The Secret to Youth....Volume
Wednesday, February 13. 2008 posted in Fat Grafting Facial Rejuvenation
As we age, volume is lost from our face. This volume loss exposes "bags" under the eyes, jowls, and a general aging deflation of the face. The simple treatment to restore a youthful appearance is to re-inflate the face with volume. I often rely on fat transfer to accomplish this rejuvenation. For patients whom are not yet ready to accept a fat transfer or those who want to get an idea of what they may look like with fat transfer, temporary fillers such as Restylane, Radiesse, and Juviderm are used to replace lost volume (the "Liquid Lift"). Patients often like what they see with the fillers, and then at some point decide to go with the more permanent filler, fat transfer. Look at photographs of yourself when you were in your twenties, and compare the volume of face then to now. The secret of youth is volume. Whether its replaced temporarily, or permanently, you will look younger.

Comments
Posted by: Jen 2008-11-30 11:48
I see older people with extremely voluminous, fat faces ALL the time! What are you talking about???? Fillers do not replace volume, they just make you puffy looking and cause you inflamation. And there is no proof that fat transfer lasts and who would want it to? It makes you UGLY! Just ask the doctors at UCLA who wrote a whole article on this. You should be ashamed
Posted by: Michael Persky, MD 2008-11-30 23:56
Hi Jen, I agree that there are a lot of "puffy looking" faces out there. There are also a lot of patients going to doctors and "practioners" who have no sense of aesthetics, and many time even less skill at injecting. Fillers do replace lost volume, and when performed properly, give a most natural rejuvenation. It has been proven that fat transfer when performed properly is permanent, just ask the patients that I see each week who have had it placed in excess by other practioners, and now want it removed years later. It doesn't go away by itself. I'd be happy to show you my patients who are enjoying their fat transfer procedures years later. I am well aware of all the literature regarding fat transfer, as well as the UCLA paper. There really isn't anything to be ashamed about. Thank you for your comments. Michael A. Persky, M.D., F.A.C.S.