Recovery from using fat as a filler. Facial fat grafting is a great procedure for both facial rejuvenation and facial reshaping. The recovery period is fairly quick and easy because there are no incisions in the face or donor area that require healing except for a tiny incision to both harvest and inject the fat. The majority of bruising in the face when using an HA filler such as Juvederm is much less when you use your own fat cells. Typically, we see very little bruising when we use fat as a filler. Arnica tablets may help with bruising but do not place anything frozen on the grafted area because you may damage the fragile fat cells. When we use fat as a filler vs. other HA fillers on the market, we are seeing longer lasting results that tend to look more natural on our patients.