Fat Transfer in Lone Tree, CO
Fat transfer offers a natural approach to volume restoration, using your own fat cells to enhance facial features or body contours. Fat transfer can also be used to restore volume to the backs of the hands, where age-related thinning can make veins, tendons, and bony structures more visible. Dr. Tanya Atagi combines surgical precision with an artistic eye to create results that look and feel authentically you.
What Is Fat Transfer?
Fat transfer, also called fat grafting or lipofilling, addresses the natural loss of volume that occurs with aging, weight loss, or genetics. As we age, fat pads in our face deflate and shift downward, creating hollow cheeks, sunken temples, or thin lips. Similarly, areas of the body may lack the fullness patients desire.
Fat transfer works by harvesting fat cells from areas where you have excess, such as the abdomen, thighs, or flanks, then purifying and carefully injecting these cells into areas that need volume. Because the transferred material is your own tissue, the results look natural and integrate seamlessly with your existing anatomy. The harvested fat contains stem cells and growth factors that can actually improve skin quality in the treated area. Dr. Atagi uses advanced techniques to maximize fat survival, ensuring long-lasting results that enhance your natural beauty.
Who Is a Good Candidate for Fat Transfer?
Ideal candidates for fat transfer have adequate fat stores for harvesting and realistic expectations about results. Fat transfer works well for patients who prefer using their own tissue rather than synthetic fillers or implants, and it’s particularly beneficial for those seeking long-lasting results, as transferred fat that survives becomes permanent.
You should be:
- In good overall health and at a stable weight
- Interested in natural volume enhancement in specific areas
- Open to using your own tissue rather than synthetic fillers or implants
During your consultation, Dr. Atagi will assess your anatomy, discuss your goals, and determine if fat transfer is the right approach for achieving your desired outcome. Some patients may be better candidates for dermal fillers, implants, or other procedures depending on their specific needs and anatomy.
Areas Enhanced with Fat Transfer
Facial Fat Transfer
Restore natural volume to areas such as the temples, cheeks, under-eyes, lips, jawline, and nasolabial folds for softer contours and a more refreshed appearance.
Breast Fat Transfer
Use your own fat to create subtle, natural-looking breast volume and shape enhancement without implants. Fat transfer may also help improve mild asymmetry or contour irregularities.
Buttock Fat Transfer
Enhance buttock shape, projection, and contour using your own fat for a fuller, more balanced silhouette. Treatment can also help smooth transitions between the waist, hips, and buttocks.
Hand Rejuvenation
Restore lost volume in the backs of the hands to help soften the appearance of prominent veins, tendons, and bony contours for a smoother, more youthful look.
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The Fat Transfer Process
Consultation
Dr. Atagi assesses your anatomy, discusses your goals, and determines the best approach for fat transfer, including the most appropriate donor areas and treatment sites.
Treatment
Fat transfer involves three main steps. First, fat is gently harvested from donor areas using specialized liposuction techniques designed to preserve cell viability. The harvested fat is then processed and purified to remove excess fluid, blood, oil, and damaged cells. Finally, the purified fat is carefully injected in small amounts into the treatment areas to support even distribution and long-term integration.
Dr. Atagi uses advanced filtration and purification systems to optimize fat quality and survival rates. Procedure times vary based on the volume of fat being removed, the number of areas being liposuctioned, and the number and size of the areas receiving fat transfer.
Aftercare
Most patients can return to work within about a week. You will gradually begin returning to normal activities starting around two weeks and will wear compression garments over the donor areas to support healing and help reduce swelling.
Bruising and swelling are expected at the donor sites, similar to a typical liposuction recovery.
Results
Initial volume improvement is visible right away, although some of the transferred fat will naturally be absorbed during the healing process. Dr. Atagi accounts for this when planning your procedure.
Final results continue to develop as the transferred fat integrates with the surrounding tissue. The fat that successfully establishes a blood supply becomes a lasting part of the treated area.
Some patients choose to undergo an additional fat transfer session, at additional cost, to further optimize their results.
Expert Care at Atagi Plastic Surgery & Skin Aesthetics
Atagi Plastic Surgery & Skin Aesthetics uses the PureGraft system, an advanced technology that improves fat processing and survival rates. This closed-loop system gently washes and concentrates harvested fat while maintaining sterility and preserving delicate fat cells, removing tumescent fluid, blood, and oil more effectively than traditional methods, resulting in purer fat grafts with higher survival rates. Dr. Atagi’s fellowship training in aesthetics and experience with advanced fat transfer techniques ensure that patients receive the highest quality care and optimal results, with an artistic eye and understanding of facial and body anatomy that allows her to create natural-looking enhancements.
Fat transfer costs vary depending on the areas treated and extent of the procedure. During your consultation, Dr. Atagi will provide detailed pricing based on your specific treatment plan. We offer financing payment plans through CareCredit, Cherry, and PatientFi to help make treatment more accessible.
Fat transfer and dermal fillers each have unique advantages. Fat transfer provides longer-lasting results using your own tissue, making it ideal for patients seeking significant volume restoration. Dermal fillers offer immediate results with no surgery and work well for smaller volume corrections. Dr. Atagi can help you determine which option best suits your goals.
Fat transfer recovery involves discomfort at both the donor and recipient sites. Most patients describe it as similar to liposuction recovery, with soreness, bruising, and swelling that gradually improves over 1-2 weeks. Pain medication is prescribed to manage discomfort during the initial healing period.
Yes, fat transfer is often combined with other procedures like facelifts, tummy tucks, or breast lifts for comprehensive results. Combining procedures can be more efficient and cost-effective while achieving multiple aesthetic goals. Dr. Atagi will discuss the best treatment plan during your consultation.
Yes, fat transfer can be used for natural breast augmentation to increase breast size by approximately one cup size. This technique uses your own fat cells harvested from areas like the abdomen or thighs to enhance breast volume and shape, ideal for patients seeking modest size increases who prefer using their own tissue rather than implants.
Initial results from fat transfer are visible immediately, but final results develop over 9-12 months as swelling resolves and the transferred fat establishes its blood supply. Some volume will be lost during healing as not all fat survives the transfer process, which is normal and expected.
To schedule your fat transfer consultation with Dr. Atagi, call our Lone Tree office at (303) 327-7300 or use our online contact form. We're located at 10099 RidgeGate Parkway, Suite 430, and serve patients throughout Douglas County and the Denver metro area.
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Natural Breast Augmentation
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Facelift
Comprehensive facial rejuvenation often combined with fat transfer for optimal volume restoration.
PAL Liposuction
Gentle fat removal technique that can provide donor fat while contouring other areas.
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