How do facial fat transfer results look in the long run? Recovery time for fat transfer in upper cheeks and nasolabial folds?

we do a significant amount of fat grafting and love the outcomes. I suggest you see an expert who uses 1) proper harvesting methods2) purification with puregraft3) PRP And stem cells prior to injection4) hyperbaric oxygen post therapyBest, Dr. Emer.

Hello, Fat grafting can be a very rewarding procedure and can save money in the long term. However, based upon your age alone, I am not sure I would recommend Fat transfer for you.  The pros are that there is always plenty of tissue available for harvest and you can achieve better results for a lower cost than doing the same thing with fillers like Juvederm or Restylane of Bellafill. The cons are that fat transfer is not as precise as using a filler and areas such as the nasolabial folds do not always do as well as the cheek area because of the constant motion of that region.  It is also true that you can definitely gain weight where the fat was placed and if the weight loss is substantial, more than 20 pounds, you will likely look a little unusual and disproportionate. So, in summary, I would recommend any one of the fillers over fat at this point in your life.  Fillers can do wonders and last a very long time. Best of luck!

It is typical that strong advocates of any procedure rarely discuss the downsides. Grafted fat, no matter how you process it, sometimes does not survive and can turn into lumps, bumps and scar tissue. It can also gain weight if you do because genetically it remembers where it came from. If you graft tummy fat and your tummy typically gets fat easily, so will your face if you gain weight. I once saw a person who gained 50 lbs after facial fat grafting and they looked like a Japanese goldfish with big puffy pockets of fat especially under the eyes. Fat grafting is NOT all roses!!!