Fat transfer or fillers? Permanent versus predictable
Fat is your own tissue and lasts for life, but only 60-70% survives, which is exactly why fillers still have a place.
What each one is good at
Hyaluronic acid fillers are predictable, immediate, reversible with an enzyme and ideal for small precise volumes, lips, tear troughs, a nasal bump. Fat is better for larger volume: hollow cheeks, temples, overall facial deflation.
The survival question
Grafted fat needs a blood supply. Roughly 60-70% survives the first three months and then stays for life; the rest resorbs. Good surgeons over-correct slightly and warn you that the two-week result is not the final one.
Downtime compared
Fillers: none, minor bruising. Fat transfer: swelling for 1-2 weeks, plus a donor site that needs compression. That difference is often what decides for people with jobs to return to.
Cost over five years
One session of fat transfer, versus filler maintenance every 9-15 months, one to two syringes a session. Fat wins on arithmetic; fillers win on precision and reversibility.
The Ones People Actually Ask.
Can fat transfer be reversed?
Not easily. That is the trade-off for permanence. Fillers can be dissolved within hours if you dislike the result.
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