Procedures » Fat Grafts (Permanent Fillers)
Although “off-the-shelf” fillers like Juvederm, Restylane, and Radiesse are excellent options for filling out volume and obliterating fine wrinkles, they do require periodic reinjection. Fat grafts are a nice permanent option, and are excellent at filling out nasolabial folds, augmenting lips, and filling in lost volume under the eyes.
By simply harvesting some extra fat from the abdomen and carefully preparing it, we can reinject this fat with excellent “take” into areas of the face that require a little more volume as a result of aging.
The surgery can be done under light sedation in our in-house operative suite, and the recovery is quite minimal.
This 66-year-old woman underwent a facelift, but the nasolabial folds (from the side of the nose to the side of the mouth) are typically not improved by a facelift to any significant degree. These folds were significantly improved with fat grafts. In addition, she requested a subtle lip augmentation, which also was accomplished with fat grafting.
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