fat transfer in Toledo, Ohio
A Natural Solution for the Signs of Aging
About this Treatment
Fat Transfer
Our fat transfer in Toledo, Ohio also helps skin and tissue damaged from scarring, injury, or radiation to rejuvenate, repair, or restore the skin and tissue to a healthier state or improve contour.
Fat grafting, also known as fat transfer or fat injections, is a minimally invasive aesthetic surgical procedure to harvest living fat cells from an area of excess, process and purify the fat cell grafts, and then inject them into areas deficient in volume due to aging, congenital factors, or trauma.
What It Is
Our fat transfer in Toledo treats common problems such as loss of tissue volume, laxity, loss of support, thinning or atrophy, and loss of elasticity of the skin. This volume loss is commonly seen with aging or in the face, buttocks, and breasts and is a frustrating concern for many patients. In addition, scientific research has revealed that subcutaneous fat contains other special precursor cells or stem cells and powerful growth factors at have the unique ability to replace aged or damaged cells and help rejuvenate youthful tissue function and skin health. Combining the natural volume replacement benefits of a patient’s own living fat cell grafts along with the bioregenerative potential of natural growth factors such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and other signaling peptides is a growing and exciting new option in aesthetic medicine.
What It Treats
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Common signs of aging such as deflated and volume deficient areas of the face particularly the cheeks, lips, under eye tissue, temporal hollows, and jawline
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Thinning of facial tissues resulting from sun exposure or aging
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Deficient volume and body contour disproportion commonly experienced in the buttocks and breasts with aging, weight loss or congenitally
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Tissue damage from radiation, such as in breast cancer treatment, or after trauma or previous surgery
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Facial acne scarring
Treatment Time
- 1.5 - 2.5 hours
Recovery Time
- 2.5 - 3.5 weeks
Anesthetic Type
- General
Benefits
- Long-Lasting Volume Can provide natural balance and long-lasting volume which contributes to a more youthful appearance and proportion in the face, buttocks, and breasts.
- Wide-Ranging Solutions Our fat transfer in Toledo can help rejuvenate thinning, loss of elasticity and atrophy in the skin and underlying issues caused by sun exposure and aging.
- Easily Paired When combined with appropriate aesthetic procedures such as face-lifts, skin peels, lasers and liposuction, fat transfer contributes to a more balanced and natural appearing overall treatment result and more youthful skin quality.
- No Scars Fat transfers can be placed by injection and small blunt cannulas in any treatment area without incisions or related scars.
- Improvement in Acne Scars Fat transfers be combined with needle scar release (‘subcision’) to improve the appearance of acne and other surface scars.
How Fat Transfer Works
Step 01.
As with all aesthetic surgical procedures with Dr. Frank Barone at EVOLV Plastic Surgery, involves complete evaluation, examination, discussion of goals, and creation of a personalized and comprehensive rejuvenation plan. Pre-operative skin care and education are also essential for preparation and safe, optimal results. We review itemized costs and recovery time planning as well as related planned procedures with the fat grafting.
Step 02.
Depending on related procedures and the extent of fat harvest, contouring, and placement, fat grafting, and processing is either done in the office procedure facility or in an accredited outpatient surgery center under either a light general or intravenous anesthetic administered by a board-certified anesthesiologist and experienced licensed nursing staff.
Step 03.
After local, intravenous, or general anesthesia, the fatty tissue excess in selected donor sites is infiltrated with an anesthetic solution to reduce bleeding and discomfort through a small half-inch incision hidden in a skin crease. Fat is harvested with a special ultrasonic or syringe technique to preserve fat cell viability. Contouring of the donor site is also done in most cases. The harvested fat cells are then processed and purified and then mixed with growth factors such as PRP (platelet-rich plasma) to improve the viability and take. The fat cell/growth factor mixture is then carefully injected into specific areas of treatment. After completion of related ancillary procedures, incisions are closed, and compression dressings are applied.
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The amount of swelling and bruising as well as recovery will depend on the extent of the liposuction and fat harvest, as well as the degree of fat injection placement, and other related combination aesthetic procedures. The EVOLV Plastic Surgery pre and post-operative therapeutic system involves clinically proven supplements, lymphatic drainage and massage, LED biophotomodulation, a customized medical skin care plan, and other services and products that are proven to reduce swelling, bruising, and downtime, and speed recovery. Because a portion of the grafted fat cells will not survive, and the tissue rejuvenation benefits are gradual, it will take time to allow swelling to resolve and to fully appreciate your result.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Your Safety Matters.
It is important to remember that the training and experience of your plastic surgeon and staff are the most important criteria for achieving safe and natural appearing results with Fat Transfer.
Patient safety and natural appearance results are the major priority for every procedure at EVOLV Plastic Surgery and Medical Aesthetics.
In addition to plastic surgery residency and achieving board certification, Dr. Barone completed advanced fellowship specialty training and research in cosmetic and aesthetic surgery and medicine. Dr. Barone is an active member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) which admits only board-certified plastic surgeons who have achieved recognition and expertise in aesthetic surgery and medicine. Dr. Barone has conducted clinical research, published numerous articles, and served as a lecturer and instructor for other plastic surgeons and companies.
All major cosmetic surgical procedures at EVOLV Plastic Surgery are performed only in a fully accredited surgical center with experienced and licensed staff. Candidates considering Fat Transfer at EVOLV are thoroughly evaluated and fully informed and prepared for the procedure. Both pre-and post-operative education and guidance along with specific therapeutic services to reduce swelling and downtime are emphasized to improve safety and outcomes and to reduce potential complications.
Find Us
2000 Regency Court #204 Toledo, Ohio 43623 (419) 464-9422- Mon: 8:30 am-5:00 pm
- Tues: 8:30 am-7:00 pm
- Wed: 8:30 am-5:00 pm
- Thurs: 8:30 am-5:00 pm
- Fri: 8:30 am-3:00 pm
- Sat: Closed
- Sun: Closed