FACIAL LIPOFILLING

Oval face restoration: facial lipofilling
In some cases facelift by itself, although achieves great aesthetic outcome, is not able to restore optimally the oval face. The oval shape of women face characteristically belongs to youth, for that reason accomplishing a complete restoration of the oval structure of the face within the facelift context, makes possible fulfill the goal, integral facial rejuvenation.

When oval face is not properly defined after performing a facelift, injection of autologous fat enriched with platelet growing factors or facial lipofilling into the malar region is associated at the same time; this malar region is preserved during initial dissection and the skin overlying this area is not undermined.

This technique consists in obtaining fat from the patient’s own body utilizing special cannulas that avoid fat cell destruction. Usually, infraumbilical region is taken as a donor site. The fat is then centrifuged in order to separate the pure fat cells from blood components and triglycerides in suspension based on their density.

Previously, platelet growth factor (PGF) is obtained from patient’s plasma. The PGF is added to the fat graft. The association of PGF with fat graft makes the graft taking in the place where it has been injected more feasible with higher percentage of success, compared to single fat injection.

Fat injection in some facial areas, like the cheekbones (malar region) and the nasolabial folds, allows oval facial restoration and precise outlining of facelift goals, which is complete facial rejuvenation.

We must go beyond simple skin tightening and wrinkle elimination; they can improve significantly the overall appearance of the face by their own, but in some cases the oval face is not restored completely. It is in these cases where lipofilling associated to facelift finds its place, precisely outlining facial contours and relieves, accomplishing restoration of contour, relief and facial oval.