Fat Transfer in Orland Park, IL: Redefine Your Curves
Fat transfer is an innovative procedure designed to restore volume by transferring fat cells from areas of the body where they are not desired to areas where increased volume is wanted. With natural-looking results, fat grafting can enhance the face, breasts, hands, or buttocks with the benefit of helping you achieve slimmer contours. By adjusting your body’s contours, fat transfer can help create a more balanced and proportional figure, enhancing your overall confidence.
If you want to find out if you’re a good candidate for fat transfer in Orland Park or to learn about the procedure, please schedule your consultation with Dr. Dreyfuss at (815) 806-9400 or contact us today!
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At Dreyfuss Plastic Surgery, we involve you in your fat transfer experience. Our entire staff believes in helping every patient have a clear understanding of how fat grafting works and what its expected results are.
Are You a Good Candidate for Fat Grafting in Chicago?
If you have stubborn fat deposits where you don’t want them and areas where you’d like more volume, you may be a good candidate for a fat grafting procedure. Candidates should be in good overall health, at a stable weight, with good body tone and skin elasticity, and want to restore their figure and boost their confidence.
Optimal Chicago fat grafting candidates:
- Are committed to living a healthy lifestyle
- Are at an ideal, stable body weight
- Are not pregnant or breastfeeding
- Have no medical conditions that impair healing
- Have a positive outlook and realistic expectations
- Don’t smoke or are willing to quit 6 weeks before and after surgery
- Understand the risks and benefits
To get a realistic picture of what fat grafting procedures can help you achieve, view our before and after photos.
Why Choose Dr. David Dreyfuss?
With decades of experience and board certification from the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Dr. David Dreyfuss offers a refined balance of surgical skill, artistic vision, and personalized care. Patients from across the region trust him for his expertise in procedures such as breast augmentation, liposuction, laser skin resurfacing, and eyelid surgery. Known for his compassionate approach and commitment to excellence, Dr. Dreyfuss personally guides each patient through every step of their surgical journey—from the first consultation to your final results.
If you’re considering a change—whether it’s enhancing your features or restoring what time has altered—our Orland Park practice is here to help. Dr. Dreyfuss invites you to schedule a private consultation and discover the many surgical and non-surgical options available to help you look and feel your very best. Your vision, paired with his experience, can create results that are both natural and transformative.
How Fat Transfer Works
Dr. Dreyfuss performs fat transfer as an outpatient procedure in our AAASF and JCAHO-accredited surgical facility. Your fat grafting surgery will be performed under epidural or general anesthesia.
Fat grafting, also known as autologous fat transfer, involves moving fat from one part of the body to another. This procedure consists of two steps: fat extraction from a donor area and injection into areas where additional volume is desired.
Breast size, shape, and position can change after significant weight loss, pregnancy, or breastfeeding. Similarly, pockets of stubborn fat can remain long after the baby weight is gone. While these physical changes are frequent, they can make patients feel less confident. If you’re interested in achieving improved body contours and uplifted, fuller breasts, a mommy makeover is a perfect solution. Surgeries recommended to meet these goals include the following.
Common Treatment Areas for Fat Grafting
The two-step procedure involves initially extracting excess fat from a donor site via liposuction, followed by purifying the extracted fat to ensure healthy cells are transferred. Then, the purified fat is injected into the targeted area to enhance volume.
Common donor sites include:
- Abdomen
- Buttocks
- Flanks
- Thighs
During recovery, the transferred fat will develop a blood supply. However, not all transferred fat will survive. Typically, 50 to 70% of the transferred fat survives, so Dr. Dreyfuss may transfer additional fat to achieve the desired results.
Facial Rejuvenation
Non-surgical dermal fillers provide a temporary solution for restoring facial volume and reducing wrinkles. Facial fat transfer involves a longer healing process compared to dermal fillers, but can offer longer-lasting results for fine lines and deep wrinkles.
Facial fat transfer can:
- Reduce creases and smooth moderate to severe fine lines and wrinkles
- Restore volume and fullness to facial tissues
- Improve the appearance of the undereye area to reduce shadows
- Correct the appearance of scars
- Enhance jawline, chin, and jowls
- Address hollowed areas, including temples or cheeks
Lip Augmentation
Lip augmentation aims to adjust the appearance of thinning or naturally thin lips for increased volume. Often, non-surgical lip augmentation is temporarily achieved using dermal fillers. However, fat transfer can also restore lip shape and increase volume, offering a refreshed look and long-lasting results.
