What is fat grafting for the face?
Fat grafting uses your own tissue instead of a packaged product. This page reads one source on what the procedure is and lists steps for a visit in Saline, Michigan.
The procedure in one line
my.clevelandclinic.org gives the name and the idea: "Healthcare providers call this procedure “autologous fat grafting,” where they remove fat from one part of your body and inject it into your face."
How the source describes the first step
The same material starts the process here: "First, your healthcare provider removes fat from your own body using liposuction ."
What those lines ask of you
The fat comes from you, so the procedure involves two parts of your body: the place fat is taken from and the place it goes. Plan to ask about both.
Steps before you book
- Ask where on your body the fat would be taken from.
- Ask where on your face it would go.
- Ask how the clinic handles the liposuction step.
- Ask what the clinician would suggest if you prefer a product that needs no fat removal.
Related reading on fat treatments
Two further pages cover other fat treatments. my.clevelandclinic.org has a page on the Kybella cosmetic injection, and a PMC article covers cryolipolysis for fat reduction and body contouring.
Who to ask if the wording is unclear
Ask the clinician to explain "autologous" in plain words. Then ask who performs each step of the procedure.