Who is a candidate?

If you have indentations in your skin, depressed scars or deep wrinkles.

If there are grooves, folds or areas of soft tissue depression. This may also include enhancement of your lips.

Intended Results

Minimize facial and other skin wrinkles and depressions.

Procedure Description

A certified cosmetic surgeon, like Dr. Brandow, will collect (suction) the patient’s own fat from a distant donor area and re-injected into the defect area. Fat transfer is done as an outpatient procedure. Fat transfer requires local anesthesia. Small amounts of fat can be collected and transferred under local anesthesia. If you would like us to give you Valium prior to the procedure, you must have a driver to take you home once the procedure is finished.

Recuperation and Healing

The treated areas usually look normal within a matter of a few days after fat transfer. If you are having fat transfer to your lips, this area remains swollen for 7-10 days. Do not panic your lips will be very LARGE for the first few days, however they will go down, again, do not panic.

Other Options

Additional procedures that could enhance the result of Fat Transfers are other facial cosmetic procedures such as Face Lift, Eyelid Lift Surgery, or Rhinoplasty.

Insurance Guidelines

This procedure is considered cosmetic and therefore is not covered by insurance. The patient is responsible for payment.

Note

The specific risks and the suitability of this procedure for a given individual can be determined only at the time of consultation. All procedures have some degree of risk. Minor complications that do not affect the outcome occur occasionally. Major complications are unusual.

The Brandow Clinic Serving the Greater Philadelphia Area and Southern New Jersey

The Brandow Clinic offers the following plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures and treatments for the Philadelphia, PA and New Jersey areas including the Main Line, Bucks County, and Atlantic City: Face Lift, Breast Implants, Tummy Tuck, Liposuction, Eyelid Surgery, Botox, Juvederm, Restylene, and much more.
Please call The Brandow Clinic at 610.617.7949 for the Philadelphia office or 609.653.2220 for the New Jersey office to schedule your personal consultation or to learn more about the cosmetic and plastic surgery options that we offer.