Fat Injections To Hands

Hand fat grafting (fat injections to the hands) provides balanced hand rejuvenation because when the face looks young, the hands can be the telltale sign that “gives away” one’s ageing.

Hand rejuvenation requires a delicate sensibility in balancing the back of the hands, the sides that blend to the thumb and small fingers as well as the knuckles and into the fingers themselves. 

Most patients prefer to undergo combined face and hand fat transfer to provide the most comprehensive rejuvenation program.

Hand Fat Grafting Procedure

• STAGE 1 – HARVESTING

The fat has to be aspirated properly from the donor site because higher pressure suction disrupts and kills a certain percentage of fat cells.

• STAGE 2 – PROCESSING

The harvested fat is then transferred to smaller syringes where it is then put in a centrifuge to be spinned to separate fluid and contents of dead and disrupted cells from the remaining live cells. The surgeon then separate the live fat cells from the body fluid and contents of disrupted cells by a decanting process which does not touch the live cells. What is left is a slurry of almost 100% live cells.

• STAGE 3 – INJECTION

The fat has to be injected properly in order for those tiny cells to be able to receive nutrients from the surrounding blood vessels (capillaries) to grow and become healthy cells. This is a very painstaking and slow process because if you inject a lot at a time, many cells will not survive.

Caring for your hands

The post operative period is as important as the surgery and you are advised to be very gentle with the face for at least four weeks after surgery. Once the fat grafts are in place, they are not likely to take root if they are being treated rough. You want to keep those grafts completely free of pressure until blood vessels grow into them and until those vessels are hardy enough to withstand any pressure. When there is swelling, oxygen delivery and evacuation of toxins are impaired. This in turn reduces likelihood of fat graft cell survival.

The benefits of Fat graft

In addition to making your hands look younger, fat injections can also improve your skin. More than a decade ago, researchers discovered that your own adipose tissue contains adult stem cells. These are cells found in your own fat that have regenerative properties. When the procedure is performed correctly, fat grafting can provide a new source of blood supply for your existing tissue and skin. Thus, the fat not only adds volume to your hands, but it also has these natural regenerative properties to make your hands look more youthful.

All cosmetic surgery procedures will be performed by our well sought-after Plastic surgeon at accredited Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur.