Fat Injections
Natural Face & Body Contouring
Aging, significant weight loss and environmental factors can all contribute to a loss of facial volume over time and to issues of sagging skin in various regions of the body. Fat injections offer a natural way to counter these effects.
Facial fullness and roundness are often associated with a youthful appearance, and the loss of volume can result in an aged, sad or even angry appearance. Facial volume loss generally occurs in the cheeks, nasolabial folds, eyes, and temple regions, and is most noticeable after the age of 40, although some individuals begin noticing this change in their 30s.
Dr. Gabbay is highly experienced utilizing autologous fat injections (also known as liposculpture, micro-lipoinjection, fat grafting, structural fat grafting and free-fat transfer) to resolve the problematic issues of facial volume loss and sagging skin for his patients, revitalizing their facial appearance, and enabling them to turn back the hands of time with this procedure.
Options for Fat Injections in Beverly Hills
Fat injection procedures involve using liposuction for the removal of excess fat from donor sites on the body (such as the abdomen, flanks, hips, or thighs), preparing and treating the autologous fat, and then re-injecting it into the areas of the face and body that are lacking volume and fullness. Utilizing autologous fat injections for facial and body volume restoration purposes is one of the most exciting and cutting-edge developments in the field of aesthetic surgery over the past few years. There is some evidence that such fat grafting injections not only restore and enhance volume and shape to the face or other areas of the body but may even improve the skin in the areas injected. Volume restoration procedures have continued to rise in popularity, and are considered a key weapon in the battle to combat visible signs of aging—particularly for patients in Los Angeles and Southern California.
- Face Augmentation (Cheeks, Nasolabial folds, Tear Troughs, Temples, etc.)
- Chin Augmentation
- Lip Augmentation
- Correction of Skin Depressions, Sub-dermal Attachments, and Scars
- Hand Rejuvenation
- Buttock Rejuvenation
Dr. Gabbay offers autologous fat injections to sculpt and revitalize your face and body, restoring volume to the areas which require it, and resulting in a naturally-youthful and refreshed appearance. If you would like additional information about autologous fat injections, please contact us today. Fat grafting could be your ideal solution for lasting restored volume and contours.
Your Facial Features
- Deep Tissue Layer: The deepest tissue layer consists of muscles that are responsible for facial expression. All of the movements of your face are due to contraction of these muscles, and when they lose tone during the aging process, stretching and sagging occurs.
- The Middle Tissue Layer: The fatty middle layer lies between the muscular layer and the skin. During one’s youth, facial fat is evenly distributed throughout the face; however, with age, gravity pulls the fat down, causing it to accumulate in the jowl area and under the chin, leaving a hollowness in the cheek region.
- The Outermost Tissue Layer: The skin is the outermost tissue layer, and as we age, the skin loses elasticity, causing the formation of wrinkles, folds, lines, and creases.
Are Fat Injections Right for You?
Fat grafting is useful for treating the aesthetic problems caused by facial volume loss and the breakdown of collagen and elasticity.
- Brow furrowing
- Deepening upper and lower eyelids
- Loss of support of the outer angles of the eyes
- Scleral show (excessive show of the white of the eye)
- Fat herniation under the lower lids
- Malar (cheekbone) groove depression
- Malar sagging and drooping
- Nasojugal groove (depression of the inner lower eyelid)
- Deepening of the nasolabial folds and grooves
- Drooping at the corners of the mouth (Marionette Lines)
- Softening of the jawline
- Formation of jowls
- Loss of lower lip volume
- Flattening of upper lip due to volume loss
- Creases in the chin
- Aging hands
- Drooping/sagging buttocks
- Flat or small buttocks
If you would like to correct any of the aforementioned cosmetic issues, you may be a good candidate for fat injections, which offer a number of benefits, listed below.
Benefits of Fat Grafting
- Permanent results
- Outpatient procedure
- Because the fat used in the injections comes from your own body, there is no potential for an allergic reaction
- Minimal discomfort during the treatment
- Good option for individuals who are allergic to bovine collagen
- Can be used in conjunction with other synthetic facial fillers, such as Juvederm®, Restylane® or Radiesse®
Fat Grafting: About the Procedure
- Anesthesia: Anesthetic options include: oral sedative, injections of sterile saline, Lidocaine, light IV sedation (Twilight), and/or a local anesthetic. Fat grafting is typically a mild experience and does not require general anesthesia.
- Fat Removal: The patient’s own fat is extracted (usually from the abdomen, inner knee, thigh, saddlebags, or hip) with a small hypodermic needle or a special cannula with limited suction. Whole, healthy fat cells produce optimal re-implantation results, which is why Dr. Gabbay manually aspirates the fat using a gentle hand-harvesting method that will not compromise the quality of the transplanted fat.
- Fat Purification: The extracted fat must be spun in a centrifuge to extract excess fluids and to separate the damaged cells, leaving only whole, intact fat cells for re-injection. In some cases, other ingredients are added to increase the longevity of the treatment (ie. vitamin C, serum albumin).
- Fat Re-implantation: Using a separate, smaller hypodermic needle, the purified fat is slowly injected thru tiny skin incisions into the tissue of the recipient site using a micro-droplet technique to ensure smooth results.
Your Recovery Process
Call us today at (310) 205-9500 to schedule your consultation with a member of our team!