How Long Does Fat Transfer for Lip Ehancement Last?

I love doing fat grafts. Buttocks, thighs, breasts, scars, cheeks, temples, you name it. I have even done fat grafts on feet! But there is something about the lips... I just don't have consistent results with fat grafts on the lips. Perhaps it is because the lips move almost constantly and the fat micrografts are never stable enough for blood vessels to grow into them. It is always worth a try because you get some take, but it is the only case of fat grafting where I tell people they may need more

Although no study has conclusively answered this question, it appears that autologous fat transfer (from your own body) yields long lasting lip augmentation, and 4-5 years of enhancement is not unusual. There is a good chance that a small percentage (perhaps 15-20%) might actually survive permanently. Fat is certainly longer lasting than any hyaluronic acid product (eg. Juvederm) and safer than more permanent injectable products that should never be injected into the lips (eg. Radiesse,... more