Lipofilling means taking a little of your own fat, preparing it, then reinjecting it where volume or skin quality is lacking. Nanofat, a finer version of this fat, is mainly used to improve the skin itself: marked dark circles, thin skin, scars. In Marrakech, Dr Sara Zahid offers this regenerative technique for the face, with careful preparation of the fat, which determines its survival. Because it uses your own cells, it avoids foreign products; on the other hand it requires a harvest, and its result cannot be controlled to the millimetre.
Classic lipofilling reinjects fragments of fat to restore volume: hollow temples, cheekbones, facial contour. Nanofat, fat that has been emulsified then filtered, passes through fine needles and is injected into the skin itself. It is rich in regenerative cells and improves skin quality: pigmented dark circles, thin and crumpled skin, texture, scars.
It is done under local anaesthetic, most often from the abdomen or thighs, with a gentle liposuction technique using a small cannula. A few millilitres are enough for the face. Bruising and slight swelling at the harvest site are usual for a few days.
The harvested fat is centrifuged and filtered to remove oil and blood, which damage the graft. The quality of this step partly determines the proportion of fat that survives once reinjected. Only what is useful is reinjected.
Some of the fat is reabsorbed in the following weeks, the rest integrates and gives a result that can last a long time. Injection is therefore cautious, topped up at a second session if needed, rather than correcting an excess. Initial swelling fades in one to two weeks, and the result settles over several weeks.
For patients who want an autologous technique for volume or skin quality, or who want to avoid filler products. It does not suit everyone: it needs a sufficient amount of fat, a state of health compatible with a procedure under local anaesthetic, and realistic expectations. Lipofilling is one option among hyaluronic acid filler, Sculptra and PRP, with which it can be combined.
It is taken from you, by a gentle technique under local anaesthetic, then prepared before reinjection. It is an autologous technique.
In part. Some of the fat is reabsorbed; the fat that integrates durably gives a more lasting result than a standard filler.
Nanofat is a finer preparation, used for skin quality; classic lipofilling mainly aims at volume.
It is done under local anaesthetic; aches and bruises are possible for a few days.
Bruising, swelling, uneven resorption, irregularities. They are explained before the procedure, which is avoided during pregnancy.
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