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BOSTON PLASTIC SURGERY
The aging process is associated with a loss of fat in the face, called “fat atrophy.” Fat transfer involves three steps: taking fat from another part of your body, preparing it in the operating room, and injecting it into the areas of the face that have lost volume. Fat transfer can help you restore a youthful appearance.
Once the transferred fat cells gain their new blood supply, they become living cells and thus long-lasting.
The cost of fat transfer to the face varies amongst patients. Costs are higher however, if other procedures are performed at the same time.
Fat transfer and injectable fillers treat many of the same areas and issues of facial aging. Fat transfer provides essentially a limitless supply of filler and thus can be more efficient than many syringes of injectable filler. The effects of fat transfer can be longer-lasting than the effects of injectable fillers. Fat transfer is also easily added to other procedures in the operating room.
Yes, fat transfer can be combined with other procedures and is often an integral part of facial rejuvenation along with a facelift. Fat transfer is also easily combined with liposuction.