The concept of fat grafting is very simple involving removal of fat cells from excess areas like buttocks or abdomen and injecting it back in deficient areas like face or breasts that need filling out. It's a non-surgical and non-invasive procedure without any downtime and the results are visible almost immediately. It gives a youthful and refreshed look to the face by eliminating hollowed out features mainly in the mid-face region around the cheeks. Fat can be injected to the lips, under the eyes, cheeks and nasolabial folds. For limited breast augmentation, fat grafting in Calabasas is preferred over implants. This procedure makes the treated area feel soft and natural and does not have any rejection problems as it is own body fat.

If you consider going in for fat grafting, always consult a reputed, experienced and board certified plastic surgeon in Santa Clarita to do it for you. Accurate amounts in the exact places have to be injected to craft the perfect look. Any variation will naturally result in asymmetrical shape and be at variance with the desired size. Fat grafting is not a permanent procedure. The body absorbs the injected fat to some extent over time so the patient has to come back again for a repeat of fat grafting in Calabasas. But better and more advanced forms of harvesting and processing of fat is making this treatment a more lasting one.

While it is true that fat grafting is drawing fat from one place and replenishing another, there is a lot of work that needs to be done in between. The fat cells must be cleaned of any blood or fluids and damaged cells have to be removed. Fat drawn out by a syringe is preferable to that taken out through liposuction as the latter tends to destroy fat cell membrane hampering the production of new cells later. A plastic surgeon in Santa Clarita might even embed fat cell strands individually instead of injecting them in. The effects of this procedure last for a very long time. But on the other hand, recovery period is more as it requires extremely small incisions to be made.

There will be a degree of swelling and bruising after fat grafting in Calabasas. The swelling should completely go away within 2 to 4 weeks and you should be fit to resume your normal activities thereafter. It is advisable not to move the treated area much for at least a few days as it gives the fat cells a better chance to grow. Since fat cells are absorbed by the body, the effects of a procedure usually last for up to three years.