Fat transfer lip augmentation enhances lips by:
- Adding volume for a fuller, youthful look
- Refining natural shape
- Minimizing lines and wrinkles around the lips
- Tightening skin around the lips
Hand Rejuvenation
Hands are one of the first areas to show aging. Fat transfer hand rejuvenation can restore lost volume and improve the appearance of boney or sinewy hands, as well as enhance skin texture. Results typically last several years before maintenance is needed.
Breast Augmentation
Fat transfer can be used for breast augmentation, offering subtle and natural-looking results without breast implants or in conjunction with breast implants to enhance the results. By restoring or increasing volume in the breasts, fat transfer for breast augmentation can enhance the appearance of the breasts.
Buttock Augmentation | Brazilian Butt Lift
Fat transfer buttock augmentation, also known as a Brazilian Butt Lift, can enhance the volume and lift of the buttocks, thereby improving their contour and shape. This procedure can help achieve a balanced overall figure.
View Real Patient Results
Explore our before and after gallery to see real patient transformations performed by Dr. David Dreyfuss. From subtle enhancements to dramatic results, these photos showcase the artistry and precision behind every procedure.
What to Expect from Your Chicago Fat Grafting Surgery
First, Dr. Dreyfuss will make small incisions in the donor area to allow the liposuction device to access the unwanted fat cells. The incisions are small enough that they’ll look inconspicuous when they heal. Through these incisions, he’ll insert a small tube or cannula to strategically suction the fat.
After the fat has been extracted, it will be processed to ensure healthy fat cells are transferred. The fat is placed into syringes for injection into the recipient location.
Following the extraction, Dr. Dreyfuss will cleanse the recipient location. He will treat the area with an anesthetic to reduce discomfort before precisely injecting the fat to achieve extra volume.
Depending on the extent of your fat grafting procedure, it may take 2 to 3 hours.
Fat Transfer Recovery
Fat grafting is usually performed as an outpatient surgery, so you can go home the same day with someone to drive you.
Bruising, swelling, and soreness are common after the procedure but should resolve in a few weeks. You may need to wear a compression garment to reduce swelling, support your contours, and ensure smooth results. Moderate pain and discomfort are expected; Dr. Dreyfuss may prescribe pain medications or recommend over-the-counter medications.
Patients generally require a week off work for the initial recovery after the procedure, depending on its extent. Most patients can resume light exercise, such as walking, within a week. Get sufficient rest and avoid strenuous exercise or heavy lifting for four to six weeks for complete healing. During follow-up appointments, Dr. Dreyfuss will assess your progress and provide clearance for exercise and other activities accordingly.
Once it establishes a blood supply, transferred fat will behave as any other fat. As such, it will react to weight fluctuations. To maintain your fat transfer results, it’s important to continue your healthy diet and exercise routine.
Choosing a Plastic Surgeon for Orland Park Fat Transfer
The most important choice when considering a fat grafting procedure is your surgeon. You should ask several questions during your consultation and ensure that you feel at ease with your surgeon and their team. Be sure your surgeon explains your procedure and answers your questions thoroughly before scheduling your procedure. Review their testimonials and photo galleries to view their patients’ results so you can see the type of results you may expect.
Here are a few questions you might consider asking:
- Are you board-certified?
- Are you a member of any medical associations?
- Are you in good standing with the medical board and your local community?
- Have you completed at least six years of surgical training and three years of plastic surgery residency training?
- Have you passed a comprehensive array of written and oral exams?
- Where did you complete your medical training?
- Do you complete continuing medical education every year?
- Where do you perform fat grafting procedures? Is it an accredited surgical facility?
- How much experience do you have in performing fat transfer procedures?
- How do your patients feel about their fat transfer results?
- Will my results change over time, and what can I expect in the long term?
- How long should I expect my results to last?
- What if I am unhappy with my fat grafting results?
Learn more about Dr. David Dreyfuss, our team, and our state-of-the-art facilities.
Schedule Your Fat Transfer Consultation Today
If you’re ready to find out if fat transfer procedures are the right solution for you, please reach out to Dr. Dreyfuss. Call us at (815) 806-9400 or contact us today!