Where Can and Can't You Inject Fat on the Face?

asked 3 months ago by popthehood
Latest answer by Lisa L. Sowder, MD
Question viewed 205 times
Tags: face, effectiveness

Where can and can't you inject fat on the face? The doctor I recently consulted with told me that fat cannot be injected into the nose tip and chin because fat doesn't exist there.

11 answers to Where Can and Can't You Inject Fat on the Face?

Where is fat best injected into the face?

The most successful areas for fat injections are in the cheeks, under the eyes, the forehead, and along the jaw line. Fat can also be injected into the upper eyelids. However, the most common problems are found in patients that have been injected around the eyelids. This requires much patience and skill to prevent nodules (lumps), which I have seen several times. Such nodules require surgical removal in most cases. Micro-droplets of fat... more

E. Ronald Finger, MD
Savannah Plastic Surgeon

Where can I inject fat in the face

I find fat to be a wonderful facial voumizing option. I think the best results are obtained when fat is injected in the mid-face region. I like to add fat from the zygoma (the upper side of the cheek) along the infraorbital rim (just below the lower eyelid), to the tear trough region. I also like fat in the nasolabial fold region. Fat adds a third dimension that is not attainable doing a facelift. It creates a very natural, youthful appearance and avoids the "pulled and hollow"... more

Todd C. Miller, MD
Orange County Facial Plastic Surgeon

Facial fat injection

Fat can be injected just about anywhere unless the area is too tight to allow for space for the fat. The nasal tip comes to mind. Some areas of the face are more forgiving than other. Cheeks, chin, jawline, forehead, and temple region usually do well. The area around the eyes and the lips can be tricky but in experienced hands, very nice results can be acheived.

Lisa L. Sowder, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Fat Grafting Can be Completed in Any Area of the Face.

Because we have fatty subcutaneous tissue throughout the face, all areas are really amenable to this therapy. I agree with previous posts that there are definitely some more complicated areas to treat, such as under the eyes. However, the experienced surgeon will be able to navigate that with you. Remember that we are aiming for three natural youthful highlights in the face: the lateral brow, the cheek, and the chin. These should frame the natural and unique... more

Todd Christopher Hobgood, MD
Phoenix Facial Plastic Surgeon

Where can and can't you inject fat grafts?

Fat can be injected in most areas of the face, but I would strongly caution against having it placed in the nasal tip. It can be placed in the chin, though it isn't as reliable a way to augment the area compared with a chin implant.

Thomas A Lamperti, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Fat injections for the nose and the chin.

Having used fat injections for 35 years, Ido not use it on the nose or chin. The nose is better treated with cartilage or Radiesse. Chins are better treated with implants of silicone.

Toby Mayer, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Fat Grafting

Fat grafting or transfer is a great way to improve the harsh facial contours that develop as one ages. In my hands, I do not inject fat in the lips (it absorbs too fast because of all of the motion) and I do not inject specific fine wrinkles. I use other injectables for those problems. Other than that I feel that I can really improve the global changes in the face with fat. The results are soft and natural appearing. It can be a stand alone procedure in... more

Hannah Vargas, MD
Kansas City Facial Plastic Surgeon

Facial Fat Transfer, where not to inject

There are many differing opinions on the longevity of fat that is transfered, and where to place it as well as not to place it. The fat (adipose cells) that are transferred to the face need to be cautiously placed in the lips. The lips have a robust blood supply and it is easy to overinject these areas and cause an unfavorable result.

Michael A. Fallucco
Jacksonville Plastic Surgeon

Perhaps the most unreliable technique in plastic surgery is fat grafting

Rather than where is should be injected, the question is should it be injected at all? Many experienced plastic surgeons have arrived at the conclusion that fat grafting is one of the least predictable operations in cosmetic surgery. Seldom do you see the date of followup given with pictures or the number of injections. You also do not see the extent of swelling early after the technique or how long the result takes to settle in. There also as of now are... more

Nathan Mayl, MD
Fort Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon

Where Can and Can't You Inject Fat on the Face?

The thin skin over the nasal tip would be an awful place to put fat which is lumpy and thick by the nature of the tissue itself. Fat would be OK to inject into the chin if it weren't for the unreliable nature of fat transfer in general. fat injections can't and don't, despte claims to the contrary, approach the reliablity rate of off the shelf stable fillers like Radiesse and Perlane and certainly can't coompare to the shaping and contouring that's achieved... more

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Facial fat grafting

Structural fat grafts can be applied any where the subcutaneous tissues have been thinned and lost trhough facial aging. the most common areas of fat loss are around the eyes, and in folds around the mouth and lips. Temporal hollows also do well. The chin is an area that can be improved by fill, though the tip of the nose is not. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd.com