Enhance volume and contour naturally with fat grafting, a procedure that transfers your body’s fat to areas needing rejuvenation. It effectively treats facial wrinkles, hollow cheeks, thinning lips, and irregular body contours, providing a fuller, youthful appearance.
Use your natural fat to rejuvenate your skin
There are many reasons as to why our bodies are more or less likely to gain fatty tissues in certain areas. Some people hold the weight at their midsection, others in their hips and buttocks, while some in the arms, breasts, and chin area. No matter where you tend to hold or aggregate fatty deposits, it may be difficult to slim down or naturally build volume in the spots that are lacking. Fortunately for our patients at Vinings Surgery Center, we offer fat grafting procedures to help redistribute this fat you find in excess to other places.
Many patients don’t realize that the fat taken from liposuction can be used to contour their body into their unique and ideal form. Fat can be removed on various areas that tend to hold commonly excess fat, which are the thighs, abdominal area, under the arms, under the chin, cheeks, neck, back, buttocks, and breasts. We initially meet with our patients to discuss which areas they find disproportionate to their ideal shape and then make suggestions on the technique of transfer we would recommend during these procedures. Aging changes the structure of our tissues, especially the amount of volume we see in the face, hands, and breasts. Instead of feeling defeated by Father Time and allowing our skin to remain deflated or asymmetrical, there’s something we can do now to get our body back into shape.
Fat grafting treats:
- Facial wrinkles and hollow cheeks
- Thinning lips and deflated facial features
- Volume loss in the breasts
- Prominent veins and tendons in the hands
- Flat or uneven buttocks
- Irregular body contours due to fat distribution
- Sagging skin on the face and neck
- Deep under-eye bags and sunken eye areas
- Asymmetry in body proportions
- Loss of youthful volume in the temples, cheeks, and forehead
- Aging signs in the hands and face
- Deflated or uneven breast appearance due to aging or weight loss
Benefits of fat grafting:
- Uses your own natural fat, reducing the risk of allergic reactions
- Provides long-lasting, natural-looking results
- Enhances multiple areas with a single procedure
- Minimally invasive with small incisions
- Improves body contour by removing unwanted fat
- Restores lost volume and rejuvenates aging features
- Can be combined with other cosmetic procedures
- Minimal recovery time compared to traditional implants
- Improves skin texture and elasticity in treated areas
- Reduces visible scarring since no synthetic materials are used
- Customizable to target specific areas for personalized results
Types of fat grafting procedures
Breast augmentation
For our patients who want to boost volume in their breasts, we offer breast augmentation with fat grafting to increase volume without added recovery time or incision scarring. Women love this procedure because we can reshape and improve the look of breasts by inserting fat into areas that have begun to sag. The breasts look completely natural with this procedure and feel just like they normally do, except with added volume. These results will not look overdone.
Face and lips
It often is the case that loose skin on the face is due to a reduction in fatty tissues and weak muscle structure below the skin and adipose cells. We find that bags under the eyes can be reduced and transferred to other areas of the face. When the cheeks sink in, they make the face look too narrow and remove that youthful quality that those with fuller cheeks tend to have. Dr. Colgrove can help assess this placement of fat in the face to best suit your natural facial structure. In addition to the temples, cheeks, and forehead, we can transfer bits of fat into the lips as a natural plumping mechanism that will even out the face.
Hands
It’s said that the hands give away our age the most, with veins, tendons, and ligaments becoming more prominent as fatty tissues thin out. To reduce this aged look in the hands, we take fat from other areas of the body and replenish this lost volume. This procedure takes years off of your hands, making you look much younger. You’ll never have to cover them up again!
Buttocks
There are a variety of shapes when it comes to the buttocks, and no one type is preferred. However, many patients come in with flatter backsides, and they wish to redistribute fat from their abdomen or thighs, adding it to their buttocks. Utilizing fat from liposuction, the contouring of the buttocks can change the look of your legs and create an even shape starting from the back and down through the thighs.
Fat grafting FAQs
How long do the results of fat grafting last?
The results of fat grafting are long-lasting. While some of the transferred fat may be reabsorbed by the body, the fat that survives the transfer usually remains permanently. The longevity of the results depends on the area treated and individual factors such as lifestyle and aging.
Is fat grafting a safe procedure?
Fat grafting is considered a safe procedure, especially when performed by a qualified and experienced surgeon. Because the procedure uses your own fat, the risk of allergic reactions or complications from synthetic materials is minimized. However, as with any surgical procedure, there are risks, including infection, bleeding, and imperfections.
How much recovery time is needed after fat grafting?
Recovery time after fat grafting varies depending on the areas treated and the extent of the procedure. Most patients can expect some swelling, bruising, and discomfort for the first few days. Many return to normal activities within a week, but full recovery can take several weeks as the swelling subsides and the results become more apparent.
Schedule your consultation
Dr. Robert Colgrove is a board-certified plastic surgeon with over 25 years of experience in cosmetic procedures. As the lead surgeon at Vinings Surgery & Hair Restoration Center, Dr. Colgrove specializes in fat grafting to enhance and rejuvenate your natural beauty. With a focus on safety and achieving natural-looking results, he tailors each procedure to meet your unique needs. If you’re considering fat grafting to restore volume and contour, schedule your consultation with Dr. Colgrove today and take the first step toward your ideal look.
