Fat harvesting technique for fat transfer

Edward D. Buckingham, MD answers: Fat harvesting process for "live" fat injections

How is the "live fat" harvested from the patient? How big of a surgical procedure is the fat harvesting and injecting? Is it done with local anthesthetics (sp) or under IV sedation? What about recovery time? Is it more suitable for younger patients than more mature patients? Thank you in advance for clarifying these points.


Edward D. Buckingham, MD
2 months ago
By Edward D. Buckingham, MD - Austin Facial Plastic Surgeon

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 patients tend to benefit from incisional procedures at the same time.  The recovery can vary from about 10 days to 3 weeks depending upon the amount of fat transferred. 

Ed Buckingham

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