Fat Transfer
Fat transfer, also known as fat grafting, allows a surgeon to sculpt more attractive contours and rejuvenate areas that have lost dimensionality. If you wish you were a little less plump in some places and a little rounder in others, a fat transfer can help you accentuate your best features!
Trusted Expertise
Dr. Grant Hamlet is a globally recognised aesthetics doctor with over 15 years of experience delivering natural-looking, transformative results. Patients trust his precision, artistry, and deep anatomical knowledge to enhance their appearance safely and beautifully.
Patient-Centred Care
Each treatment begins with a comprehensive consultation to understand your goals and craft a personalised plan. Dr. Grant Hamlet is known for his warm, honest approach, prioritising your well-being, confidence, and long-term satisfaction.
Innovation at the Forefront
Using cutting-edge techniques and state-of-the-art technology, Dr. Grant Hamlet offers advanced treatments including body contouring, regenerative therapies, and facial aesthetics – always at the highest medical standards.
Natural Results
Dr. Grant Hamlet’s signature style focuses on enhancing your natural beauty, not masking it. Clients leave looking refreshed, not “done”, thanks to his subtle, refined approach that celebrates individuality.
Introduction to Fat Transfer
The idea of taking fat from one area of the body and moving it to another isn’t new. Doctors have used fat to correct congenital deformities and complex traumatic wounds since 1893. With the advancement of liposuction techniques, this process became easier for the surgeon to perform, and much more pleasant for the patient!
In 1987, Dr Sydney Coleman introduced a new technique to improve the handling of fat during liposuction and ensure a successful transfer. His technique consists of three steps: low-pressure liposuction, centrifugation to purify the fat, and reinjection. This technique remains the “gold standard”. (1) Dr. Grant Hamlet uses the Coleman Technique for this particular procedure and combines it with VASER Hi-Def Liposuction technology for optimal results.
Benefits of Fat Transfer
Choosing fat transfer with Dr Grant Hamlet offers several key advantages for natural, long-lasting results.
Natural Enhancement
Uses your own fat cells to add volume and shape, reducing the risk of allergic reactions or rejection.
Precision Sculpting
VASER technology allows for gentle, targeted fat removal and accurate placement in delicate areas.
Minimal Downtime
Less pain, bruising, and faster recovery compared to traditional liposuction or implant-based procedures.
Long-Lasting Results
Transferred fat cells establish a blood supply and integrate into the body, providing durable, natural outcomes.
Good Candidates
The ideal candidate for a fat transfer procedure should:
- Be in good physical and mental health
- Have enough excess fat deposits that can be removed to augment the area of concern
- Not be overweight
- Have realistic expectations of the procedure and results
Fat transfer is used to help an array of different issues and concerns that a patient may have with their body. Fat grafting can be used to diminish wrinkles, reduce the appearance of scars, and add volume to the face, breasts, hands, and/or butt while slimming other areas of the body. If a patient desires natural augmentation while contouring their body, they are encouraged to come in for a consultation with Dr Grant Hamlet and see if a fat transfer can achieve their goals.
Your Consultation
Your consultation will be a wonderful way for you and Dr. Hamlet to get to know each other, and discuss your personal aesthetic goals. Dr Hamlet takes a customised approach to all aesthetic procedures.
Before your consultation, please be prepared to share the following:
- Any medical conditions or treatments or drug allergies.
- Current medications, herbal supplements, vitamins, alcohol, tobacco, and drug use.
- Previous surgeries.
Fat transfer consultations differ from one to the next because there are many different types of fat grafting, and every body is different. Dr Hamlet will use your personal consultation to get to know you and your body concerns. He’ll then make a unique treatment plan to help you achieve your individual aesthetic goals. Dr Hamlet will review your medical history and any health issues and conduct a thorough physical examination. Once he determines where and how much fat to extract, and where it will be injected, he’ll be able to give you an accurate estimate of the procedure’s cost.
The Fat Transfer Procedure
Before your breast implant removal surgery, Dr. Hamlet may ask you to do the following:
- Stop smoking.
- Get a medical evaluation and lab testing.
- Cease taking aspirin, anti-inflammatory meds, herbal supplements, or other medications that have the potential to increase bleeding.
Dr Hamlet will administer the appropriate anaesthesia, either general or local, before he begins the liposuction phase of the fat transfer. Fat for a fat transfer can be taken from any area of the body where there is an excess. The fat used for transfer is normally pulled from the thighs, abdomen, or love handles. (2) Dr Hamlet may need to take fat from more than one area to have enough to create the desired volume. After the fat is removed, it is then purified and treated to avoid infection. This same fat is re-introduced via small syringes into the area needing additional volume. The patient will be placed in compression garments to ease swelling, and then sent home to recover.
Types of Fat Transfer
Fat transfer can be used in several areas of the body to enhance shape, volume, and symmetry. While each procedure is personalised, most treatments fall into the following categories:
Facial Fat Transfer
Facial fat transfer can improve the appearance of deep lines and wrinkles by filling in the lines. It can also be introduced to fill out gaunt or hollow areas of the face that have lost volume with age. A facial fat transfer can plump lips and cheeks, and even reduce the appearance of acne scars.
