Could I Take Fat from a Family Member and Use It?

Unfortunately, fat from anyone other than ourselves has factors that cause rejection. So, in short, no you can not use fat from other family members. If your looking for a fat transfer but dont have enough fat your alternative is the use of implants.

 

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Fat transfer (or fat grafting) is the process of performing liposuction in one area of the body and injection of the processed fat into another area. This process can be implemented for both cosmetic and reconstructive purposes. The most common cosmetic uses are in facial fillers (e.g. the laugh lines or nasolabial folds), buttock augmentation (i.e. Brazilian butt lift) and in hand rejuvenation (i.e. hand lift). The reconstructive uses extend to implant-based breast reconstruction and for facial reconstruction (e.g. Romberg's disease and hemifacial microsomia).  In order for the fat cells (adipocytes) to survive in their "new" location, they need to be "accepted" by the body. The immune system is involved in this acceptance-rejection process. Unless the donor of the fat cells is an identical twin, the adipocytes will be rejected.