Fat Transfer

Your cost for a fat transfer will vary depending on several factors. For transfers to the butt or breasts, a higher volume of fat is needed, thus more liposuction may be necessary and a longer process is performed to purify the fat and inject it accordingly. Smaller treatments, such as adding facial volume, take less fat and time. The volume amount needed to reach your goals will be explained during your consultation at our facility, along with pricing estimates and payment options for you to consider.

Fat can be transferred almost anywhere on your face or body that you want to add volume. Some of the most common areas are the buttocks (often known as a Brazilian butt lift), face, hands, and breasts. A fat transfer may be combined with breast implants or breast reconstruction to achieve your desired results. Age-related volume loss in the face and hands can also be corrected with a fat transfer, particularly in the hollows under the eyes or to add shape to your lips. Talk to your Sarasota plastic surgeon during your consultation about where you would like to add volume so they can create your custom fat transfer plan.

Fat transfers create natural-looking results that can last for a long time with proper care. Sarasota Plastic Surgery Center uses the latest techniques to purify and graft fat that minimize reabsorption. However, there is usually still a small amount of fat that does not attach to its new location, so more fat than needed is typically added to the area. If you want to enhance or touch-up your results after a few years, a second fat transfer procedure may be performed.

Depending on the area that needs volume, there may be an alternative to a fat transfer. In your buttocks and breasts, augmentation surgery with an implant may be performed instead of a fat transfer. In your face and hands, Sarasota Plastic Surgery Center offers several injectable fillers for long-lasting rejuvenation and volume. During your consultation all of the various options will be discussed so you can have the results that match your goals.

In your initial consultation, your Sarasota plastic surgeon will discuss about how much fat is needed to achieve your goals. In some cases, you may not have enough fat for the transfer, but this is typically only an issue if you have a very low body fat percentage or you want a large volume of fat added to one area. Fat can be removed from multiple areas or supplemented with donor fat.