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Excellence in Orange County Fat Transfer (Fat Injection)
Anatomy
Upper Face: Forehead to upper eyes
Mid-Face: Lower eyes to lower cheek
Lower Face:Below cheek to jawline
Neck:: Chin to neck
Surgical Options
Technique: subcutaneous with or without fat suspension, SMAS
Incision Placement: around the ear, hairline, under the chin, etc.
Correction: jowls, wrinkles, nasolabial folds, etc.
Surgical Timeline
Outline of the surgical timeline including information at every stage of the healing process
Dr. Joseph T. Cruise, board certified plastic surgeon in Newport Beach, CA, specializes in facial rejuvenation. Fat transfer, also known as fat injection, is one of his favorite procedures to either complete the face lift or to perform on its own.. He wants all his patients to make informed decisions about their cosmetic surgery choices, which is why he and his staff have dedicated these pages to providing the kind of information that patients ask for. Browse through Joseph T Cruise, MD’s answers to some of patients’ most frequently asked questions, and view the before and after fat transfer pictures to see real results from some of Joseph T Cruise, MD’s Orange County cosmetic surgery patients.
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In order to make these pages as convenient for patients as possible, Joseph T Cruise, MD has provided detailed answers to many of patients’ most common questions, including:
- Is fat transfer better than soft tissue fillers?
The type of procedure you choose depends on your specific face, concerns with the effects of aging, and desired results. Fat transfer has many advantages over soft tissue fillers, but may not be the best choice for you. - What does a fat transfer do?
Does fat transfer correct wrinkles or loose skin? Can it take the place of a face lift? - Do I need to go under general anesthesia to have a fat transfer?
Typically, fat injection can be done in the office under local anesthesia. Often, it is combined with other facial procedures. - Fat transfer before and after pictures
Pictures give you an idea of people with similar concerns and the results they achieved. - Potential complications, risks, recovery and safety?
What are the some of the concerns associated with fat transfer? What should I expect during the healing process? - How affordable is fat transfer?
What financing options are available?
Overview of Fat Transfer
For years, the best plastic surgeons have struggled to fill wrinkles, laugh lines, sunken eye areas, and cheeks of patients concerned with the effects of aging. Although many substances are used for this purpose, some offer only temporary success while others are permanent but don’t provide the natural texture or look patients want. As one of top surgeons in Orange County, Joseph T Cruise, MD has experience with a number of soft tissue fillers, and knows how to help patients choose which one is right to address their concerns.
Fat transplant is the latest technique that Joseph T Cruise, MD and other top Newport Beach plastic surgeons are using to achieve natural, lasting results. The procedure uses a person’s own fat and replaces it from one area of the body to another, so the results are permanent, safe, and the surgery has few side effects.
Fat transfer has been performed since the early 1970s. However, the techniques used at the time, didn’t provide patients the same fullness in their areas of concern that today’s techniques can deliver. The techniques of gentle handling, filtering and chemical alteration allows Joseph T Cruise, MD and his professional staff to provide fat injection patients the kind of lasting results they are looking for.
Fat transfer to the cheeks. Notice the round and full cheeks, lips, mouth area, and eye area
Fat transfer was not recognized as valuable until plastic surgeons became more knowledgeable about the causes of aging. It was once believed that wrinkles, sagging skin, and a gaunt appearance associated with aging were only caused by stretching skin. However, cosmetic surgeons now realize that facial aging is caused by fat and muscle descent and disappearance. The best procedure that Cruise Plastic Surgery has found for facial rejuvenation, the procedure that best corrects a number of the concerns of aging, is fat transfer. Fat injection allows patients to recapture their youthful appearance and feel, rejuvenating patients’ sunken eyes, deep cheek folds, crow’s feet, and other facial concerns.
