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Fat grafting is a hot topic in plastic surgery. Over the past ten years, it has emerged from its dark ages in which it was viewed as unsuccessful and in disrepute. Historically, fat grafting in cosmetic surgery was completely unpredictable. The transferred fat would usually completely resorb and, if not, it left lumps and contour Read More…

There are numerous types of facial shapes. (eight to be exact) Described as well known geometric outlines such as round, oblong,  and square, they impart to a face a certain look. There are many anatomic components that come together to make up that geometric shape. The prominence of the bones and the thickness and amount Read More…

  1.      What are the different types of fat grafting?   Fat grafting in plastic surgery in various forms has been around for over fifty years. More solid forms of fat grafts, known as dermal fat grafts, has a long history of successful use when the size of the graft is relatively small. But having Read More…

  The gaunt face can occur in both the young and the aging. It is most commonly recognized as a part of aging for some with loss of fat in the cheeks, side of the face, and even up into the temples. But it can also occur as a natural part of one’s face even Read More…

Injectable fat grafting is one of the newer plastic surgery techniques. While it was first done in humans as early as the 1950s, it has gained tremendous popularity in this decade for  a variety of face and body procedures. Liposuction certainly accounts for one of the reasons fat grafting has become popular as we have Read More…

  Loss of facial volume is now a well recognized phenomenon of aging as well as part of certain disease processes. As subcutaneous fat volume is lost in the cheek, side of the face, and the temporal areas, one can acquire a more gaunt facial appearance. While this may be somewhat desirous when one is Read More…

  ‘I am very lean and have lost volume in my face. I would like to find a permanent solution and have read about fat grafting. Is this done with local anesthesia and how much fat do you need to extract to get enough and where would you extarct the fat from? Also what is Read More…

Lumpectomies for the treatment of breast cancer is an increasing method of therapy that spares much of the breast. With earlier detection of breast cancer today, less invasive and better breast conservation is now commonplace. Lumpectomies, however, leave indentations and crater-like dents after the cancerous tissue has been removed. Because of the size and location of Read More…