Fat harvesting process for "live" fat injections

As many others have already stated, fat injection is a common procedure and combined with many other cosmetic procedures or done entirely on its own. Cosmetic procedures for facial rejuvenation with fat use many terms. All plastic surgery with placing fat into the face are essentially the same procedure. Terms... more

Usually fat harvesting and transfer is carried out under IV sedation with local anesthesia.  The procedure is intended to be done to rejuvenate global facial volume loss, but can be tailored to smaller areas in younger patients.  The procedure can be performed in younger patients or older, but older... more

If you are considering fat injection in the face, most of the time both the donor and recipient areas can be treated with only local anesthesia. For some patients, a light sedation may be used, especially when larger volumes of fat are being moved. As always, talk with your surgeon about your desires and... more

Harvesting fat in smaller quantities can easily be done under local anesthesia. IV sedation may be required if harvesting larger amounts to avoid having to use to much local anesthetic which in very large quantities can potentially be dangerous. The major advantage of fat augmentation is that the fat tends to... more