Facial volume loss after years of filler
The situation
Someone who has refilled cheeks, temples or under-eye hollows with dermal filler for years may want a longer-lasting option. The situation is about durability and naturalness: how long transplanted fat persists compared with filler, how much of it survives, the swelling period, the risk of lumps, and whether existing filler must be dissolved first. It is a switch decision, so filler and fat are compared on the same criteria.
Common concerns: tired of repeat visits · fear of lumps · wanting a natural face
What people weigh in this situation
Each condition is answered with facts from the entity pages; the [n] marks lead to the source.
How long the result lasts
- Procedure steps
- Fat is taken from a donor area by liposuction, decanted, centrifuged or otherwise processed, and the purified fat is reinjected where volume is needed[3]organizationFat grafting history and applicationsAmerican Society of Plastic Surgeons
Effect of SVF enrichment on the face
- Efficacy by siteSVF-assisted Fat Grafting
- Face showed a significant benefit (SMD 2.95); breast reconstruction showed no significant advantage (SMD 0.47); no benefit with water-assisted lipotransfer harvesting[2]journalClinical Efficacy of Adipose-Derived Stem Cell-Enriched Lipotransfer Versus Conventional Fat Grafting: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisCureus, via PubMed Central
What filler offers
- DefinitionDermal Filler
- An injectable implant (soft tissue, lip, facial or wrinkle filler) used to make skin look smoother or fuller[4]governmentDermal Fillers (Soft Tissue Fillers)U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- DurationDermal Filler
- Temporary; repeat treatments needed[1]governmentBreast enlargement (implants)NHS (UK National Health Service)
Related questions
How to verify an institution
Instead of a ranking, use the public records that exist for this kind of procedure in Korea.
- Check the Ministry of Health and Welfare list of designated advanced regenerative medicine institutions for the designation number.
- Check the cell-processing facility permit register (K-ARM) when cells are isolated or processed.
- Treat case counts, success rates and "first" claims published by the institution itself as official claims until an independent record confirms them.
Providers in this domain that an independent regulator, registry or peer-reviewed venue names, listed alphabetically. Being listed is a record, not a recommendation.
- SC301의원 · Seoulnamed by an authority 3
References
- Level A · governmentBreast enlargement (implants) — NHS (UK National Health Service) · Evidence page
- Level B · journalClinical Efficacy of Adipose-Derived Stem Cell-Enriched Lipotransfer Versus Conventional Fat Grafting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis — Cureus, via PubMed Central · Evidence page
- Level C · organizationFat grafting history and applications — American Society of Plastic Surgeons · Evidence page
- Level A · governmentDermal Fillers (Soft Tissue Fillers) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration · Evidence page