Can fat be removed and stored and injected at a later time?

This is not recommended. Time decreases survival rate, success and is not the best practice. Work with your surgeon to make sure they know the specific areas you want to add plump. On some occasions patients who are devoid of the fat cells necessary for the BBL are asked to gain weight.This however is not indicative of survival rate or post-surgical success metrics. I have had certain patients gain weight so that we had enough fat to transfer. It is all about designing the perfect plan for You.Good luck, please let us know how it goes.-Dr. Constantino Mendieta

It is not normal practice in the UK to harvest and freeze autologous fat transfer. There is limited safety information regarding cryopreservation of autologous fat and no trials that have shown a benefit in the human model (as far as I am aware).The regulations on storage of human tissue make this practice very difficult in the regulated hospital environment. Cryopreservation of autologous fat would also be considered experimental and as such should be part of a detailed research protocol.If you are being offered this technique I would question the above with your surgeon and the hospital provider and confirm whether you are part of a research project / trial. 

In the state of CA you cant store fat unless you are a tissue bank, which is why I dont unlike my days working in new york. with that said some companies provide a service where they will hold the fat for you, and those  i use.  Best, Dr, Emer.