Fat Transfer

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As we age our faces tend to lose volume. Our cheeks may flatten, our chins grow sharper and we begin to look older. Comparing a photo of oneself taken fifteen or twenty years ago with one's face today provides a good illustration of this phenomenon.

Fat transfer has been put forward as a means of volume augmentation for many years, but one of the problems encountered had been variability of the results. However, relatively recent work by surgeons like Dr. Sydney Coleman of New York has led to a much more consistently successful technique that can provide a gradual, controlled restoration of the youthful shapes of the face and other parts of the body.

With this new technique, it is easier to predict the long-term outcome because the grafting process is much more likely to succeed, and fat cells that have survived the grafting process have a lasting presence. Indeed, this technique, which is currently being used for both aesthetic and reconstructive surgery, is considered to have unrivaled potential for restoring a fuller, more youthful look. The other great advantages of course that the material transferred being from your own body, it is perfectly well tolerated in the long-term.