“Fat grafting has undergone a renaissance to become an excellent choice as a natural and potentially permanent filler.”
- Dr. Pratt
Seeing the results of your body contouring procedure can now be done during your consultation. Since The Refine Institute exclusively offers the Vectra 3-D Imaging System, patients can view the changes to their hips, thighs, tummy and buttocks, even before the procedure. Images are shown from multiple angles so you can see a more accurate result of what your body will look like.
Recovery from lipostructure is relatively benign. There will be some swelling and mild discomfort controllable by oral pain medication. Your final result will take months to accurately assess due to residual swelling and variability of graft take.
Over time, the face loses fat volume in some areas and gains it in others. We often notice where we have gained fat, but the loss of fat greatly contributes to facial concerns, as well. While there are many effective methods of combating fat loss in the face, such as fillers, the results are temporary.
Lipostructure, or fat grafting, is a groundbreaking technique with the potential to permanently augment areas of age related volume loss and hollowing. During liposculpture, the patient’s fat is gently harvested using manual suction, centrifuged to purify and concentrate the fat cells, and then reinjected to fill deficient areas.
LipoStructure is very effective for permanent augmentation of cheeks and lips and involves relatively minimal downtime and potentially permanent results.
