Fat Grafting to Face

Fat grafting to the face is a complete facial rejuvenation procedure without involving any extensive surgery.  The procedure restores the youthful contour and shape of the face as well as skin tightness and evens out color irregularities caused by the aging process and environmental sun exposure.  Transplanting “Adult Cells” and fat from the lower abdominal area and awakening them as well as the local cells within the face with specific cell growth factors, is a revolutionary technique for facial rejuvenation. 

Our surgeons take a multidisciplinary approach to address three common age-related conditions: poor skin laxity, facial hollowing, and poor skin quality. Using a combination of procedures and treatments that are tailored to your individual needs and physical characteristics, our surgeons can rejuvenate the skin and stimulate the production of collagen for a youthful appearance that will last.

Benefits

• Fat grafting to the face can help disappear fine lines have disappeared and help fill the hollow area under a patient's eyes and sunken cheeks. The result of fat grafting is a younger and natural-looking face. Since there are no incisions on a stem cell facelift the patient will have no scarring and downtime is greatly reduced.

• Once the new cells have been transplanted into the face, the growth factors then activate the grafted cells, as well as local cells, to generate new facial tissue that produces a youthful and fuller appearance.

• Adult stem cells help repair the surface of the skin as well as deeper facial tissues. This result of fat grafting is a long-term "erasure" of wrinkles and the effects of aging in the face.

• Fat grafting to the face is done in our Accredited Surgery Center under local anesthesia and it takes less than 1 hour. Fat grafting to the face gives our patients an attractive solution to erase age signs that are fast, almost pain and discomfort free without using general anesthesia. 

The Procedure

Harvesting

The first step in fat grafting to the face is the harvesting of the fat cells, which is accomplished through a gentle procedure similar to Liposuction. The amount of fat removed from donor sites for fat grafting is generally not enough to make much of a difference in the appearance of those areas.

Processing

After the fat cells are gently suctioned out of the donor sites on the body, the fat is processed. It’s important to note that the cells found in fat cells are not the embryonic cells we’ve heard so much about at the political level. Adult cells are the building blocks for all cells in the human body, including fat cells.

Injecting

After processing, the cells are injected along with fat cells into the facial areas where fullness is desired.

Recovery
Depending on the extent of the procedure, most patients have swelling and soreness for 2 to 10 days after the procedure. There is minimal restriction after the procedure allowing you to return to your daily activities almost immediately.