Facial fat injections can help restore soft volume when aging, weight changes, or genetics leave your face looking thinner than you prefer.
At Pelosi Medical Center in Bayonne, New Jersey, we help you understand what’s causing these changes and which options could fit your goals. Dr. Marco Pelosi III brings more than 25 years of cosmetic surgery experience to procedures that support natural-looking facial and body contours. He is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, post-graduate trained in cosmetic surgery, and recognized internationally for his work as an educator, innovator, and cosmetic surgeon.
Facial fat injections fit within Dr. Pelosi’s broader cosmetic approach to facial contouring.
What Are Facial Fat Injections?
Facial fat injections, also called facial fat transfer or fat grafting, use fat from your own body to add volume where you want more fullness.
Dr. Pelosi usually removes the fat from another area through liposuction, prepares it, and then places it into the parts of your face where volume has decreased.
This treatment can help soften hollow areas, improve facial balance, or restore fullness that has changed over time. Because we use your own tissue, your results can look and feel natural once you have healed.
What Can Facial Fat Injections Treat?
You may be interested in facial fat injections if your face has started to look thinner, flatter, or less soft than it once did.
We may recommend this treatment for concerns such as:
- Cheeks that look flatter or less full
- Hollow temples
- Hollowing near the lower eyelids or upper cheeks
- Deeper folds around the nose and mouth
- A thinner or more angular lower face
- Mild contour irregularities from aging or weight loss
Facial Fat Injections vs. Dermal Fillers
Dermal fillers and facial fat injections can both add volume, but they aren’t the same treatment.
Fillers use injectable products that your body gradually absorbs. Facial fat injections use your own fat, and some of that transferred fat may remain long-term once it establishes a blood supply.
Dr. Pelosi can help you compare your options based on your facial anatomy, how much volume you want to restore, and whether you prefer a surgical or nonsurgical treatment.
Who Is a Good Candidate?
You may be a good candidate for facial fat injections if you have visible facial volume loss and enough donor fat to transfer.
We also want to make sure you are in stable health, have realistic expectations, and want a natural option for restoring facial fullness.
This treatment may be especially helpful if you have noticed facial thinning after weight loss or age-related changes. It may not be the right fit if you want a temporary treatment, have very little donor fat, or need a different facial procedure to meet your goals.
What Is Recovery Like?
Your recovery will depend on how much fat we transfer and where we remove the donor fat. You can expect swelling, bruising, and tenderness in both the treated facial areas and the donor area. These changes are part of normal healing.
You may notice more fullness at first because of swelling. As swelling improves, some of the transferred fat may also be naturally absorbed by your body. Your final result becomes clearer as healing continues and the remaining fat settles into place.
Why Choose Pelosi Medical Center?
At Pelosi Medical Center, your facial fat injections are planned with a strong understanding of cosmetic balance and surgical technique. Dr. Marco Pelosi III has more than 25 years of cosmetic surgery experience and is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology with post-graduate training in cosmetic surgery. He also trained within Cornell University’s New York Downtown Hospital system, bringing a detailed surgical background to facial and body procedures.
Dr. Pelosi is recognized internationally for his work as an educator, innovator, and cosmetic surgeon. He has delivered more than 800 presentations worldwide, authored scientific articles and textbook chapters, developed surgical techniques, and served in leadership roles with major cosmetic surgery organizations. He uses that experience to help you understand your options clearly and plan facial fat transfer around your anatomy, goals, and comfort.
Frequently Asked Questions
We usually take fat from an area with enough donor tissue, such as your abdomen, hips, or thighs. Dr. Pelosi will discuss donor options with you during your consultation.
Our goal is natural volume restoration, not an overfilled look. We place the fat carefully to restore softness while keeping your features in balance.
In some cases, we can combine facial fat injections with other procedures to refine your facial contours or support a more complete result.
Depending on your goals, this may include facial procedures such as chin liposuction with Renuvion, nonsurgical treatments such as Botox or fillers, or liposuction planning when donor fat is being removed for transfer.
Schedule a Consultation
Facial fat injections can be a helpful option when you want to restore facial volume with your own natural tissue.
To discuss facial fat injections in Bayonne, NJ, call Pelosi Medical Center at 201-858-1800 or schedule a consultation with Dr. Marco Pelosi III.
