Fat grafting is simple to describe and demanding to do well: harvest fat gently, purify it carefully, place it precisely. Every detail below exists for one reason — keeping your fat cells alive so the result lasts.
A small amount of fat is taken by fine liposuction from a donor area — usually the abdomen, flanks or inner thighs — under sterile, low-trauma technique to keep fat cells alive.
The harvested fat is processed to concentrate healthy, viable fat cells and remove fluid and oil — preparation quality is a major driver of how much fat survives.
Using fine cannulas, fat is placed in many tiny threads across the right depths and planes — sculpting volume gradually rather than injecting blobs.
For skin quality — fine lines, dark under-eye skin, texture — fat can be emulsified into nanofat, which carries regenerative cells rather than volume.
Because a portion of transferred fat is naturally resorbed in the first months, placement accounts for it — the honest arithmetic behind lasting results.
Swelling resolves over 2–3 weeks; the surviving fat stabilises its blood supply and the true result is judged at about 3–6 months.
Microfat is purified fat with intact cells, placed through fine cannulas as many tiny threads across the right depths — rebuilding cheek projection, filling temples, supporting the jawline, softening folds. This is the volume work people picture when they think of fat transfer, and placement quality is what decides how much of it survives.
Nanofat is the same fat emulsified until volume cells are gone — leaving a fluid rich in regenerative cells. Placed superficially, it targets fine lines, crepey texture and dark under-eye skin. Effects build gradually over months and vary between patients: a genuine tool, honestly framed as a bonus rather than the headline.
Facial fat transfer is usually performed as a day case under sedation (or local anaesthesia with sedation) in an accredited Istanbul facility, with the full sequence — harvest, purification, placement — performed personally by Dr. Erdal. Larger combined plans (with facelift or blepharoplasty) use general anaesthesia and are planned individually.
A modest amount is harvested by fine, low-pressure liposuction from the abdomen, flanks or inner thighs — volumes are small, and even lean patients usually have enough. Entry marks are a few millimetres, hidden in creases. Expect gym-soreness there for a few days.
Send photos for a free, honest assessment — including whether filler or another approach would serve you better.
Share face photos in neutral light. Dr. Erdal will personally tell you where volume is lost, what fat transfer can realistically achieve, and outline a tailored plan and all-inclusive quote — with no obligation.