Fat transfer: Stem cell transfer
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Fat transfer to the face is a safe, natural, non-allergenic procedure designed to re-contour your face and provide definition to your cheeks and chin. It can also be used to correct facial deformities.Fat transfer, also called autologous fat transfer or micro-lipoinjection, plumps up facial features with a patient's own fat and is a popular alternative to other wrinkle treatments.
Since fat transfer uses your own fat cells, allergic reaction is very unlikely. With fat transfer ,fat cells are harvested via liposuction from your thighs or abdomen. Your fat cells are prepared and injected in to the areas that are in need of improvement.Fat lasts longer in larger areas of non-movement, so it is very successful for the correction of sunken cheeks. Fat transfer can also correct atrophic aging of the hands,acne scarring, as well as post-surgical and post-traumatic defects. But not every area of the body responds well to fat transfer. The breasts for instance, are out. Injecting fat into the breast makes it much more difficult to detect breast cancer with mammograms. |
Advantages of Fat Transfer
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Candidates for Facial Fat GraftingTo be a good candidate for facial fat grafting, you have to be in good health, not have any active diseases or pre-existing medical conditions, and must have realistic expectations of the outcome of this procedure. Fat grafting can make you look more youthful, but it will not change anything else about your life. If you think anything else will change, you don't have realistic expectations.You need to talk to your cosmetic surgeon about what you want and make sure the he or she understands your needs. Discuss you goals with your surgeon so that both of you can reach an understanding of what can realistically be achieved. You must be mentally and emotionally stable to undergo a cosmetic procedure. Please consider this before committing to a procedure. You may not be a good candidate for fat grafting if you have a history of poor wound healing or if your overall health is poor. |
Is There Such A Thing As Stem Cell Facelift?A stem cell facelift is not a traditional facelift A facelift involves an incision or a series of incisions, and a lifting of the skin or connective tissue to help treat facial laxity or sagging. Stem cell facelift refers to fat injections to the face. Fat injections are designed to add volume to facial areas that lack fullness. During a stem cell facelift, fat cells (and potentially the stem cells within them) are extracted via a gentle liposuction procedure and then re-injected into your face to restore fullness and enhance contour in your cheeks, temples, lips and under-eye hollows. The surgeon does not take out enough fat from the chosen donor site to provide any contour to that area. Put another way: Your love handles or abdomen will not benefit from a stem cell facelift. Our team of Plastic Surgery and Dermatology team are also using the same fat injection techniques for hand rejuvenation, neck rejuvenation, vaginal rejuvenation and breast augmentation. |  |
