What is the Most Effective/safest Type of Lipo Method for Fat Transfer from Stomach, Flanks And/or Bra Area to Marionette Lines?

I am 51 and have heard negative stories about lipo and fat transfer. I heard there are different lipo methods. What is the most effective and safest type of lipo method for fat transfer from stomach, flank and/or bra area to marionette lines? Thank you!

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Different nuances

There are many different nuances to harvesting fat for facial fat grafting, and to date, none has proven to be more effective than another in a meaningful scientific fashion. The one aspect of the harvesting that is accepted my most every surgeon is that the harvesting needs to be done by hand without machine assisted suction that is traditionally used for liposuction for body sculpting. It is believed that the high negative suction created by the machine will somehow damage the fat... more

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Fat transfer and grafting

As my colleagues have noted, there are many different techniques employed by surgeons for fat harvesting, treatment, and grafting. Some surgeons are proponents of using centrifuge technology, while others use standard techniques. Regardless of technique used there is a certain expected precentage of fat that will be resorbed, and a percentage that remains. The estimates with regard to these percentages vary widely. Definitely visit with a few Board-certified plastic and reconstructive... more

Most Effective/safest Type of Lipo Method for Fat Transfer

A good question but there is not necessarily a clear and definitive answer. Fat transfer (grafting) is one of the newest and most popular field within plastic surgery but there remains a lot of unknown. In general, there is a certain percentage of absorption of any fat that is injected. Exactly how much and where is somewhat unpredictable, which frustrates all involved. And there are many different methods that are used; some appear to be contradictory but have... more

Opinions Differ on Technique of Fat Transfer

Plastic surgeons do not have a consensus on the best method for fat transfer. To date there have been no controlled studies that that allow for an answer to be based on scientific evidence. In general, the fat removal and processing should be gentle to prevent disruption of cells, so that the cells can survive when transferred. The fat cells must be injected in very small amounts so the blood vessels can grow into the particles in order to thrive. There are a... more