Lipofilling with autologous fat

Natural beauty and contour: everything you need to know about lipofilling with autologous fat

Lipofilling with autologous fat, also known as fat grafting or autologous fat transfer, is an aesthetic procedure in which fat is harvested from one area of the patient's body and transplanted into another region to add volume, improve contours or fill in wrinkles. This procedure is often used to achieve natural results as the transplanted fat is organic and well tolerated. The procedure makes it possible to remove unwanted fat from areas such as the abdomen or thighs while adding volume to other areas.For whom is the treatment suitable and which regions are suitable? Lipofilling with autologous fat can be considered for a variety of people and applications.
It therefore brings double benefits.

Who is the treatment suitable for and which regions can be considered?

Lipofilling with autologous fat can be considered for a variety of people and applications. It is suitable for increasing the volume of various areas of the body that have lost volume due to the natural ageing process or other factors, for example. This area of application relates primarily to operations such as breast augmentation with autologous fat or the correction of breast deformities. Lipofilling can also be used to improve the contours and proportions of the body or to fill in fine lines and wrinkles. Example areas include the cheeks, lips, nasolabial folds, marionette lines and scar defects.

The advantages of lipofilling with autologous fat

Lipofilling with autologous fat offers a number of advantages that make it a popular aesthetic surgery treatment. Because autologous (your own) fat is used in this procedure, it leads to natural and harmonious results. The transplanted fat is organic and comes from the patient's own body, which minimizes the risk of rejection or allergic reactions. In addition, the incisions made for liposuction and fat injection are usually very small and cause minimal and inconspicuous scars. In contrast to other methods such as the use of implants or synthetic fillers, no foreign material is used in lipofilling. However, it must be mentioned that both methods have their advantages and disadvantages.

What is the procedure for lipofilling with autologous fat?

The procedure consists of 4 specific steps: Liposuction, preparation of the fat, injection and adjustment or modeling. At the beginning, the fat is taken from an area of the body that has sufficient reserves, such as the abdomen, hips or thighs. The fat taken from these areas is then purified and processed to remove blood and other unwanted components. This processed fat is then drawn into syringes and injected evenly and gently into the recipient area such as the face, cheeks, lips or breasts. After the injection, the treated region is sculpted to ensure that the desired shape and contour is achieved. In some cases, several rounds of injections are required to achieve the desired result.

The type of anesthesia used for lipofilling with autologous fat can vary depending on the individual needs of the patient and the extent of the procedure. Local anesthesia is an option for smaller procedures with a limited donor and recipient area. The local anaesthetic is injected into the donor and recipient area and numbed so that the patient is awake during the procedure but does not feel any pain. If the procedure is more extensive, it can be performed under twilight sleep (sedation). In this case, the patient is given a sedative, which has a relaxing effect and creates a twilight state to minimize anxiety and discomfort during the procedure. In cases where major lipofilling procedures or extensive body contouring are required, general anesthesia may be used.