Facial Liposculpture (Liposuction & Fat Grafting)

As liposuction has increased in popularity, the indications for its use have increased. In recent years, liposuction has been used with great success to remove stubborn deposits of fat in the face and neck. Whether its 'chubby cheeks' or a 'double chin', Jacksonville patients have benefited immensely from facial liposuction. In patients with youthful elastic skin, it is possible to obtain results similar to those only seen with a facelift with liposuction alone.

It only requires a minimal removal of fat along the chin, jawline or cheek to see a marked difference in definition and tone of the entire face.

Facial Fat Grafting

Many patients would like to know if we can take fat from one area of the body and transplant it into another. While this sounds like a science fiction movie, it is not far from the truth. With Fat Grafting we are able to delicately remove fat cells from an area of the body with excess fat and transfer them into an area that is hollowed or thin.

Fat Grafting is not a new procedure although with recent advances in technique, we are now able to allow more and more of the fat cells to survive after the transfer. This new minimally invasive technique is rapidly gaining in popularity and is used quite frequently for 'touching up' facial features. Fat is often injected into the lips, cheeks, eye brows, jawline and chin to augment the facial skeleton and to replace fatty tissue that atrophies with aging.

Fat Grafting is not limited to the face and is often used to correct congenital anomalies or traumatic depressions of the skin and soft tissue of the trunk and extremities.