How Long Does Fat Last After Harvesting?

Dear CLN,
Fat that is frozen is essentially dead fat. It can be injected at a later date, but its viability will be short lived. In other words, you may appreciate a volume increase for a short period, but it will quickly dissipate.

Fat is living tissue.  There are no good, practical  ways to store it.  It should be transferred during the time it is harvested. 

Unfortunately you cannot store your fat to used three months
later. The fat will not be usable at
that time. Storing the fat and trying to use it at a later date will be a
set-up for problems. If you need more
fat at a later time then you will need your surgeon to liposuction another
area. Typically for augmentation of the
cheeks patients do not need that much fat, so it should not be an issue to
harvest more fat. Just like any liposuction
procedure, this does not prevent your body from being able to put on
weight.



With the fat transfer patients typically lose about 30% of
the fat that is initially transferred however the fat that is present six
months post-op will remain as long as your weight is stable. If you lose weight you can lose some of the
transferred fat, and if you gain weight you can increase the size of your
buttock. The benefit of the fat transfer
is that the fat is your own and acts just like the fat in other parts of your
body.



If you are at a healthy weight and maintain that you will be
able to enjoy your results for year to come.




When considering this procedure it is very important that
you have your procedure performed by a board certified plastic surgeon.



I hope this helps.