Fat Injections

While fillers are only injected along the lip line, producing an illusion of a larger lip, fat on the other hand is extremely versatile and can be injected along the lip line and into the substance of the lip, adding definition and volume to the lip. Fat can also be injected in many other different parts of the body such as the cheeks, eyelids, or buttocks. As we grow older, we lose fat particularly in the face. The picture below shows a good example of what can be done to create a more youthful look by injecting fat into the cheeks.

Before	After
Female, 67 years old, fat injections to both cheeks, before and 3 months post injection

Fat injection is a minor outpatient procedure requiring numbing of a donor area (inner thighs, knees, etc.) and reinjection with the patient's own fat into the portions of the lip that require augmentation. Fat is not totally predictable and the percentage of re-absorption may vary.

To remedy this potential re-absorption, additional fat is kept frozen for up to 2 years and can be used on demand for touch-up reinjection. Fat can also be used quite successfully to help sunken cheekbone, uplift cheeks, brow areas, correct facial asymmetry and depressed scars. Subtle skin texture improvement is also often seen after injection.