How Long Do Fat Transfer Injections Last?

I am considering getting fat transfer injections to my face to fill in hollow areas. What percent of the injected fat will stay? How long will it last? Are there different types of fat transfer methods and what makes one better than the other?

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How Long Do Fat Transfer Injections Last?

Excellent question, but without the clear answer many would like. In general, fat transfers/grafts survive for a variable amount of time, and that can be frustrating for all involved. Some claims of consistent long-term survival are not seen universally. The best approach is to expect that variable survival will be the rule rather than the exception and that one or more procedures may be necessary to achieve the desired results. With that a greater degree of... more

Duration of Facial Fat Transfer

Fat injections are a good option for natural facial enhancement. Fat injections, however, have a certain degree of variability on the duration of the results. Fat transfer has the potential to have permanent enhancement, but results may be as short as a few months. Fat injections, just as many areas of medicine, are both science and art. Speak with a plastic surgeon to help determine if fat injections are appropriate for you.

Fat injections

Fat injections or fat grafts are injector dependant. The fat need to be cleaned, purified and the injection site need to be optimal for the graft to take or stay. Once the fat acquires new blood supply it will stay for long. How long? we do not know exactly, but more than 5 years. The amount that stays or take. varies but well done procedure will have at least 80% chance of take

Fat Grafts or Transfers can partially last forever

Fat Grafts are variable in how long or how much lasts. It is not how much is put in, but how much fat gets its own blood supply after grafted. Even going back to the 1950's, a study by Dr Peer showed that 30-40% of the fat got its own blood supply and would last forever. But it has to be small enough area of fat that can get its own blood supply. There are differences with people also in how good their healing is and how much stays around. Location plays... more

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Fat injections

The longevity of fat injections is quite capricious, in fact, it is the most unpredictable aspect of my cosmetic practice. Many patients receive long term correction, but some do not obtain any meaningful correction and it is not possible to predict who those patients would be prior to the injections. There are different ways of injecting, deeply, in the muscle or in the fatty layer. Small cannula, centrifuging the fat prior to injection to separate out the liquid anesthetic are... more