Hand Rejuvenation
Our hands can be a dead giveaway of our age. Luckily, a fat transfer can turn back the clock on ageing hands. When fat is injected to the hands, it lessens the visibility of veins, tendons and improves the appearance of crepey aged skin.
Breast Augmentation
A fat transfer is ideal for women who are looking for a subtle and natural-looking increase to their breast size. Patients desiring a more dramatic transformation should consider breast implants, however, a breast fat transfer does have its advantages over implants. While implants have to be removed and replaced every several years, a fat graft makes a lasting home in the new location. There is also little to no chance of an adverse reaction with a fat transfer because the material is not foreign to the body.
Breast Implants Combined With Fat Transfer
A fat graft can be applied in a layer over artificial breast implants. The implants can be placed at the same time as the fat transfer. Dr Hamlet can also perform a fat transfer for patients who have existing breast implants. A fat graft over a set of breast implants smooths any rippling or irregularities in the skin and leaves the patient with the shape and size they desire.
Breast Reconstruction With Fat Transfer
Women who have had a lumpectomy or mastectomy can regain a beautiful set of symmetrical breasts with a fat transfer breast reconstruction. Fat grafting is ideal for naturally correcting breast irregularities.
Buttock Augmentation
Buttock augmentation is also known as a Brazilian Butt Lift. This popular procedure uses fat from the lower back, abdomen, and thigh to increase the appearance of projection and a voluptuous hourglass shape.
Calf Augmentation
Calf Augmentation adds size and shape to the calves. This makes legs more contoured and well-proportioned. Just like any other fat transfer procedure, the doctor uses excess fat from another part of the body to strategically inject into the calves. Calf augmentation leaves patients feeling more confident, especially when they want to show a little leg.
Recovery
Recovery from any procedure depends on the duration and extent of the surgery and the health of the patient. Be sure to ask Dr. Hamlet any questions regarding post-op procedures, dressings/bandages, stitches, medications, follow-up care, and when you can resume normal activities. He’ll be happy to make sure that you have all the information you need.
Dr Hamlet provides each patient with specific post-op instructions in order to ensure the best results. Dr. Grant Hamlet always recommends designating a recovery mate to help you after a surgical procedure. You’ll need a ride home after your fat transfer, and you may also need some assistance with daily activities during the early days of your recovery.
Within 2-3 days, your bandages will be able to be removed and you’ll be able to shower again. Redness and bruising are common symptoms during this time, and swelling can last a few weeks.
In addition to the VASER lipo healing and recovery process, you will also need to be aware of the newly transferred fat, making sure you do not apply any direct pressure on the area for a minimum of two weeks postoperatively. If you’ve had a buttock fat transfer, get off your butt! We recommend two weeks off work for buttock fat transfers to accommodate this.
Results
Fat transfer can achieve fantastic, natural-looking results for those people who have enough excess fat, and the desire to enlarge or re-volumise an area, or correct an imbalance in contour. A fat transfer lasts longer than fillers and provides a natural-looking correction to the area of choice. Most results are long-lasting because the fat cells are recognized and accepted by the body, whereas fillers and implants have the chance of the body rejecting them. The success of a fat transfer depends on correct fat harvesting, cleansing, and re-injection.(2)
Dr Hamlet’s experienced hand contours and corrects naturally and evenly.
FAQs
Is breast implant removal painful?
You will receive the appropriate anaesthetic to make your procedure as gentle and easy as possible. Dr Hamlet values your safety and comfort. For questions and concerns about the implant removal process, please call 0207 127 4377.
How often should I replace my breast implants?
Your body changes over time. You should consider how breast implants may react to these transitions. If you received implants over 10 years ago, please contact Dr. Grant Hamlet to schedule a consultation.
Should saline implants be replaced or removed?
Many patients prefer silicone implants to the saline variety. Please discuss your options with Dr Hamlet and his knowledgeable staff before selecting your preferred style of breast implant.
Pricing
The cost of fat transfer is based upon procedure time rather than the specifically treated areas. No two patients’ bodies are the same, nor do they have the same areas of concern. We feel this the most straightforward way of charging. After all, areas differ in size from patient to patient. Once you have had your surgical consultation, we’ll send you a detailed, all-inclusive quotation. Come in for a consultation today and Dr Hamlet will help you get started on achieving your dream body!
References
- Simonacci F, Bertozzi N, Grieco MP, Grignaffini E, Raposio E. Procedure, applications, and outcomes of autologous fat grafting. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2017;20:49-60. Published 2017 Jun 27. doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2017.06.059
- Shiffman MA, Mirrafati S. Fat Transfer Techniques: The Effect of Harvest and Transfer Methods on Adipocyte Viability and Review of the Literature. Dermatologic Surgery. 2001;27(9):819-826. doi:10.1046/j.1524-4725.2001.01062.x
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