Facial Fat TransferBaltimore, MD

Individuals may benefit from facial fat transfer in Baltimore without a formal facelift. Sometimes individuals desire a smaller procedure with no scars —fat transfer makes this option a reality. Particularly for thin individuals, fat transfer alone can be extremely rejuvenating and soften a severe look.

The cost of your facial fat transfer depends on the area or areas that are injected and which type of anesthesia is used (usually local anesthesia).

In general, the cost of facial fat transfer is between $3,200 and $8,200.

Most patients are able to return to work after one week.

It may take up to one month for the swelling to fully disappear.

The most common harvest sites are the love handles and abdominal area, where there is usually enough fat to remove, and the fat cells tend to be the most hardy.

For facial fat transfer, a single procedure is typically enough to achieve your desired results.

Typically about 50% to 80% of the fat cells will survive the transfer procedure.

Facial fat transfer takes two to three hours to complete.

Wait for three weeks before engaging in any strenuous exercise.

Dr. Shermak recommends that patients sleep with their heads elevated for the first month or so after surgery to help minimize swelling.

While it takes about two or three weeks for swelling and bruising to subside, you will be fully healed and the tissues completely settled into their final form by six months after your facial fat transfer.

The ideal age for a facial fat transfer varies depending on your needs and aesthetic goals. Patients from their 20s to their 60s benefit from facial fat transfer.