Injectables & Fillers
Fat Transfer
Your own tissue, restoring your own volume.
Your own tissue, restoring your own volume.
Fat transfer uses a small amount of your own fat — gently harvested from a donor area such as the abdomen or thighs, purified, then re-injected — to restore volume in the face or hands. Because it uses your own tissue rather than a synthetic filler, some patients prefer it as a more natural option, though a portion of the transferred fat is typically reabsorbed by the body over the following weeks.
Dr Gerald Tan assesses your donor sites and suitability at consultation before recommending this over other volumising options.
Fat is gently removed from a donor area using a minor liposuction technique, then purified before being carefully re-injected into the treatment area in fine layers. This is a more involved procedure than a standard filler session, so Dr Tan assesses both the donor site and the treatment area before proceeding.
Cheeks, temples or other areas that have lost natural volume over time.
Restoring a fuller, less skeletal appearance to ageing hands.
Patients who prefer their own tissue over a synthetic filler material.
Once established, transferred fat that survives can offer longer-lasting volume than some fillers.
Swelling and bruising at both the donor and treatment sites, settling gradually over this period.
Initial swelling resolves; the true, settled result becomes clearer as some of the transferred fat is naturally reabsorbed.
Fat that has established its own blood supply tends to remain long-term; Dr Tan will discuss whether a touch-up session is appropriate.
Book a consultation with Dr Gerald Tan to find out if fat transfer is right for you.
Book a ConsultationDisclaimer: Individual results may vary based on donor and recipient site factors, technique and individual healing. All treatments are doctor-administered. Suitability is assessed at consultation.