The face loses volume with ageing as subcutaneous fat is lost, the skin thins and there is also loss of skeletal volume. Fat grafting is often used to replace this lost volume, enhancing facial contours further in addition to the facelift, and softening the facial appearance. The stem cells contained in the fat rejuvenate the overlying skin also, thickening the dermis giving a healthy glow to the skin in addition.
Fat is harvested from the abdomen usually through very small incisions, transferred into small syringes to inject into the face. The fat is injected around the face depending on patient requirements eg into the temples, brows, cheeks, nasolabial area, lips and jawline.