Fat Injections

Fat injection is an increasingly popular procedure. Fat withdrawn from one area of your body can be injected into another -- for example, to smooth lines in your face or build up other features such as your lips. Patients like the idea of "recycling" their own fat. Because the fat is your own tissue, there is no chance of allergy or rejection.

Although patients achieve long-lasting results, a certain percentage of injected fat is resorbed by the body. Therefore, the procedure may need to be repeated to achieve and maintain the desired results.

Fat injection that is properly performed in facial areas or used to "fill in" contour irregularities in other parts of the body is a safe and effective procedure. Injection of fat to enlarge the breasts is a dangerous procedure and is not recommended because of the possibility of dense scarring that may seriously hinder accurate interpretation of both breast self-exams and mammograms. (See Breast Augmentation).

If you are interested in scheduling a consultation for this procedure, please contact us now. We will send you additional information prior to your appointment.

Patient before-and-after photographs are available for viewing in the office.