Are you tired of feeling self-conscious about those stubborn areas of unwanted fat? Do you dream of slimmer, more youthful appearance without the need for invasive surgery or foreign substances? We understand the frustrations that come with not feeling your best, and were here to offer solution.
Traditional methods of fat reduction, like diet and exercise, can help with overall weight management but may not target specific areas. Liposuction, while effective at removing fat, can be invasive and involve downtime. Injectable fillers offer temporary solutions but require frequent touch-ups. These options often leave patients searching for a better, more lasting solution.
At St. Louis, MO our experienced professionals understands your desire for a more youthful, sculpted appearance, and we’re dedicated to helping you achieve it safely and effectively.
What is Fat Transfer?
St Louis Fat Transfer is a cosmetic procedure that naturally enhances areas of the face and body that have deflated due to age, stress, and other relative causes. It is safer and less invasive than other types of procedure that makes use of synthetic materials. Excess fat cells from other areas of the body is extracted and transferred to the deflated part, making it firm again. It’s like hitting two birds with one stone, really. Fat cells are removed from full areas and transferred to areas that need to be full and robust.
Moreover, our innovative procedures at St. Louis, MO can help you achieve natural-looking results, enhancing you feet, thighs, love handles, abdomen, and neck, so you can confidently embrace your rejuvenated appearance.
Fat Transfer Options in St. Louis
In a nutshell, St Louis Fat Transfer is the transfer of extracted fat cells from one area to another area that needs to look and feel plump and firm. It can be done in various parts of the body and, while the procedure for all areas are basically the same, here is a look at how the results for each would be like.
While it is a safe and natural method for regaining fullness, not everyone is eligible for a Fat Transfer. This procedure can be done on the following:
- Sunken cheeks or lack of fullness in the face
- Laugh lines
- Thin lips
- Sagging breasts
- Loss of volume in buttocks area
- Wrinkled hands
- Scars
- Pockmarks caused by chickenpox, acne, or the like.
- Marks from other cosmetic procedures
Using your own fat cells to lift breasts and modestly add to their size is a highly recommended option. First of all, it involves natural substances, thus, eliminating any possibilities of infection. The results look and feel natural, too.
Facial Fat Transfer
Fat transferred to delicate areas of the face, like the cheeks, can help stretch out the skin, thus, smoothing out any wrinkle that has developed. Fat contains a lot of stem cells that can help repair the skin where it is injected. It can also be injected into lips, making it fuller and plumper.
Scars and Marks
Scars and marks caused by acne, infections, or previous surgeries can cause unpleasant depressions. Injecting fat cells in areas that have these will help fill in the depressions and even out the skin, reducing the marks enough to be less or not noticeable at all.
Buttocks
Those who do not have full or evenly-shaped buttocks can now have one, thanks to fat transfer. We highly recommend doing a butt lift at the same time as transferring fat to lift up sagging buttocks.
Hands
Similar to facial fat transfer, the stem cell content of the fat helps rejuvenate the skin, smoothing out wrinkles and making them look younger. It also adds volume to joints and reduces the visibility of large veins.
Available Alternatives
If you ever find yourself unqualified for a St. Louis fat transfer, there are other alternative treatments that could provide similar results but may not increase volume effectively as fat transfer does.
Botox
This injection of botulinum toxin on the face helps smoothen the face through muscle immobilization.
Laser Therapy
Laser is also effective in reducing the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines on the skin, be it on the face or hands.
Ultherapy
This therapy involves stimulating the production of collagen in the skin, great for facelifts and repairing the skin.
Breast and Buttock Augmentation
While fat transfer can increase size modestly, augmentation can produce a bigger increase in size.
Meeting with an experienced doctor / surgeon in St. Louis for a consultation is highly recommended before deciding on a procedure. The doctor would explain all the things involved in Fat Transfer, from prep all the way to the recovery phase. Your health is assessed through a full exam and the area that would receive treatment is assessed. This is the best time to acquire the information you need to help you come to a decision.
Fat Transfer Procedure
It typically takes two to three hours for the entire procedure to be completed. Depending on the type of fat transfer, the patient’s body type, and how extensive the transfer is, sedatives and local or general anesthesia will be used. Liposuction, which is the process of extracting fat, is done on a full area, making sure that incisions are done in a hidden part of the body. The scar is often very small and subtle and may fade over time. The extracted fat is transferred to the areas that need more volume. When the transfer is done, incisions are sutured and dressed to eliminate infections. Patients can undergo the procedure and be sent home the same day.
Recovery
Patients that undergo a Fat Transfer procedure can usually go back to work and do strenuous activities in a week or two. This, however, will depend on how extensive the procedure was and the state of the patient’s health. We often create custom instructions for each patient that should be strictly followed during the recovery stage.
Although minimally invasive, St. Louis patients will experience bruising, swelling, and tenderness in the involved areas. Physical activities must be avoided or limited for the meantime. Ice packs can relieve swelling but avoid alcohol or the intake of Aspirin. Patients are required to come in on the 5th or 7th day after the procedure so we can do a follow-up check to examine the treated areas, check on the recovery process, and to provide additional instructions or recommendations, whichever is necessary.
Fat Transfer Cost
The overall costs vary on how extensive the procedure is, how many areas are involved, and any other procedure that may be done along with the fat transfer; such as St Louis fat grafting.
We invite you to contact us so we could schedule a consultation. We want you to have all the information you need to decide on whether Fat Transfer St. Louis is a favorable procedure for you.
Contact us @ (636) 489-0769 for a free consultation!
Frequently Ask Questions
$5,000 is the average starting price of fat graft.
Believe it or not, fat transfers do really work. Minimal risks for bad effects can happen as no one is allergic to their own fat. The injected fat will have a continuous blood supply which can last for many years.
The fat that survives over 6-12 months after surgery will highly be permanent and responds to be a normal fat.
Fat transfer requires more than one surgery which makes it more expensive than one surgery implant. Best is to have a consultation to give you options and recommendations that benefit your body.
