Fat Transfer

Fat Transfer

Restoring Volume and Contour Using Your Own Tissue

What is a Fat Transfer?

Fat transfer, or fat grafting, is a procedure that removes fat from one area of the body and places it into another to restore volume and contour.

Fat is typically harvested from areas such as the abdomen, flanks, or thighs and transferred to areas like the face, breasts, buttocks, or hands.

This is not filler. It is the transplantation of living tissue that must establish a new blood supply to survive. The goal is to restore natural volume and proportion without overcorrection.

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Right for you?

  • Face and under-eye hollowing
  • Breasts for volume refinement
  • Buttocks and hips
  • Hands
  • Contour irregularities following surgery
  • Volume achieved through fat grafting
  • Improved contour and proportion
  • Enhanced softness and tissue quality
  • No foreign materials or implants
  • Volume loss related to aging or weight changes
  • Contour irregularities or asymmetry
  • Hollowing or flattening of natural curves
  • The desire for enhancement without synthetic implants
  • Secondary refinement following prior surgery

The focus is restoring structure and proportion, not overcorrection.

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Meet Dr. Daniel Gould

Dr. Daniel Gould is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon in Beverly Hills, CA, specializing in advanced fat transfer surgery. His approach is biologically focused, emphasizing atraumatic fat harvesting, refined graft processing, and precise micro-structural placement to support graft survival rather than temporary volume enhancement. Patients throughout Los Angeles and beyond seek his expertise for fat grafting procedures that restore contour, improve tissue quality, and create natural, living volume using their own cells.

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Frequently asked questions

Fat transfer is considered safe when performed with proper technique in an appropriate surgical setting. Because your own tissue is used, there is no risk of rejection. As with any procedure, risks such as infection, fat resorption, or contour irregularities are reviewed in detail during consultation.
A portion of the transferred fat becomes permanent. The fat that establishes a blood supply remains as living tissue, while some resorption occurs early. Long-term retention depends on technique, biology, and weight stability.
Once integrated, the transferred fat behaves like native fat. It can expand with weight gain and decrease with weight loss. Maintaining a stable weight helps preserve contour and long-term results.
Fat is harvested through liposuction from areas such as the abdomen, flanks, thighs, or back. Donor sites are selected based on available volume and overall body proportion, allowing for simultaneous contour improvement.
Recovery involves both the donor areas and the treated area. Most patients return to light activity within 1 to 2 weeks, with gradual improvement as swelling resolves. Final results develop over several months as the fat integrates.
Cost varies based on the volume transferred, donor areas, and overall surgical complexity. A personalized plan is developed during consultation, and exact pricing is reviewed afterward with the patient coordinator.

Do you have additional questions?

Speak with our team to explore whether a tailored, Fat Transfer anatomy-first approach is right for you.