Facial Fat Grafting: Can It Improve Volume and Make You Look Younger?

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If there is too little fat in the face, it can look lifeless and wrinkles may appear deeper, making you look older than your age.

If the areas that need facial fat have an appropriate amount of fat, you can achieve a lively, three-dimensional youthful look.

As aging begins, more people are visiting us because their facial fat keeps decreasing and their face looks less firm, and many people who are concerned about their facial line because they naturally have a slim face shape are also coming in for facial contour correction. Because the procedure can be performed on various areas, injecting fat into the necessary areas can help resolve these symptoms and concerns.

We would like to introduce DM Plastic Surgery’s facial fat grafting, which can improve age-related facial changes in middle-aged patients and enhance the features of younger patients.

What Is Facial Fat Grafting?

As mentioned above, facial fat grafting involves collecting unnecessary fat from your own body, such as the buttocks, thighs, or abdomen, and grafting the harvested fat into areas of the face that lack volume. This is a procedure that can increase the overall three-dimensionality and volume of the face, improving it into a more youthful appearance.

In general fat grafting, excess fat after the first graft is frozen and stored for use in a second session. However, in such cases, reusing frozen fat cells results in lower graft survival compared with the first procedure and a higher chance of inflammation. At DM Plastic Surgery, even for the second procedure, fresh, unfrozen fat is harvested and used, reducing side effects and increasing fat graft survival to improve patient satisfaction.

Facial Fat, Where Position Matters Most

Facial fat can be divided into areas that need fat and areas that do not, depending on the location.

A face that looks hollow due to lack of volume is especially noticeable in photos, and if the areas that should have dimension look flat, the overall face line may appear less smooth and make you look older. If there is excessive fat in areas that do not need it, the face may look larger and less three-dimensional. However, if there is an appropriate amount of fat in the temples, the front cheekbones, the cheeks, and the nasolabial folds, the face can appear smaller and more youthful with three-dimensional volume.

At DM Plastic Surgery, we balance the entire face to create lively dimension and smooth volume.

What Makes DM Plastic Surgery’s Fat Grafting Special!

At DM Plastic Surgery, through sufficient consultation with plastic surgery specialists with extensive clinical experience, we assess each individual’s face and perform fat grafting only in the necessary areas, providing customized surgery that enhances volume and satisfaction.

We use fresh fat instead of frozen fat, lowering the risk of side effects, and we use fat grafting equipment to increase graft survival.

By injecting a uniform amount of fat to improve elasticity and having an experienced plastic surgery specialist perform the procedure directly, we minimize damage to the skin and tissue, allowing for a quicker return to daily life.

How Is It Different from General Fat Grafting?

DM Plastic Surgery’s fat grafting is performed using a low-injection method, so even if swelling occurs, a natural result can be achieved and a quick return to daily life is possible. In addition, considering each person’s skin, fat, facial expression muscles, facial soft tissue and thickness, location, and skin elasticity, a plastic surgery specialist establishes a one-on-one customized plan and performs the procedure directly. Because the surgery is customized, it can provide a beautiful and natural look even when you are still or making facial expressions such as smiling.

As mentioned earlier, the low-injection method, which micro-injects small amounts, stabilizes blood vessel formation, increases graft survival, and can help prevent skin sagging early, reducing concerns about facial drooping.

DM Plastic Surgery Facial Fat Grafting Before & After Before surgery + one week after surgery for facial fat grafting

[Real DM Plastic Surgery facial fat grafting case]

The case patient, who was concerned about the overall volume of the face, visited our clinic for improvement.

Through facial fat grafting, the volume was restored and the overall three-dimensional look was enhanced, transforming the face into a lively, youthful appearance, as you can see in the photo above.

※The degree of swelling and recovery may differ from person to person, so please keep this in mind.※

What Is DM Plastic Surgery’s Facial Fat Grafting Method?

Before surgery, a one-on-one customized plan is established through sufficient consultation, and the procedure is directly performed by a plastic surgery specialist.

Using a centrifuge, unnecessary fat is harvested from areas such as the thighs or abdomen, and micro fat is evenly injected into the desired areas.

People with a sharp face and a harsh impression, those who want to improve facial lines without contour surgery, those concerned about side effects from implants, those who want smoother facial lines, those whose face looks older due to lack of volume, and those who want a lasting effect rather than the temporary effect of a small procedure

At DM Plastic Surgery, we recommend fat grafting for these types of patients.

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Liposuction is relatively difficult even among general plastic surgeries, and it is one of the procedures that requires extensive know-how and experience with many different cases. Even when only a small amount of fat is removed, it must be performed carefully and safely to reduce possible liposuction side effects later, so a satisfactory result can be achieved only after consultation with a medical team rich in diverse clinical experience.

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