General information only
The content of this site is patient education. It describes what a fat transfer is, what it can and cannot do, and what it asks of the donor area. It is not a diagnosis, not a treatment recommendation for any individual, and it does not create a doctor-patient relationship.
No promise of volume or survival
A proportion of transferred fat is always reabsorbed and that proportion varies between people and between areas. No surgeon can state how much will survive, how much volume will be kept, how symmetric the result will be, or that a second session will not be wanted. Any statement that appears to promise these things should be treated with suspicion wherever you encounter it.
Weight, ageing and the result
Fat that survives behaves like the fat already in your body, so it changes with weight and with age. A result that alters because your weight has altered is not a failed operation, and it is one of the reasons a transfer is planned once weight has been steady rather than while it is moving.
If something is wrong after surgery
If you develop rapidly increasing swelling or pain at either area, spreading redness, fever, discharge from an incision, a tense collection, or a new lump that is painful, hot or growing, contact the treating team or seek care promptly rather than waiting for a routine appointment.