Fat Transfer (Fat Grafting)
Restore volume and contour naturally with your own body fat.OUR PROCEDURE
Fat transfer, or fat grafting, is a procedure that involves three key steps: liposuction to harvest fat from a donor area, purification of the fat cells, and strategic injection of the purified fat into the desired area. Common treatment areas include the face, breasts, and buttocks, where the fat can fill in wrinkles, restore volume, and enhance contours.
This procedure is an excellent alternative to synthetic fillers or implants for individuals who have excess fat in one area and wish to add volume in another. The use of your own body fat minimizes the risk of allergic reaction and can produce very natural-looking and long-lasting results.
The Fat Transfer is designed to:
- Restore lost volume to the face or hands.
- Enhance the size and shape of breasts or buttocks.
- Fill in depressions and correct irregularities.
- Improve body contours through a dual process of liposuction and augmentation.
- Achieve a natural-looking and feeling result.
- Provide a long-term solution to volume loss.
Fat Transfer in Mexico for Body, Butt, Face, and Breasts
Fat Transfer, otherwise known as fat grafting or fat injection, is a natural, minimally invasive treatment. Fat transfer is an upcoming trend for those wanting augmentation (breast, buttock) or replacing fat loss due to aging (face, hand). By moving fat, you can increase the volume of that particular area, smoothing lines/wrinkles, and more.
Areas of the Body You Can Transfer Fat to:
- Face
- Hand
- Scars (including Acne)
- Breasts
- Cheeks
- Lips
- Butt
- Body
- Legs
- Chin
This procedure is perfect for making breasts or buttocks look fuller and more round. It is also good for those who are older and are losing volume in their face or body. By transferring fat, a surgeon can sculpt a more youthful body or face. Fat transfer has dramatically transformed the confidence and look of many patients.
Fat transfer in the breast area is controversial as it can result in calcifications formation and may interfere with mammography in cancer detection.
How Fat Transfer Works:
Fat transfer is a highly complex procedure involving a board-certified surgeon using special equipment to fat graft cells. The complex part of the process involves using only ‘viable’ fat cells that can live in a different part of a patient’s body.
Only certain parts of the body have shown that they take the transfer the best, areas that are vascularized. Meaning the fat will need its supply of blood to thrive and produce great results. This will require a surgeon who is meticulous and has all the necessary training.
Benefits of Fat Transfer:
- Reduce the appearance of thinness and sunken areas
- Add ‘curvier’ shape to body
- More permanent than temporary fillers
- Uses your fat, other than injectable fillers
- Results later than popular injectables, but are not permanent
Disadvantages of Fat Transfer:
- Results last a while but are not permanent
- May need multiple sessions for larger areas
Considerations of Fat Transfer:
One of the most frequent complaints of fat transfer is when the fat grafted areas will give an inconsistent or unusual appearance. When choosing a qualified fat transfer surgeon, it’s important to review all the before and after photos with a discriminating eye. A lot of photos can be doctored or altered to give a better result.
Choose a surgeon who has shown many visual examples, inconsistent lighting, with patients without makeup. Plastic surgery is an art, so look for a doctor who has demonstrated artistry and a keen eye for aesthetics.
Medical Tourism, Liposuction, and Tummy Tuck
Whether you are planning on getting cosmetic surgery in the United States or in Mexico, it is a good idea to make sure that you undergo a consultation. You will need to sit down with your surgeon and ask as many questions as you can. Your surgeon will then run you through the procedure. In the case of tummy tucks, he or she will inform you about the different techniques that will be used as well as the risks that are involved. The same can be said for other procedures such as liposuction. If you are unsure about what sort of procedure you want to undergo then the surgeon will have a look at you. He or she will have a look at your body and give you advice regarding the best procedures that are available.
Costs of Fat Transfer Procedure:
Fat injection procedure costs will highly depend on the areas in which you want to fill, the geolocation of the surgeon, where there is local anesthesia or general anesthesia and the surgeon’s experience. Overall, fat transfers will typically cost you between $1,500 to $6,500, with a national (US) average of $1,909.
Fat injections procedures will typically involve the face, lips, breasts or butt. Many patients will combine areas they wish to perform fat grafting. This will increase the costs that patients are expected to pay.
Please contact Mexico Cosmetic Center at 888-865-1249 to get a direct quote for your procedure!