Breast Enhancement

Patients who desire breast enhancement but are wary of artificial implants can have breast enhancement using their own fat. Breast enhancement with fat injection (fat transfer) gives the breasts a look and feel that is natural and the results are permanent.    See Before and After Photos

What is Fat Transfer and how does it work?

Dr. Kerr harvests excess fat from areas such as the abdomen, flanks, hips or thighs.  For most clients this “fat harvesting” occurs during elective liposuction but can be done as a stand alone procedure.  The patient may be lightly sedated but avoids the risk and side effects of general anesthesia.  Both the harvest site and target area are numbed with dilute local anesthesia.  Once the area is numbed, low-vacuum liposuction is used to harvest the living fat cells.  Just as with Smartlipo™ or VASER®, the procedure is minimally invasive  via the use of small cannulas for both extraction and the re-injection of your own fat cells.  New techniques have shown up to a 60-70% fat cell survival rate.  (See Before and After Photos)

What other areas can be treated with Fat Transfer?

Facial contouring – With aging our bodies tend to put on fat while our faces tend to lose fat hastening the appearance of wrinkles and hollow cheeks.  Synthetic fillers are frequently used to treat isolated wrinkles but this can be cost prohibitive when larger volumes are needed.   The fat creates a lasting youthful, fuller appearance. Treatable facial areas include: nasal labial lines, cheeks, marionette lines, laugh lines, under eyes, jaw line, cheeks, and reduction of perioral lines (smoker lines)around the mouth.  Not only does fat transfer fill wrinkles and restore needed volume  but fat transfer can enhance the texture and quality of the skin.  It is believed that the high concentration of stem cells found in fat may be the reason for this rejuvenating effect.

Chin Augmentation – Fat Transfer is used in this area to correct small or underdeveloped chins without the need to undergo synthetic chin implant surgery. This procedure will strengthen the facial profile and bring a better balance to the facial features.

Brazilian Lift – The Brazilian Lift is a treatment involving the injection of harvested fat into a patients buttocks. Recovery is mild and most clients return to work within a day or two. Dr. Kerr harvests fat from donor sites such as the inner thighs, lower abdomen, or love handles often at the time of a liposuction procedure or as a stand alone procedure. The Brazilian Lift  can enhance  size and shape while preserving a natural feel to the buttocks.    See before and after photos.

Hand Rejuvenation - One of the areas that we subconsciously age a person by is the appearance of their hands.  Aging hands will tend to thin showing more prominent veins and the bones of the hand.  This aging effect can be dramatically reversed with fat injections to back of the hands.

Labia Majora - For many woman the labia majora can appear deflated with aging or health changes.  As described above this is another  area where your own fat cells can restore a more youthful fullness, shape, and appearance.