Fat injection, which is one of the most frequently used methods in recent years, has a wide application area.
Fat, which is a very effective soft tissue filling material, is among the best tolerated filling materials. It is not a procedure that can cause allergies or side effects due to the use of adipose tissue in the person’s own body.
Fat injection is one of the methods used reliably to improve both the cosmetic appearance of the face, hands, legs, chest and hips, as well as the scars on the body.
Fat injection or autologous fat transplantation is a procedure that is performed by injecting the fat taken from areas of the person’s body with excess fat, such as the abdomen, hips, belly, after processing, into the areas of the body where there is a lack of volume. It is possible to correct deformations in the skin with the method that can be applied to different parts of the body other than the face. Fat injection has the feature of being a procedure that can be applied as a part of other surgical interventions. Filling the cheeks with fat injection during the facelift procedure is also included in this scope.
Fat injection can be applied to people over the age of 18 who want to add volume to certain areas on their body and face. The fat to be used in the fat injection method is generally preferred to be taken from the hip, abdomen, thigh and waist of the person. However, other areas can be used as donors if the surgeon deems it appropriate.
Fat injection is a process that is performed by removing fat from the designated areas of the person’s body, makes some process from the extracted fat, and injects the purified oil into the application area.
Before starting the first phase of the application, local anesthesia is applied to both the donor area and the application area. Then, fat is removed from the donor area using the liposuction method.
The removed fat cells are discharged and centrifuged. In this way, living adipose fat cells and debris, fat, excess fluid and dead cells are separated. The method of washing the oil with a sterile saline solution can also be applied. As the fats discarded as a result of this process are usually fat cells that will not survive in the graft, the problem they may cause in terms of good cells is prevented. In fat injection, the process of applying the fat taken by the liposuction method depends on the area to be applied. While nano-graft method is preferred in applications such as under-eye fat injection for areas with very thin skin tissue, micro-graft method is generally used in other facial areas. In other words, the preparation of macro, micro or nano grafts according to the area to be applied is very important for the success of the application.
The procedure is performed by injecting the treated fat into the area to be treated in the form of small droplets along the subcutaneous tissue to add volume. The way the injected fat grafts can survive is through a maximum blood supply to each fat drop. The body absorbs some of the injected oil in the process after the application and the effect of the remaining oils is observed.
Before the application, the patient’s complaints are listened, the general body structure is examined and the area to be treated is evaluated. The donor area is determined. Then, the process is planned according to the points, such as how much fat will be injected into the application area. If the patient is using drugs with blood thinners, he should stop before the operation.
Antibiotics may be prescribed by the doctor to prevent infection after the application. In this case, the drugs should be used regularly. Cold compress can be applied in case of swelling in the application area. Although the swelling resolves on its own, it may take a little longer in the side injection to the lip.
After the application, environments such as sauna, steam and Turkish bath should be avoided for the period specified by the doctor. Because very hot environments and steam can cause increased swelling.
After the application, pain might be felt in the form of tingling, which can be relieved with painkillers.
Patients can continue their social lives on the day of the application.
In Which Regions Is Fat Injection Most Preferred?
It is permanent if the given cells continue to live. Since the death of the given cells will cause the fat to melt, the effect of the filling wears off.
