What should you know about micro fat transfer?

A clinician removes a small amount of fat from a donor area, processes it, and places it in selected areas such as the cheeks, temples, lips, or hollows beneath the eyes. The aim is to soften a hollow or restore contour rather than create a fixed shape. The result depends on the treated area, the amount placed, tissue healing, and how the transferred fat settles. It is different from a filler treatment because the material comes from your own body and the procedure involves a donor site.

Swelling, bruising, tenderness, and unevenness can occur while tissues settle. Changes may be easier to judge after the early healing period. A consultation should cover your goals, medical history, medicines, smoking or nicotine use, previous procedures, and whether another option such as [Dermal Fillers](/treatments/injectables/dermal-fillers/) fits better. Tear trough concerns are discussed in [Tear Trough Hollows](/conditions/tear-trough-hollows/).

Before treatment, share allergies, active skin problems, bleeding concerns, and every medicine or supplement you use. Do not stop a prescribed medicine without medical advice. Arrange a comfortable way home if sedation is planned and follow the clinic's instructions about washing, food, and activity. Afterward, keep the sites clean, avoid pressure or strenuous activity for the period advised, and protect healing skin from sun exposure. Attend the review appointment so the clinician can assess both the donor and recipient areas.

Contact the treating clinic promptly for worsening rather than settling pain, spreading redness, increasing warmth, pus, fever, or bleeding that does not settle with the instructions provided. Seek urgent medical help for sudden vision change, severe eye pain, weakness, trouble speaking, or breathing difficulty after a facial procedure. These symptoms need immediate assessment rather than observation at home.

Which areas are you recommending, where will the donor fat come from, and what changes are realistic during healing? How will you manage asymmetry, what aftercare restrictions apply, and when should I return for review? Would [Lip Fillers](/treatments/injectables/lip-filler/) or [Fat Transfer](/treatments/surgical-dermatology/fat-grafting/) be more suitable for my goal?