Will fat transfer fix this wrinkle/indent in my cheek? (Photos)

The cheek crease that you have is genetic. It can respond to fat grafting but not predictably. The same can be said for filler. It is not an easy problem to correct

Thank you for your question and for providing photos. The cheek indentation you’re referring to could be corrected with dermal filler or fat transfer injections. Adding volume to this area with either treatment option can raise the indent and create a supple and firm appearance. Hyaluronic acid dermal filler results can last for a year or more, while results from a facial fat transfer may last for three years or even longer in some patients. I recommend scheduling an in-person consultation with an experienced, board-certified facial plastic surgeon or injector. They’ll be able to examine the indention and determine the most favorable solution to treat it and help you achieve your aesthetic goals.

In your case, it would be probably best to start with filler. This will give you an idea of what can be accomplished with fat grafts in a long period. Hope this helps.

Do you understand what treatments will work requires first understanding what the problem is.
Obviously it’s an issue with the topography and it may seem like adding volume should be a simple enough solution.Decrease on your cheek may however not be related to a lack of volume but may instead be due to contractile forces or lines of tension.
It’s not an anatomic area that has any natural anatomic structures that could cause an issue. attention under skin in which of the face is controlled by a variety of muscles called muscles of facial expression. you might get some better understanding regarding the area of concern if it is improved or made better with certain facial expressions.
Fillers would be the best option in regards to treatment and also to find out if volume is going to correct the problem.If it’s a contractile band then adding volume can actually make it worse.
This is sometimes the case for people who have cellulite and attempt to get that treated by adding volume.
Volume makes cellulite worse and cell adding volume is not a good treatment for that condition.
They starting with fillers do you have the ability to reverse fillers if for some reason it makes it worse or you don’t like the outcome.
If fillers work then you can continue using that treatment and gradually fine-tune the amount and where the volume should be placed to get their results as good as possible.
The nice thing with fillers if you get to fine-tune the results by carefully adjusting treatments each time the fillers need renewal.
The drawback is obviously the lack of permanence.
I generally steer people away from fat transfer when it comes to correcting small defined detailed areas in the face.
Compared to fillers fat is clumsy unpredictable imprecise and unforgiving if you don’t like the outcome.
You can always find plastic surgeons with lots of facial fat grafting experience and have those individuals start with fillers and then discuss converting to using fat down the road if you’re really happy with the outcome and the provocateur believes they can get similar results with future fat grafting.
Other than expense and inconvenience starting with fillers as all the advantages and very low risk.
Anytime people consider grafting fat they need to consider with a consequence is going to be if they don’t like the outcome.
It’s very difficult to remove grafted fat in the face.
Different providers will have different opinions and some may be far more optimistic.
To me starting with fillers would be a The way to go and a substantially better approach than starting with fat grafting even if fat grafting is something you try down the road.
Skill and experience vary greatly with all providers and all treatments.
If you opt for having fillers by providers who don’t do fat transfer then you lose the ability to have the same provider convert to fat grafting at a later time with no experience and how your face responds to volume augmentation.
In the end volume may or may not give the results you’re looking for.
My best guess is that crease is not related to a lack of volume and it may be slightly more challenging to improve it than just augmenting it and increasing the volume.
Good luck,
Mats Hagstrom MD