Natural Volume Restoration and Facial Rejuvenation
Facial Fat Grafting is designed to restore volume, soften hollowing, and improve facial balance using your body’s own natural fat.
Over time, aging can lead to loss of facial volume and structural support, contributing to hollowing, shadowing, and changes in facial contour.
At You Are Beautiful, facial fat grafting is approached with precision and restraint to create natural-looking rejuvenation while preserving facial harmony and expression.
Because fat grafting uses your own tissue, it offers a natural approach to restoring volume and improving contour throughout multiple areas of the face.
A Personalized Surgical Approach
Every patient experiences facial volume loss differently.
During your consultation, Dr. Jae Kim evaluates:
- Areas of hollowing or volume loss
- Facial balance and proportions
- Skin quality and aging patterns
- Structural support and contour
- Overall facial harmony
This allows for a customized treatment plan designed to restore balanced, natural-looking facial volume.
Facial fat grafting may be used to improve:
- Under-eye hollowness
- Temples
- Lips
- Earlobes
- Marionette lines
- Nasolabial folds
- Glabella
- Cheeks and midface volume
Facial fat grafting is also commonly performed in conjunction with Lower Blepharoplasty to help restore under-eye volume and soften hollowness following fat repositioning beneath the eyes.
Procedure Snapshot
Starting Investment: Starting at $7,000
Procedure Setting: Typically performed in-office under local anesthesia unless performed in conjunction with facelift surgery or other procedures at the surgery center.
No additional anesthesia or facility fees are added when performed in-office.
Estimated Downtime: Approximately 7 days (Bruising and swelling may last up to a week.)
Procedure Length: Approximately 3 hours
Fat Harvesting and Processing
Facial fat grafting involves carefully harvesting fat from donor areas of the body, purifying and processing the fat, and strategically placing it into areas of facial volume loss.
Fat is most commonly harvested from:
- Abdomen
- Flanks
In some cases, fat may also be obtained from:
- Inner thighs
- Outer thighs
The additional time required for harvesting and processing the fat contributes to the overall procedure length.
A Natural Approach to Results
The goal of facial fat grafting is subtle restoration—not overfilled or artificial-looking volume.
Every treatment plan is designed to:
- Preserve facial harmony
- Restore soft, natural contours
- Improve structural balance
- Support long-term rejuvenation
At You Are Beautiful, fat grafting is approached conservatively to create refined and balanced results that age naturally over time.
Recovery and Healing
Most patients experience:
- Swelling
- Bruising
- Temporary fullness
during the initial healing period.
There are typically no external sutures required for facial fat grafting procedures.
While healing varies by patient, most swelling and bruising improve significantly within approximately 7 days.
Subtle settling and refinement continue over the following weeks as the transferred fat stabilizes.
The Consultation Process
Your consultation includes a comprehensive facial evaluation, discussion of anatomy and goals, and a personalized treatment recommendation based on your facial structure and desired outcome.
Surgical Consultations
Dr. Jae Kim’s surgical consultations are $250.
The consultation fee is non-refundable, but may be applied toward surgical fees if surgery is scheduled within 30 days of the initial consultation.
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The best way to determine the appropriate treatment approach is through a personalized consultation.
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