NON-SURGICAL FACIAL REJUVENATION (WITH STEM CELL ENHANCED FAT GRAFTING)

As we age, the lost volume in our face results in an older and more tired look. The first areas to show these changes are the cheeks and the lower eyelids. In these particular areas, which is called the mid-face, the reabsorption of fat from the cheeks and the inferior orbital rim, i.e., the inferior border of the orbit, create a “step” between the cheeks and the lower lids that is medically referred to as a “tear trough,” and gives people the appearance of a tired face. Even if a classic facelift is performed, the loss of fat in those areas needs to be replaced in order to rejuvenate the face.

To that end, in the recent years, injections of fat in the area (which is called mid-facial and tear-trough fat grafting), have been developed, and have been popularized secondary to the natural results achieved and the great improvement in appearance. The replenishment of fat can also be performed on the forehead, the temples, the mandibular borders and even the upper and lower lips. The procedure performed by itself, without any surgical approach, gives the patient sufficient rejuvenation of the mid-face to be utilized these days as a stand-alone procedure for facial rejuvenation for those who are not ready, don’t want or don’t have time to undergo more invasive traditional surgery. In recent times, since the discovery of the presence of a large amount of stem cells in the fatty tissue, the technique has noticeably improved. Scientists have discovered that a large number of stem cells can be isolated from the patient’s own fatty tissue. the process has been refined to the point that now, with the proper equipment and technique, these cells that constitute what is called “stromal vascular fraction” (SVF) of the fat tissue can be harvested from the patient’s own fat in our state-of-the-art in-house laboratory. By using the patient’s own fat, the results can be permanent, with no risk of adverse reaction. The procedure is safe, minimally invasive, with minimal down-time and discomfort, and provides the patient with a permanent natural result.