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title: "Facial Fat Transfer"
url: https://drturner.com.au/procedures/face/facial-fat-transfer/
date: 2024-10-11
modified: 2026-07-03
author: "Dr Scott J Turner"
description: "Facial fat transfer, also called facial fat grafting, is a surgical procedure that uses a patient's own fat to add volume to selected facial areas. Fat is harvested by liposuction..."
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# Facial Fat Transfer

Facial fat transfer, also called facial fat grafting, is a surgical procedure that uses a patient's own fat to add volume to selected facial areas. Fat is harvested by liposuction from a donor site such as the abdomen, flanks or thighs, processed into microfat or nanofat, and placed through small cannulas into the planned areas. Facial fat transfer may be considered when facial volume loss or facial deflation is part of the concern; it addresses volume rather than tissue descent, and it is not a substitute for facelift surgery where descent is the main issue.

Dr Scott J Turner is a [Specialist Plastic Surgeon FRACS](/dr-scott-turner-sydney-plastic-surgeon/) who consults in [Bondi Junction](/locations/bondi-junction/) and [Manly](/locations/manly/), Sydney, with all surgery performed in accredited private hospitals at Bondi Junction Private Hospital and Delmar Private Hospital, Dee Why. This page explains facial fat grafting, microfat and nanofat, common treatment areas, fat survival, recovery, risks, cost factors and how fat transfer may be combined with facelift surgery where clinically appropriate.

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