Fat Transfer

How is fat transfer performed

Using a thin needle called a cannula, your surgeon will extract fat cells from a fat-rich area of your body like the abdomen or hips. This process is very much like liposuction.

The fat cells are then processed to separate intact cells from those that have been damaged and then injected into the new area using a fine cannula and a series of tiny needles for every milliliter of graft.

The careful placement of the fat cells into tiny pockets of surrounding tissue with good blood supply creates the proper setting for the graft to "take". Sometimes extracted fat is stored for future treatments.

Surgery normally takes up to two hours, depending on the area of the body and quantity of fat involved. Fat transfer can be done under either general or local anesthetic depending on the extent of the area to be treated.