Facial Fat Transfer

IN LONG BEACH, CA AND SERVING LA, ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Facial fat grafting in Long Beach is a more natural solution to restoring facial volume. This procedure uses your own body fat to return—and even add—volume to your face. Not only can you restore lost facial volume, but you can also simultaneously remove unwanted fat from where you do not want it, such as from your stomach or hips.

This is just one of the many reasons why this facial surgery is so popular among our patients. For more information about facial fat grafting treatments, contact our patient care team.

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Learn More About Facial Fat Transfer

Your Consultation for Facial Fat Grafting

Dr. Waltzman views your consultation as a time to educate you about your treatment options and help you make the best decision based on your needs and unique goals. During the consultation, you will have the opportunity to ask as many questions as you wish to ensure you feel confident about your decisions. If facial fat grafting is not right for you, Dr. Waltzman can recommend a range of other options. 

How Does Facial Fat Grafting Work?

Fat grafting restores volume to your facial features with your own body fat and is a popular procedure designed to replenish facial fullness and youthfulness. Your fat can be taken from strategic areas of the body where you wish to shed stubborn weight—including the stomach, arms, thighs, glutes, or hips.

The donor site is where you wish to remove the fat, typically the stomach, hips, or arms, where fat is most densely packed. You need to have enough donor fat in one of these areas in order to have facial fat grafting. 

The treatment site is where the fat will be injected, typically the cheeks, chin, temples, or lips. In this area, the fat cells establish a blood supply and become life-long residents. Fat cells can be placed almost anywhere you have concerns about hollowness or volume loss. 

Since the facial fat grafting procedure uses fat cells from your own body, once it is reinjected into the treatment site, there are extremely rare chances that you will develop an allergic reaction or complication. 

What Results Can I Expect From Facial Fat Grafting?

Facial fat grafting is most commonly used to add volume to sunken areas on the face. Our Long Beach patients approach us for facial fat grafting to enhance their cheeks, jawline, chin, and lips. While this can also be done with dermal fillers, fat transfer patients enjoy much longer-lasting results.

Facial fat grafting can also correct the shape and balance of your face. A popular use for this procedure is to enhance cheek and midface contour. It can also correct some facial deformities and irregularities.

Your fat is harvested from your own body. Many of our patients take advantage of this process to remove fat from their problem areas. As per your needs, you can choose to remove unwanted fat from your stomach, hips, thighs, or arms.

Facial fat grafting is an ideal procedure to help restore lost volume or rebalance your facial features, rejuvenating areas that look hollow or need a boost. Many patients have successfully approached us to restore facial volume—you could be next. 

It depends on the type of look you aim to achieve and what your goals are from your facial fat grafting process. In some cases, patients only need one session to achieve their results.

However, many of our patients need a series of fat injection treatments to achieve the desired results or enhance their effects. During your initial consultation at our Long Beach office, we can establish how many facial fat grafting treatment sessions you might need.

What is Recovery Like After Facial Fat Grafting?

The recovery time for the fat grafting procedure is typically one to two weeks, although it may take several months to see the final results of the fat transfer. It is important not to manipulate the treatment area while it heals; otherwise, you risk preventing the fat from settling properly.

Dr. Waltzman now offers ELIXIR MD™, an FDA-cleared, medical-grade device developed exclusively for plastic surgery recovery. It delivers precise wavelengths of light to different layers of the skin, stimulating cellular repair and tissue regeneration while reducing surface-level redness and swelling. The result is a better, faster healing experience.

We recommend you take the entire day off from work and arrange for a ride home. Dr. Waltzman will provide detailed instructions on when you can resume various activities, such as returning to work and exercising. 

Return to Life Faster & Quicker After Surgery

ELIXIR MD™, an FDA-cleared medical-grade device, is exclusively designed to transform post-surgical care. It employs advanced photobiomodulation technology, infusing energy into the skin with varying light wavelengths. Each wavelength is precisely calibrated to penetrate different skin layers, enhancing specific healing mechanisms. Deeper wavelengths stimulate cellular repair and tissue regeneration, while surface-level wavelengths reduce redness and swelling.

Accelerated Healing Process

Reduced Pain & Discomfort

Minimized Swelling & Bruising

Customizable Treatment Options

Hands-Free, Relaxing Experience

Why Choose Dr. Waltzman for Facial Fat Grafting?

The success of a facial fat grafting procedure depends on your surgeon’s level of skill and technique. Dr. Waltzman is a board-certified surgeon who provides his Long Beach patients with full, natural-looking facial volume. He understands the artistry as well as the technical aspects of this procedure and will create your most aesthetically pleasing results.

Dr. Waltzman also offers advanced recovery options like ELIXIR MD™ for faster healing.

Take the Next Step

When you are ready to consider a facial fat transfer, reach out to The Waltzman Institute Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics at (562) 448-6100 to schedule your initial consultation and learn more about our many aesthetic enhancement options.

We are located in Long Beach and serve patients in LA county, Orange County, the South Bay and all of Southern California. You’ll find that we are fully committed to the best possible experience and outcomes for all of our patients!

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