Face
Fat Grafting
Use your own fat to restore volume, smooth contours, and rejuvenate the face naturally. Fat grafting offers long-lasting results with no synthetic fillers.
About Fat Grafting
Fat grafting — also called fat transfer or lipofilling — harvests small amounts of fat from one area of your body (typically the abdomen, flanks, or thighs) and carefully injects it into areas that have lost volume due to aging, weight loss, or genetics.
The face naturally loses fat and bone density with age, leading to hollowing under the eyes, flattening of the cheeks, and deepening of the nasolabial folds. Fat grafting restores this lost volume in a way that looks and feels completely natural — because it is your own tissue.
A portion of the transferred fat integrates permanently with the surrounding tissue, providing long-lasting volume restoration. Dr. Lemelman frequently combines fat grafting with facelift surgery for comprehensive facial rejuvenation.
Benefits
- Uses your own natural tissue — no synthetic fillers
- Long-lasting results with permanent fat integration
- Restores volume to cheeks, temples, and under-eyes
- Smooths deep folds and hollows
- Improves skin texture and quality
- Minimal donor-site scarring
- Can be combined with facelift or other procedures
- Natural-looking, soft results
Recovery & What to Expect
Procedure time
1–3 hours (standalone)
Anesthesia
Local with sedation or general
Return to work
7–14 days
Swelling resolves
4–8 weeks
Final results visible
3–6 months
Fat retention
50–70% long-term
Frequently Asked Questions
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