Can fat for a micro-autologous fat transfer come from the chin? Should I consider other areas? (photo)

Hello, Thank you for your question. Fat transfer would be a good solution. I perform facial fat transfer awake under local anesthesia in my office. I perform it awake in 90% of cases and patients (and I) appreciate being able to do the procedure together – I stop periodically and ask patients t...

This is a great (yet unusual) question. The ML fold is often ignored in plastic surgery for no good reason. It is an area I routinely inject to support the lower lip and rejuvenate the perioral area. When this area is volumized, it can also soften the transition to the chin.

Fat grafting in isolation can be used to treated mild to moderate volume loss associated with ageing. In your case the perioral area piriform aperture and can be grafted which can soften the nasolabial folds. Additionally fat grafting to the tear trough area and lateral orbital area are also...

Yes, fat transfer has become the gold standard to treat RF induced fat loss. Most of the time, one session is sufficient. However, given the depth of injury one make require more than one session. The good news is that fat transfer in experienced hands works well. The fat must be collected...

Great question. I covered this topic in San Diego at the MAC meeting. Yes, lidocaine can be toxic to adipocytes. It is always best to have facial fat transfer performed under general anesthesia where little to no lidocaine is used in the harvesting process.

Good question. There is no reason why prior threadliftng would make you any less suitable a candidate for fat transfer than someone who never had threadlifitng. Fat transfer is actually a preferred method to rejuvenate in the background of deformations related to scars. Do see someone...