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Frequently Asked Questions About Micro Fat Grafting
You may be suitable if you:
Want natural-looking enhancement using your own tissue
Have enough donor fat available (even small amounts can be enough for facial work)
Are at a stable weight and can follow aftercare
This depends on your health and goals. You may need extra caution if you:
Smoke or vape (can affect healing and take rates)
Have uncontrolled medical conditions
Have unrealistic expectations of “one-and-done” perfection
Have significant skin laxity where surgery may be more appropriate
Fat is harvested gently, then filtered/decanted and refined depending on whether macro, micro, or nanofat is planned.
A proportion typically does not survive and is reabsorbed early. The portion that establishes a blood supply can be long-lasting. Longevity also depends on technique, area, and your biology.
Yes. Transferred fat cells behave like fat cells elsewhere, significant weight gain or loss can change volume.
Temporary swelling, bruising, tenderness, tightness, and mild unevenness while healing.
General advice often includes:
Avoid smoking/vaping
Follow aftercare and activity restrictions
Avoid pressure on the treated area (area-dependent)
Maintain stable nutrition/hydration
Your clinician can give a tailored plan.
Yes, small-volume facial fat grafting is done under local anaesthetic (sometimes with sedation options). Larger-volume body work more commonly needs IV sedation.
Macrofat grafting is fat transfer using slightly larger fat parcels, mainly to restore volume and shape. It’s commonly used for areas like the buttocks, hips, breasts, cheeks, temples, and to soften larger contour deficits.
Replacing volume loss (face/body)
Improving contour (e.g., hip dips, buttock shape)
Correcting asymmetry
Softening larger depressions or hollows
Fat is usually harvested via gentle liposuction from areas such as the abdomen, flanks, thighs, or inner knees, then processed and reinjected.
The fat that successfully “takes” becomes living tissue and can be long-lasting. It’s normal for the body to reabsorb a portion early on, which is why surgeons often plan for a degree of settling.
Many people do well with one session, but some areas (especially larger-volume goals or thin skin/limited donor fat) may benefit from a staged approach.
Risks vary by area and technique, but can include: bruising/swelling, lumps/firmness, infection, asymmetry, fat reabsorption, over- or under-correction, oil cysts, fat necrosis, and scarring at entry points. Your clinician should also discuss area-specific risks (e.g., breast screening considerations, or safety considerations for gluteal fat transfer).
Expect swelling and bruising at donor and recipient areas. Many people return to desk work within days to a week, but you’ll usually be asked to avoid heavy training for a short period and follow specific advice depending on the treated area.
Microfat grafting uses smaller, more refined fat parcels than macrofat. It’s ideal where you want smooth, precise contouring and natural soft volume, mainly in the face,neck and hands.
Cheeks, midface, temples
Under-eye/tear trough (in selected patients)
Lips/perioral volume (in selected patients)
Hands
Fine contour refinement where macrofat might feel too “bulky”
Fillers are pre-made gels and give predictable immediate volume, but they’re temporary and can migrate or create “filler fatigue” in some patients. Microfat is your own tissue, potentially longer-lasting once it takes, but it can be less predictable and may require a touch-up.
Microfat can sometimes improve softness and texture because it’s living tissue, but if your main goal is skin quality, nanofat (below) may be more relevant.
Yes, but under-eye work requires careful patient selection and precise technique. Risks in this area can include swelling, lumps, contour irregularity, and prolonged puffiness in some patients.
You’ll typically look noticeably swollen/bruised for 1 weeks, with more subtle settling over several weeks (sometimes longer depending on the area and individual healing).
Nanofat is a highly processed form of your own fat where the goal is skin quality and regeneration rather than volume. It’s often described as a “skin-boosting” fat transfer and is placed very superficially.
Under-eye crepey skin (selected patients)
Fine lines and skin texture
Acne scarring / certain scars (selected cases)
Sun-damaged or dull skin quality
Dark circles where skin quality/vascular show-through is a factor (selected patients)
Not meaningfully. Nanofat is generally used for skin improvement, not for filling hollows.
Some people notice early changes from swelling, but true skin-quality improvements are usually gradual, often becoming more apparent over 6–12 weeks (and can continue evolving beyond that).
Many patients have one session, but for scars/skin quality concerns, a course (e.g., 2–3 sessions) may be recommended depending on goals and response.
Yes, this is very common:
Macrofat for volume/shape
Microfat for precision contour
Nanofat for skin texture/quality
A combined plan can deliver a more complete result in one treatment episode.
