Faces do not only sag, they deflate. Fat transfer takes fat from somewhere you would rather not have it, purifies it, and places it in the temples, cheeks, under-eyes or jawline. Because it is your own tissue, the result feels natural and, once it settles, it is permanent.
…your face looks tired rather than loose; the temples and upper cheeks have hollowed; under-eye shadows come from lost volume rather than skin; or fillers have stopped giving you what they used to. If skin is genuinely sagging, a lift addresses that and fat transfer refines it, and often the honest answer is both.
You need a donor area. Very lean patients sometimes do not have enough fat to harvest, and in that case we will say so rather than promise a result we cannot deliver.
Fat is taken with fine cannulas, usually from the abdomen or inner thigh, in a way that keeps the fat cells alive rather than simply removing them.
The fat is processed so that only viable cells are injected. This step is most of the difference between fat that survives and fat that disappears.
Placed in many tiny amounts across different depths so it takes a blood supply. Overfilling one area is the classic mistake and it is why some faces look puffy rather than rested.
Very finely processed fat used superficially to improve skin texture, often around the eyes, where volume alone is not the whole problem.
Expect roughly 50 to 70 percent of the transferred fat to survive long term, and expect your surgeon to slightly overfill to allow for it. Anyone quoting 100 percent survival is not being straight with you.
Airport pick-up, hotel, rest.
Consultation with facial assessment, donor site chosen and marked.
Harvest, purification and placement, then rest with cold compresses.
Swelling peaks. Coordinator visit, quiet day at the hotel.
Final check and clearance to fly, with aftercare instructions for both face and donor site.
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Send us a few honest photos and we will tell you whether volume, a lift, or both is what your face actually needs.
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