Fat Grafting & Liposculpture of the Face and Neck
"Sculpting the shadows, restoring the light: natural regeneration of your facial volumes through fat auto-grafting."
Dr Afshin Yousefpour's structural and biomechanical expertise, applied to comprehensive facial rejuvenation.
Understanding the Dynamics of Facial Aging: Volume and Contours
Facial aging isn't just about the skin — it's fundamentally three-dimensional. It combines a loss of deep fat volume (cheekbones, temples, under-eye area) with sagging or localized fat buildup in the lower face and under the chin (jowls, double chin).
Combining liposculpture (targeted removal of excess fat) with fat grafting (micro-injection of purified, autologous fat cells) restores the jawline and redefines the mandibular contour, without a frozen look.
Dr Afshin Yousefpour's Expert Approach
As a specialist in cranio-maxillofacial anatomy, Dr Yousefpour has full command of the deep tissue planes, vascular pathways, and fat compartments of the face. This precision ensures:
- High-precision submental micro-liposuction: Fine suction with a blunt micro-cannula to slim the neck, redefine the neck-chin angle, and eliminate a double chin without damaging surrounding nerve structures.
- Micro-fat & Nano-fat technique: Micro-fat restores structural volume (cheekbones, tear trough, temples, nasolabial folds, jawline contours); Nano-fat is a fat emulsion rich in mesenchymal stem cells and growth factors, used to smooth fine perioral lines and regenerate skin elasticity.
- Natural tissue integration: Injected in multi-layered micro-tunnels to optimize revascularization of the fat grafts and make the result last.
- 100% autologous material: Zero risk of rejection or allergic reaction, since the fat is harvested from your own body (abdomen, inner thighs, or knees).
Summary Table: The Treatment Journey
| Parameter | Details & Specifications |
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| Fat harvesting | A discreet donor site (abdomen or thighs), under tumescent local anesthesia |
| Graft preparation | Gentle centrifugation, decantation, or sterile filtration to isolate living adipocytes |
| Type of anesthesia | Potentiated local anesthesia (light sedation) or light general anesthesia, depending on the extent |
| Admission | Outpatient surgery (arrival and discharge the same day) |
| Duration | 1 to 2 hours, depending on the areas treated (liposuction alone or combined with fat grafting) |
| Dressing / compression | A cervico-facial compression band (press-lift) recommended for 3 to 5 days after the procedure |
| Return to work/social life | 5 to 8 days (once major swelling and bruising have resolved) |
Frequently Asked Questions
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What's the difference between fat grafting and hyaluronic acid injections?Hyaluronic acid is a resorbable synthetic product that requires regular re-injections every 9 to 18 months. Fat grafting uses your own living fat tissue. Once the graft has stabilized (around month 3), the resulting volume is permanent and also brings in stem cells that visibly improve skin quality.
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How long does a facial fat grafting result last?About 20 to 30% of the injected fat is naturally reabsorbed during the first 8 to 12 weeks. The remaining volume is permanently integrated and will follow your natural weight fluctuations over the years. Dr Yousefpour precisely calibrates the injected quantity to account for this physiological resorption.
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Is liposuction of the double chin and neck painful?The procedure is only mildly uncomfortable. After surgery, patients mostly describe a feeling of numbness or stiffness in the neck. This discomfort is easily relieved with simple pain relievers.
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Are the harvesting and injection scars visible?No. The micro-cannulas used are only 1 to 2 millimeters in diameter. The micro-incisions are hidden in natural folds (under the chin, behind the ear, or at the navel) and become imperceptible over time.
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Procedure: Cervical Liposculpture and/or Facial Fat Grafting
Surgeon: Dr Afshin Yousefpour — Maxillofacial & Facial Plastic Surgery
1. Nature and Principles of the Procedure
The procedure aims to harvest autologous fat from a donor site to re-inject it into facial areas needing volume restoration (fat grafting), and/or to remove excess submental and submandibular fat (liposculpture). The procedure is personalized by Dr Afshin Yousefpour, based on a structural analysis of your face.
2. Normal Post-Operative Course
- Facial and neck swelling that may persist for 1 to 3 weeks.
- Bruising at the harvesting and injection sites, fading within 10 to 15 days.
- Temporary sensations of numbness or firmness in the skin.
- Partial physiological resorption (20 to 30%) of the initially transferred volume over the first three months.
3. Documented Risks and Complications
Every surgical procedure carries some element of risk, although rare in the hands of a specialized surgeon:
- Hematoma or seroma: A collection of blood or lymph that may require a one-off evacuation.
- Infection: Rare in the face, prevented by strict aseptic technique and treated with antibiotics if needed.
- Surface irregularities / asymmetry: Contour irregularities or residual asymmetry, which may be addressed with a later secondary touch-up.
- Fat cyst formation or fat necrosis: Small subcutaneous nodules resulting from incomplete resorption of a fat graft.
- Transient sensory or motor nerve injury: Temporary weakness of a marginal branch of the facial nerve, or paresthesia of the chin area, most often recovering spontaneously within a few weeks.
- Vascular complication: Exceptional, related to accidental intravascular embolization, prevented by the rigorous use of blunt-tipped cannulas.