Is it possible to preserve someone's dimples (natural, born with them) if they do a fat transfer?

Good question. There is not a tremendous amount of evidence showing that platelet rich plasma improves fat transfer survival. However, anecdotally some surgeons report that they believe there is an improvement with fat retention using platelet rich plasma. Therefore, it is not necessary to...

Every 10 cc of fat already has one million stem cells. So you are totally right. Some doctors will tell you they add stem cells but actually do not because they include in their calculus the stem cells are already included in the fat. While there are machines that do isolate stem cells, there...

Without photos it is difficult to tell what the best course of action is for you to improve your face. If buccal fat was removed and you believe you are too hollowed out from the removal of this fat, I recommend fat transfer into the buccal space. While I am not sure this will reduce any...

Hello, and thank you for providing photos along with your question. While fat transfer injections are effective in treating sunken areas under the eyes, you may also consider lower blepharoplasty for more comprehensive eye rejuvenation. Lower blepharoplasty is an eyelid surgery that creates a...

Every 10 cc of fat generally contains about 1 million stem cells. Of course, the amount of stem cells within fat does very from person-to-person and diminishes with age. Therefore, it is not necessary to inject stem cells into fat during a fat transfer procedure. In fact, there is not a lot...