Facial rejuvenation is more accurately viewed as a comprehensive operation that requires restoration of the skin surface, surgical lifting of sagging tissues, and, in particular, addition of fat to repair age-related facial hollowing. Scientific investigation coupled with empiric evidence has allowed facial plastic surgeons to recognize the advantages of fat over customary methods to add volume to the face. Facial contouring with fat transfer yields elegant, natural, and long-lasting results by integrating with facial tissues and improving tissue quality through its innate content of growth factors and stem cells.
In recent decades, autologous fat grafting has revolutionized cosmetic facial plastic surgery by challenging the traditional approach, which once focused exclusively on treating skin redundancy and tissue sagging without careful attention to the loss of a youthful contour caused by fat volume loss in the face.
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