Fat transfer at PROFILES Beverly Hills restores youthful facial volume using your body’s own fat. Common treatment areas include under-eye hollows, cheeks, nasolabial folds, marionette lines, and the lips.
Drs. Solieman and Litner utilize advanced harvesting and injection techniques designed to maximize fat cell survival and create smooth, natural-looking results. Their approach focuses on long-lasting facial rejuvenation that enhances your appearance without looking overdone.
For patients seeking a longer-lasting alternative to dermal fillers, facial fat transfer may provide durable, natural volume restoration with results that can last for years.
Our sophisticated technique for a fat transfer in Beverly Hills yields natural-looking results that can live up to the most scrutinizing red carpet moment.
If you’ve been researching “what is fat transfer?”, the procedure involves harvesting fat from one area of the body and carefully transferring it to areas of facial volume loss. This approach allows patients to restore youthful contours using their own tissue rather than synthetic materials.
Facial fat transfer in Beverly Hills patients is most often particularly effective for treating hollow eyes, dark circles, sunken cheeks, facial deflation, and age-related volume loss. Because the transferred fat comes from your own body, there is minimal risk of allergic reaction or rejection.
In the early days of fat transplantation, several factors prevented it from being accepted as an ideal procedure:
In an effort to improve predictability and maximize smooth, natural-looking outcomes, Dr. Solieman and Dr. Litner have refined the latest techniques in harvesting, processing, and reinjecting fat. Their use of advanced Water-Assisted Liposuction (WAL) technology helps preserve healthy fat cells and supports long-term survival.
Fat cell clusters have been compared to grapes on a vine. The old technique of suctioning fat cells by hand and processing them by spinning them down in a centrifuge caused excessive trauma to the fat cells, often rupturing many of them and decreasing the number of viable fat cells harvested.
Laser-assisted and ultrasound-assisted techniques use energy to disrupt fat cells before removal. While this may simplify extraction, it can also leave behind tissue debris and contribute to increased swelling during recovery.
The innovative WAL system allows Drs. Litner and Solieman to actually knock the “grapes off the vine,” or in better terms, gently separate fat clusters while preserving surrounding tissues. A system of filters additionally washes and separates the extracted fat from connective tissue, allowing for a smooth, lump-free injection of virtually pure transferable intact fat cells. These intact cells can gain a new blood supply and survive permanently as part of your natural facial fat pads so that the grapes can continue to ‘bear fruit’.
After a Beverly Hills facial fat transfer procedure at PROFILES, surviving transplanted fat cells become integrated into the treated area. The number of surviving cells generally remains stable for life.
However, significant weight loss, typically greater than 10-15% of body weight, may result in some volume reduction, just as it would affect naturally occurring facial fat. Patients considering a fat transfer in Beverly Hills, CA, procedures should understand that maintaining a stable weight helps preserve long-term results.
One of the most common questions we hear is: How long does fat transfer last?
Fat transfer performed by Drs. Litner and Solieman can create long-lasting and potentially permanent improvements. Once transferred, fat establishes a blood supply, and those surviving cells become a living part of the treated area.
It is important to note that even when using the most advanced techniques, such as WAL, not all fat cells survive the transfer procedure. Experience has shown that:
The bottom line for our patients is a reliable, durable, and successful volume-enhancing facial fat transfer in Beverly Hills that provides a smooth and natural rejuvenation around the eyes.
To learn more about the fat transfer procedure available at Beverly Hills PROFILES, contact us and book an appointment today.
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Fat grafting or fat transfer offers an innovative solution for treating eyelid hollowness that may have always been present or caused by fat loss from prior cosmetic eye surgery, aging, or significant weight loss.
The presence of under-eye shadows is a frequent complaint that comes with aging. This is due to a combination of fat and bone loss around the eyes and sagging of the upper cheek. Sometimes, it is an inherited trait that we see in relatively young patients. By filling in the shadow within the tear trough (under the eyes), fat grafting can make an extraordinary difference in rejuvenating the look around the eyes.
Fat grafting can be combined with treatments for other common causes of dark under-eye circles, including excessive skin pigment in this area. Depending on your unique situation, Drs. Solieman and Litner may prescribe bleaching creams, laser treatments, or other skincare solutions which can be combined with fat grafting to allow for even greater improvement.
You may be wondering when it makes sense to use temporary fillers as opposed to fat transfer. The answer is largely dependent on your particular goals and the areas you are seeking to improve. In general, if you are seeking a more long-term result and more complete volume replacement, then a fat transfer is usually cheaper over the long-term while providing fantastic results.
For instance, if you are looking to treat nasolabial folds (laugh lines), dark circles or hollows under the eyes and cheek area, or ‘marionette lines’ around the mouth (which make your smile appear downturned), then a fat transfer is indeed an excellent option for you. Compared to injections of temporary fillers, fat transfer is more cost-effective over the long-term since much of the fat lasts in the area for years to come. For fillers to provide a similar solution, you would need multiple syringes to be administered in various treatments in order to accomplish the same goals. The only drawback to fat transfer over temporary filler injections is the slightly greater downtime associated with it due to swelling, and the need for some sedation during the procedure.
On the other hand, if you are interested in targeting just one area of the face, such as laugh lines that are beginning to show, or if you are looking to get lip augmentation, Drs. Litner and Solieman have helped their patients achieve tremendous results with temporary fillers such as Juvéderm or Restylane. While the results are not permanent (for example, laugh line improvement will last up to a year while lip augmentation will last for about 6 months), the correction is very natural and does not require any downtime.
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Beverly Hills PROFILES utilizes WAL technology to gently dislodge fat clusters while preserving cellular integrity.
Benefits of WAL include:
The harvested fat contains both mature adipocytes and regenerative precursor cells, helping support successful graft integration and longevity.
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The best way to determine candidacy is through a consultation with Dr. Solieman or Dr. Litner, who can evaluate your anatomy, goals, and treatment options. Fat transfer candidates ideally meet the following criteria:
Recovery following facial fat transfer in Beverly Hills is generally straightforward. Patients can expect:
Most patients return to normal social activities within one to two weeks. Final results continue to improve as swelling resolves and the transferred fat establishes its blood supply.
Because a portion of transferred fat is naturally reabsorbed, final results are typically assessed after several months.
Some of the potential risks and temporary side effects of fat transfers include:
Drs. Litner and Solieman examine each patient to determine if the procedure will help you achieve your goals. Furthermore, they make sure to do everything in their power to keep risks to a minimum.
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If you are considering facial fat transfer to restore volume, improve under-eye hollows, or achieve natural-looking facial rejuvenation, Drs. Solieman and Litner can help determine whether treatment is right for you. Schedule a consultation today! Our Beverly Hills facial fat transfer patients are consistently pleased with their lasting results.
Fat is harvested from another area of the body using WAL technology, purified, and strategically injected into areas requiring volume restoration.
Most facial fat transfer procedures take approximately one to three hours depending on the treatment areas.
Common side effects include swelling, bruising, temporary numbness, and mild discomfort during recovery.
The cost varies based on treatment areas, surgical complexity, and whether additional procedures are performed. A consultation is the best way to receive personalized pricing.
Scarring is typically minimal because only very small access points are required for harvesting and injection.
Surviving fat cells can remain for many years and may provide permanent volume restoration.
For patients seeking longer-lasting correction of hollow eyes and tear troughs, an under-eye fat transfer in Beverly Hills may offer advantages over temporary fillers.
Yes. Fat transfer is frequently combined with eyelid surgery, facelifts, laser treatments, and skin rejuvenation procedures.
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