Fat transfer to the ankles?

We use fat grafting on the face and on the body regularly. It is an excellent technique.  However, there are areas that are better recipients than others. The ankles are relatively poor recipients for the fat. The skin is tight and there is little supportive tissue for the fat.  However, this doesn't... more

Thanks for your question - Successful fat grafting requires fat viability.  This means that the fat must be harvested in a way to insure that it survives and that it must be placed in areas that will encourage rapid neovascularization of the transplanted fat. The ankles can be challenging because fat... more

Fat grafting is a very useful technique in augmenting tissues in different areas. The ankle is a very tight area, however, fat could be injected conservatively to help in augmenting the tissues.