer sounds like a strange banking transaction. It is actually a way to transfer fat from one part of your face to another part of your face to smooth out its overall appearance. The Jasin Facial Rejuvenation Institute in the Lakeland, Florida, area can help give your face a rejuvenated appearance using a fat transfer.
A fat transfer, also known as autologous (meaning using your own tissue) fat transfer, fat injection, or microlipoinjection, may be a good alternative for you if you aren’t sure about a facelift. It is a procedure in which your own excess body fat is injected into places on your face where you have wrinkles or need to fill in recesses for more contours and a more youthful appearance.
The excess body fat is taken during a face/neck liposuction procedure from places such as the jowls. The reason people may choose a fat transfer over injectable fillers is that some people prefer to have injections from their own tissue, or they may have an allergic reaction to collagen. Tampa Cosmetic Surgeon Dr. Jasin can give you a skin test to help determine that a fat transfer is the right procedure for you.
Fat Transfer Applications
When having a fat transfer from one part of your face to another part of your face, there are many places where the fat can be placed to smooth out or plump up your skin. These include:
- Area under the eyes
- Cheeks
- Chin
- “Laugh lines” around the mouth
- Lips (lip augmentation)
The results of these applications virtually eliminate facial creases, depressions, pits, or wrinkles.
Fat Transfer Benefits
The many benefits to a fat transfer procedure include:
- Little to no risk of infection or rejection since your own body tissue is used
- Natural-looking results
- Outpatient procedure
- Short procedure with short recovery times
- Skin is supple since the fat is the same fat that is already in your body
Fat Transfer Risks
Risks of a fat transfer procedure are relatively few since the major risk of a fat injection is infection or rejection and that risk is virtually eliminated with this procedure. The only other risks include minor side effects such as minor bleeding, bruising, minor discomfort, or swelling at the injection site.
The many benefits of fat transfer procedures generally outweigh the few minor risks to them. In fact, the risks that do exist are nonpermanent minor irritations. A fat transfer is one of the safest plastic surgery methods in use today.
If you live in the Lakeland, Florida area and are interested in learning more about a fat transfer, please contact us by emailing our Lakeland Cosmetic Surgery Office or phone, so we can schedule a consultation to discuss how a fat transfer can benefit you. Dr. Jasin of the Jasin Facial Rejuvenation Institute can show you what a fat transfer can do for you or discuss other options for which you may be better suited.
View our Before & After Gallery for Injectable Fillers on Lips, Nasolabial Folds, Cheeks and Hands.
Injectable fillers can be used in combination with BOTOX® for a Non-Surgical Face Lift.
Learn more about injectable fillers by reading our Frequently Asked Facial Rejuvenation Questions, or contact our cosmetic surgeon today for your complimentary initial fat transfer consultation.
