Fat Grafting
Fat Grafting is a surgical procedure where fat is taken from one body part/area and is then transferred to another body part of the same person. Fat grafting from one person to another is not possible unless strong drugs are used to suppress the immune system of the person receiving the fat. This is because if unsuppressed, the recipient's immune system will recognize the fat as coming from another person and attack it. This type of rejection does not happen when the fat is transferred from one area to another area in the same person. There is some fat loss, however, because not all fat cells survive the procedure. It is generally accepted that about 30-50% of the fat cells will eventually die. With proper and careful surgical technique, most of these fat cells do survive.
Fat Grafting can be used to add volume to various body parts. It is often used as a filler in the face, for buttock augmentation, and it can also be used for breast augmentation in select patients.
The patient below had significant facial scarring that created a deep depression on her left cheek. Fat grafting was used to inject fat into the area to add volume. Fat, unlike most fillers, is 100% natural and will not dissolve (unlike non-permanent fillers) and feels much softer and much more natural than most permanent fillers.
