Fat Grafting Orange County

Fat transfer is a minimally invasive cosmetic procedure. It uses your own fat, to enhance your lips, breasts, butt or other body parts. Fat transfer can provide a plumper, more youthful look and repair scars. Our surgeons also perform fat transfer for reconstructive surgery.

Overview

What is fat grafting?

Our plastic surgeons can perform fat transfer surgeries to reshape your appearance by removing excess fat from one area of your body and injecting it into another. Typically, the excess fat is taken from areas such as the abdomen, thighs, or buttocks.

• Belly

• Hips

• Thighs

Does fat transfer have other names?

Yes, fat transfer is also known as:

• Autologous fat transfer

• Fat grafting

• Fat injections

• Lipofilling

Which body parts can I have fat transferred to?

A plastic surgeon can transfer excess fat from your belly, hips, or thighs to various areas to enhance your appearance. Some examples include:

• Fat grafting to your breasts (breast augmentation)

• Fat grafting to your buttocks (Brazilian butt lift)

• Fat grafting to your face (facial fat grafting)

• Fat grafting to your hips

• Fat transfer to your lips (lip augmentation)

• Fat grafting to your cheeks

• Under eye fat grafting

What can fat transfer help with?

Fat transfer is a cosmetic procedure that can enhance the volume of various areas of your body, providing a more youthful appearance. This procedure can result in natural-looking results.

• Create higher cheekbones

• Enhance your waist-hip ratio or create an hourglass shape

• Fill in wrinkles on your face, such as below your eyes, smile lines, and overall facial aging

• Increase the size of your buttocks

• Reconstruct your breast and repair damage after breast cancer

• Reduce wrinkles on your hands

• Repair facial scars

What can't fat transfer do?

Please note that fat transfer is not a weight-loss technique. So, if your surgeon removes any fatty tissue, you won't experience a significant change in that area. Typically, patients opt for fat transfer to add fullness to their desired area. So, the goal is to extract enough purified fat cells for the procedure.

Who's a good candidate for fat transfer?

You're a good candidate for fat transfer if you:

• Are close to your ideal weight

• Are in good health

• Don't smoke or can quit smoking

• Have enough fat on your body, especially if enhancing a larger area like the hips or butt

• Want subtle, natural-looking results and have realistic expectations

Does fat transfer really work?

Fat transfer can give you a youthful and natural appearance if it is performed by an experienced and trained plastic surgeon like our experts at Revive Aesthetics OC.

Does fat grafting last?

The outcomes of a fat transfer are lasting, but the procedure may not completely achieve the desired volume loss as not all fat cells survive the removal. It will take approximately six months to observe the final results, as the injected fat cells need time to develop a new blood supply.

Will I need several fat transfer sessions?

The number of facial fat transfer sessions needed depends on the size of the targeted area and the desired volume. Typically, lip enhancement requires only one session, whereas enhancing breasts or buttocks may require multiple surgeries.

Is fat transfer safe?

While fat transfer plastic surgery can be safe, it's crucial to select an experienced plastic surgeon who has performed several fat transfer procedures as it demands a great deal of skill. Like any other cosmetic surgery, there is a possibility of risks. That's why it's important to come to our skilled professionals here at Revive Aesthetics OC for the best results and most comfortable experience.

Procedure details

How do I prepare for fat transfer surgery?

You'll receive specific instructions on how to prepare for your procedure, such as:

• Avoid herbal supplements

• Don't take aspirin or ibuprofen

• Drink plenty of water so you're well hydrated

• Stop smoking

What happens before fat transfer surgery?

Local anesthesia is typically administered before undergoing fat transfer surgery or receiving a fat injection. Although you are awake during the procedure, you will not experience any pain.

Facial fat grafting involves general anesthesia (in some cases), where you are asleep during the procedure, if:

• The treated area is larger

• You're having additional cosmetic surgeries at the same time

What happens during fat transfer surgery?

The duration of fat transfer surgery varies based on the individual case and can range from one to over four hours. The length of the procedure depends on the type of fat transfer being performed - lip fat transfer typically takes an hour while breast fat transfer can take between three and four hours.

During fat transfer surgery, your plastic surgeon:

• Uses liposuction to remove excess fat from one area of your body.

• Purifies the fat.

• Injects the fat in tiny droplets into the desired area.

What happens after fat transfer surgery?

It is typical to experience side effects in both the donor and treated areas after undergoing fat transfer surgery. These side effects might consist of:

• Bruising

• Swelling

• Tenderness or soreness

You may need to wear a compression garment to help with healing and get the best results from natural procedure.

Risks / Benefits

What are the benefits of fat transfer?

Fat transfer has various benefits because you're using your tissue versus an implant:

• Your results look more natural

• It reduces the chances of having an allergic reaction since it's not a foreign substance.

Other fat transfer benefits include (as well as other facial rejuvenation procedures):

• It's an outpatient procedure, so you go home the same day.

• You can plump up smaller parts of the body, like hands and acne scars.

• Facial rejuvenation

What are the risks of fat transfer?

Risks of fat transfer may include:

• Bleeding

• Fat that gets stuck in a vein and goes to your lung (fat embolism)

• Fluid buildup under your skin (seroma)

• Most fat cells not surviving

• Significant scarring

• Undesirable results

Recovery and outlook

What is the facial fat grafting recovery time like?

The amount of time it takes you to recover will vary depending on where the fat transfer was done. It is possible for some side effects, such as swelling, to last for several weeks before going away.

When can I return to work or my usual activities?

The recovery time for fat transfer procedures varies. While some individuals can resume their regular activities and work within a week, others may need two weeks or more. To learn more about the recovery process and what to anticipate for your specific procedure, please consult with our plastic surgeons.

When to call your doctor

When should I see my healthcare provider?

After a facial fat transfer procedure, call your plastic surgeon immediately if you experience:

• A high fever

• Dizziness that doesn't go away

• Excessive bleeding

• Redness and heat at the incision site

• Severe nausea and vomiting

• Sharp pain that comes on suddenly or doesn't subside

• Fluid leaking from your incisions

A note from Revive Aesthetics OC

The facial fat grafting procedure can give you safe and natural-looking results with minimal invasion. The process involves taking excess fat from one area of your body and injecting it into your desired area. By doing this, you can increase the volume of your face, butt, breasts or other body parts.

Our experienced team at Revive Aesthetics OC is dedicated to providing superior fat grafting services throughout the Orange County area and the surrounding areas. Our mission is to provide a safe, comfortable, and personalized experience for each of our patients. We understand that everyone’s aesthetic goals are different, so we work closely with each individual to ensure their expectations are met.

At Revive Aesthetics OC, we specialize in fat transfer Orange County, which helps to enhance facial features such as the cheeks and lips restore volume in areas where it has lost volume has been lost due to aging or weight loss.

We are proud to serve all of Orange County and surrounding California areas, including Aliso Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Laguna Beach, Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills, and Irvine.