Body contouring with your own fat in Düsseldorf
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At a glance
- Treatment: Body contouring with your own fat (lipofilling)
- Treatment goal: Shape improvement, volume balancing, natural contours
- Regions: Hips (hip dips), buttocks (BBL), waist, cleavage, chest
- Additional benefits: Liposuction for body modeling
- Operating principle: growing fat cells and regenerative cell components
- durability: long-term with a stable weight
- Requirement: sufficient fat reserves
- Combinations: Tissue tightening, radiofrequency, biostimulators
How does body contouring with your own fat work?
We remove excess fat cells using liposuction (liposuction), for example from the stomach or thighs, prepare them and inject them into the desired regions. This allows us to build volume in a targeted manner and harmoniously emphasize contours. Some of your own fat integrates permanently into the tissue. It contains regenerative cell components that improve the overall quality of the skin.
We use our own fat to create volume and contour and also improve the skin structure.
Hip dip correction with your own fat
Hip dips are indentations on the sides below the hips. It is an anatomical variant, an anatomical feature that arises from the individual pelvic structure. Many women find these annoying because they interrupt the hip line.
By lipofilling the indentations, the hip line is smoothed and visually lengthened. The proportions appear more harmonious and the bony structure is concealed. After fat removal and preparation, the procedure is usually carried out under local anesthesia and takes one to two hours. Swelling and bruising are normal and usually resolve quickly. Compression clothing supports healing. In some cases a second session makes sense.
Alternative: Sculptra for collagen stimulation
If the primary aim is to improve the skin structure and very mild smoothing, then poly-L-lactic acid (Sculptra) can be an alternative. The biostimulator activates the body's own collagen formation. It is common to have several sessions spaced several weeks apart. More about tissue tightening with Sculptra.
Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL)
With the Brazilian Butt Lift, your own fat is harvested from your stomach, waist or thighs and placed in your buttocks. The treatment goal is a rounder, more defined shape.
Important to know: This is not a lifting with skin removal, but exclusively volume building using your own fat.
As with any surgical procedure, bleeding or temporary nerve irritation is possible. These are extremely rare when carried out by a specialist.
Not all fatty tissue is suitable for treatment with your own fat. If there is not enough autologous fat available, implants or combined procedures can be an alternative.
Skin quality and tissue tightening
Autologous fat is the body's own biostimulator. It can improve skin texture and firmness. For thin and sagging skin, the following combinations make sense:
- Radiofrequency for tissue tightening
- Needling to improve structure
- Biostimulators for new collagen
Cleavage and chest
Your own fat is also suitable for smoothing the cleavage or for moderate breast enlargement. Half a cup size to one cup size per session is possible. More about breast enlargement with your own fat.
Who is body contouring suitable for?
- at local fat depots
- for hip dip correction
- with moderate butt volume build-up
- for body modeling
The treatment is not suitable for people who are very overweight or very slim without fat deposits.
Naturalness as a treatment goal
With body contouring using your own fat, very smooth transitions and long-lasting results are possible. Some of the transplanted fat breaks down in the first few weeks. The complete result will be assessed after several months.
artethic® Dr. Karl Schuhmann & colleagues: individual treatment
At artethic® Dr. Karl Schuhmann and colleagues, every body modeling is based on an anatomical analysis and individual planning. A personal consultation in our practice in Düsseldorf is important so that we can realistically assess the skin quality and possible combinations.
Arrange your consultation in Düsseldorf here.
Frequently asked questions
How long does the result of a fat transfer last on the body?
Some of the transplanted fat cells grow permanently. Another part breaks down in the first few weeks. The results can be assessed after about three to six months. The prerequisite for durability is a body weight that is as constant as possible, as remaining fat cells can continue to enlarge as weight increases.
What if there isn't enough autologous fat?
Very slim people sometimes do not have sufficient fat reserves. In such cases, either a moderate increase in volume can be planned or, alternatively, implants or combined procedures can be discussed. The decision depends on the anatomical requirements and the desired result.
Does your own fat improve skin quality?
Autologous fat contains regenerative cell components, including stromal cell components and growth factors. These can support collagen formation and have a positive effect on the skin structure. In combination with radiofrequency or needling, the tissue quality can visibly improve.
How does your own fat differ from conventional fillers on the body?
Fillers remain in the tissue as a foreign material and are usually not useful in larger areas of the body. Your own fat integrates naturally into the skin. It also allows for simultaneous body shaping (body contouring).
When does a second session make sense?
A second treatment may be useful if additional volume is desired or some of the transplanted fat has been reabsorbed.
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