Op. Dr. Volkan Serdar Otrakçı

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Op. Dr. Volkan Serdar Otrakçı

FAT INJECTION

Fat injection has a wide application area in aesthetical surgery and its popularity is increasing day by day. Injected fat cells continue to live at their new place and serves as a filling. This procedure not only provides fullness, it also enables a clear improvement in the skin quality at the injected areas thanks to the stem cells present in the fat cells.
It is mostly applied on facial area. The fat amount of the face diminishes and sagging occurs with aging. The diminished fat of the face is replenished with fat injection and a younger, fuller, more alive and aesthetical facial appearance is achieved. Volume losses or weaknesses may also be observed in the young people due to the facial soft tissue and bone structure. Fat injection is most frequently used for treating the facial lines become evident depending on aging. It is applied with the aim of filling the depressed cheeks and the marionette lines between mouth and nose, eliminating the skin depressions and irregularities, erasing forehead lines and providing fleshy lips.
During this procedure, the desired adipose tissue is removed through liposuction from the body areas with excessive adipose tissue (abdominal, hip and hipline areas) and they are filled into very thin injectors and injected after special processes. After the procedure, the injected areas have fullness above the desired level at first. Within the time, the desired level is achieved as the adipose tissue is absorbed and the swelling is taken down. However, this method is unfortunately lasts for 6 months and only 30% permanence is ensured at the end of this period. The permanence ratio increases after one or two repeated sessions.
Oil fat is one of the procedures often used for lip fullness. Although the procedure is performed mostly under local anesthesia, it can be also performed under general anesthesia if preferred. It is possible to have more evident contours with fillers, however the permanence ratio of fillers are very low.
Except for facial area, fat injection is frequently used for restoring the dorsum of hand, scars, depressions after liposuction and the skin contour imperfections on the body.