Key Takeaways
- Fat transfer uses liposuction to harvest unwanted body fat, which is purified and injected into the face.
- The procedure addresses facial hollows, sunken cheeks, deep nasolabial folds, marionette lines, and thin lips.
- Aging causes facial fat cells to deteriorate and collagen to break down, creating hollows and deep creases.
- Fat transfer is minimally invasive and achieves both body contouring and facial rejuvenation in one procedure.
- Dr. Wise is double board-certified with extensive experience performing fat transfer for natural-looking results.
Earth Day was recently celebrated, and people all over the world demonstrated their support for environmental protection throughout the entire month of April. Earth Day was established in 1970 to inform and prompt people to preserve, restore, and improve the environment, and every little bit helps. One way that people who desire to participate in reducing their environmental waste is with fat transfer, also known as “autologous fat grafting.” This procedure can eliminate fat to help you achieve more slender body contours, and rather than disposing of the fat, it can be used to produce a more youthful facial appearance.
Negative Results of Aging
The aging process causes fat cells in the face to deteriorate, and the skin loses its flexibility, known as “elasticity,” as the collagen and elastin break down. This leads to a loss of youthful fullness and firmness in the face over the years, which often causes hollows, wrinkles, and deep creases to develop. As we age, our metabolism also slows down, which makes it more difficult to maintain a lean figure and easier for fat to accumulate in unwanted areas.
A Body Enhancement and Facial Rejuvenation Procedure
Fat transfer achieves body and facial enhancement in one minimally invasive procedure by removing unwanted fat from a particular area of your body and using it to add volume to the face. Almost everyone has at least one area they would like to eliminate stubborn fat from, and the fat transfer procedure harvests this fat through pinpoint incisions. The fat is then thoroughly processed to remove any impurities before being carefully injected into the areas of the face that require rejuvenation.
Fat transfer can be used to improve a variety of areas of the face, such as:
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Hollows around the eyes
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Sunken cheeks
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Deep nasolabial folds (lines from the nose to the corners of the mouth)
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Marionette lines (from the corners of the mouth vertically down to the chin)
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Thin lips
If you are interested in recycling your own natural fat in order to enhance your facial appearance, please contact the Wise Center For Plastic Surgery by calling (888) 295-6933 or filling out our online contact form today. Dr. Wise is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon and head and neck surgeon, and he has extensive experience and knowledge of the fat transfer procedure. Dr. Wise is dedicated to providing his patients with safe and effective procedures that will enhance their appearance with natural-looking results.
