Autologous Fat Transplantation

Lipo Shifting - Lipotransfer

Moving one's own body fat to another part of the body is generally a lipotransfer. When this liquid graft full of fat cells is shifted in an operation, we call this lipotransfer Lipo Shifting. The success of this surgical autologous tissue transplant depends very much on the implementation and fundamentally on the prerequisites. It is important that the fatty tissue is harvested carefully, adequately cared for and optimally transplanted. A gentle harvesting of fatty tissue concerns the Liposuction technique (SSAL, WAL, PAL , HAL, VASER, LASER....), the amount and distribution of the fat graft, the knowledge and experience of the surgeon as self-explanatory the focus of the clinic. Adequate care concerns the oxygen supply, time and relatively discreet details about the pH regime.

After lipotransfer, the patient can influence the growth rate by ensuring optimal blood supply and metabolism during the growth phase for the transplanted fat tissue. Lipotransfer is typically used for breast augmentation and butt shaping used.

The intelligent Op

After liposuction, the tissues will return to their pre-op balance, i.e. the relative fat mass, if the lifestyle is maintained. This means that since the suctioned region remains proportionally thinner over the long term, the fat tissue is redistributed. The redistribution of fat after liposuction is undirected and can have an unfavorable effect. This is the case, for example, when the fat is deposited in the abdomen, i.e. in the abdominal cavity around the intestines. There it would no longer be accessible to liposuction. But a thickening of a double chin or upper arms is often an undesirable situation. For this reason, a controlled positioning of body fat is one of the most intelligent operations in plastic-aesthetic surgery.

Gradual Construction

With lipo transfers breast augmentation with autologous fat and Brazilian butt lift a multi-step procedure is always more successful than a single intervention. The desire for More is well known to us. The art of high growth rate lies in transplanting the right amount of fat tissue. The receiving tissue can only allow a certain number of fat lobules to grow. The reason is that the transplanted cells must be nourished by osmosis until they grow, as they have been cut off from the blood supply.

As is often the case in aesthetic medicine, too much was requested and injected. Physicians have too often allowed themselves to be guided by the lay wishes of the patients. The result is then disappointing because the majority of the transplanted fatty tissue is then lost.

The growth rate is inversely proportional to the amount of transfer per growth area. Lipotransfer will only be successful with the right technique, the right amount and the right aftercare.

What is lipofilling and why should it be done in stages?

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How many milliliters of fat do you need for a fat transfer?

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