Lipofilling | Autologous fat transplantation – Making effective use of your own adipose tissue
Many people suffer from unwanted fat deposits on their hips, thighs, and abdomen. Unfortunately, diets often do not lead to fat reduction in the desired areas. Weight loss frequently results in a loss of volume in the face or breasts.
Liposuction sometimes offers the possibility of getting rid of fat in unwanted areas. In the process, the extracted fat tissue can be put to good further use.
How adipose tissue can be used to one's optimal advantage was already demonstrated in the 1980s by the Californian plastic surgeon Sidney Coleman. Following a special preparation process (the Coleman technique), he used the adipose tissue for transplantation into desired areas.
Using lipofilling, wrinkles can be filled, depressed scar areas corrected, and the breasts enlarged or symmetrized. The buttocks can also be lifted and modeled using lipofilling. Depending on the recipient area, approximately 30 to 70 percent of the transplanted adipose tissue takes. Therefore, typically 2 to 3 procedures are necessary to achieve the desired result. Once the adipose tissue takes, it persists for years. The adipose tissue is accepted particularly well in the facial area, which is attributable to the good blood supply to the face.
Breast lipofilling
Facial lipofilling
The procedure should be performed under short-duration general anesthesia or twilight sedation. An overnight stay is not necessary for smaller extraction volumes. If the lipofilling is combined with a larger liposuction, a brief inpatient stay is recommended.
Lipofilling is a sustainable method for treating wrinkles, contouring and increasing the volume of the breasts and buttocks, and correcting depressed scars.