While some of the fat will melt away, we feel that what is seen at two to three months will stay for years. A fat transplant generally produces smoother, more even results. We ask our older patients to bring in photos of themselves taken when they were in their 20s or 30s, so we can see how their lips, cheeks, foreheads and eyes appeared when their faces were younger. We try to match that. Men, particularly body builders, sometimes want to increase the size of the pectoral or calf muscles.
Fat transplants can help.
This procedure is remarkably successful, because Dr. Coleman has found that fat sticks inside muscle quite well. Because muscle has more blood supply than fat, the injected fat actually has a better life support system in muscle. The same is generally true for fat transplanted into the buttocks. However, buttocks require very large amounts of injected fat to create the desired effect. You've no doubt heard about penis enlargement and lengthening procedures.