Animated Fat Transfer to Cheeks and Lower Lids
Scroll over the image to see Fat Transfer to Cheeks and Lower Lids
You can see the importance of facial fat in the cheeks of a baby or a successful model; high cheekbones and full cheeks are associated with facial youth. In order to rejuvenate this look, Joseph T Cruise, MD’s technique of fat transfer allows you to restore fat that disappears or descends with time. By replacing this fat, the effects of aging can be reversed.
With age, cheek fat descends, giving a gaunt appearance to the eyes, cheeks, lips, and jaw line. Ideal facial shape is triangular, but with age the fallen fat creates a rectangular shape. Fat injection, as a facial rejuvenation procedure, allows patients to restore the shape and fullness of their youthful appearance.
Some of Joseph T Cruise, MD’s Orange County cosmetic surgery patients are concerned about the effects that aging has on their neck as well as their face. Joseph T Cruise, MD meets with each patient individually at a consultation in his Newport Beach plastic surgery office. During this meeting you will have an opportunity to discuss with him all your concerns and the best procedures for meeting them.
Questions about other facial rejuvenation procedures such as face lift or neck lift often arise during these consultations. Joseph T Cruise, MD addresses each patient’s concerns individually, and customizes an approach that corrects what really bothers each individual.
Facelift Overview
Definition
Facelift is a cosmetic procedure that address the signs of facial aging.
Characteristics
Aged appearance resulting from sagging skin, wrinkles, and volume loss.
Common Complaints
Facelift Before/After Examples
Surgery Information
Anesthesia: Local or general
Facility: In-office or accredited outpatient surgical facility
Recovery: Back to work 5-7 days, longer if job is strenuous or requires physical activity
Cost: The price of a face lift varies depending on what needs to be done, whether it is a mini face lift or full face lift, and whether a neck lift is needed at the same time or not, as well as the anesthesia used (local vs. general). Typically, the cost varies from $9,000 to $16,500. Many times patients add-on additional procedures such as: upper/lower eyelids, fat transfer, temple lift, neck lift, etc.
Cruise Plastic Surgery accepts the following forms of payment:
- Check
- All major credit cards
- Cash
- Financing: Prosper Lending, Care Credit, Alphaeon Credit
The Look You Have
The interactive diagram below was created by Joseph T Cruise, MD to help you identify what you don't like about your face now. This provides both you and Joseph T Cruise, MD a clear visual of what is bothering you and will help him formulate a customized treatment plan to address your concerns.
Click the images below to select your concerns in each category. If you would like to submit the form for review, one of Joseph T Cruise, MD's patient care coordinators will review your selections and contact you to discuss further. You can also click TLIW in PDF format to print for your own use.
Common complaints of facial aging
Anatomy of the Face
It is important to understand the anatomy of the face and how it changes during the aging process. Joseph T Cruise, MD addresses the face in four quadrants. View each section below to see what procedures are available to treat the most common issues of facial aging.
Surgical Options
Joseph T Cruise, MD will work with you to determine the best surgical plan to obtain your desired result. He will take into consideration the "Look You Have" and the "Look You Want."
Joseph T Cruise, MD addresses all facelift patients individually with a customized approach to evaluating the face. His custom facelift section outlines the specific effects of a number of common facial rejuvenation procedures including: Upper and lower eyelids, brow lift, fat transfer, neck lift and chin implants.
Learn about the most common Facelift Methods and Incision Types
Surgical & Recovery Timeline
Joseph T Cruise, MD has found that when patients have access to pictures they better understand the healing process and what to expect. This allows patients to assess whether the effects they are experiencing after their face or neck lift are typical, and they can quickly discuss any concerns with a staff member at Cruise Plastic Surgery.
Before Facelift Surgery Instructions
After Facelift Surgery Instructions
Recovery Timeline - The male and female recovery timelines below demonstrate what to expect at each stage of the healing process.
Facelift Before & After Photos
Patient Testimonials
When considering facelift surgery it can be very helpful to hear from others who have already had it done. Real Self, the number one online resource for learning about elective cosmetic procedures, is a great resource. You can even talk to others to get answers to your questions, receive emotional support, as well as get tips and advice.
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