Breast and Body Contouring with Autologous Fat Transfer in Beverly Hills: How Your Own Biology Becomes the Most Precise Contouring Tool Available
There is a category of body contouring concern that no implant fully resolves and no filler sustainably addresses. It is the concern of the patient who does not want something foreign placed inside their body. The patient who wants a result that feels like them, moves like them, ages like them. The patient who has excess fat in one area they have always wanted to reduce, and a deficit in another area they have always wanted to fill, and who recognizes, when it is explained to them, that these two problems have the same solution.
Autologous fat transfer is the surgical redistribution of the patient’s own fat from areas of excess to areas of deficit. The fat is harvested through precise liposuction technique, processed to concentrate the viable adipocytes and, using Dr. Golshani’s proprietary G-Stem method, the regenerative stem cell component within the tissue, and placed with surgical precision in the specific zones where volume enhancement produces the result the patient came for.
Breast and body contouring with autologous fat transfer in Beverly Hills with Dr. Daniel Golshani addresses this across every zone of the body where fat transfer has proven clinical utility: the breast, the hips, the buttocks, the thighs, the chest in male patients, and the specific contour transitions that determine whether a body reads as naturally proportioned or as a collection of features that do not quite belong to the same person.
The result is a simultaneous slimming in the donor area and an enhancement in the recipient area, achieved using nothing but your own biology, permanently, and without a single foreign material introduced to your body.
The Principle Behind Autologous Fat Transfer: Why Your Own Fat Is the Most Sophisticated Contouring Material Available
The history of fat grafting is, in many ways, a history of surgeons learning to work with a material they did not initially understand. Fat was harvested and transferred as early as the 1890s. For decades the results were inconsistent: some fat survived, some did not, and the reasons were not well understood. The inconsistency made the technique unreliable and it fell in and out of favor through the first century of its existence.
What changed the field was a deeper understanding of the biology of adipose tissue. Fat is not simply an inert storage depot. It is a metabolically active organ containing mesenchymal stem cells, growth factors, and a vascular infrastructure that, when the harvested fat is handled correctly, can be transferred to a new location, establish a blood supply, and integrate permanently as living tissue at the recipient site.
Over fifteen years of clinical experience with stem cell-enriched fat grafting for breast augmentation and body contouring, studies have shown that most patients retain 60 to 80 percent of transferred fat long-term, with high satisfaction rates across primary augmentation, post-implant removal reconstruction, and simultaneous implant exchange applications. Daniel Golshani, MD
The key variable in all of this is handling. Fat cells are fragile. The forces applied during harvest, processing, and placement determine how many viable cells survive to establish a blood supply at the recipient site. This is precisely why Dr. Golshani’s G-Stem processing technique represents a meaningful clinical advancement over standard fat processing: by concentrating the regenerative adipose-derived stem cells within the processed fat before transfer, the technique enhances both the survival rate of the grafted cells and the regenerative activity at the recipient site, producing a result that is not simply more volume but more biologically integrated, higher-quality tissue.
The G-Stem Technique: Dr. Golshani’s Proprietary Processing Approach
Standard fat grafting involves three steps: harvest, processing, and placement. The processing step, in which the harvested fat is separated from blood, tumescent fluid, and cellular debris, determines the quality and composition of what ultimately gets injected.
The G-Stem technique goes further. Rather than standard centrifugation or filtration processing alone, Dr. Golshani’s method specifically concentrates the adipose-derived stem cells within the processed fat before transfer. These stem cells, which are naturally present in adipose tissue, play a critical role in tissue repair, collagen production, angiogenesis, and the overall biological quality of the tissue surrounding the graft site.
The clinical consequence is twofold. First, a higher proportion of the transferred fat establishes its blood supply and survives long-term. Second, the stem cell activity at the recipient site produces improvements in tissue quality, skin texture, and regional tissue health that extend beyond the volume replacement itself. Patients who undergo G-Stem fat transfer frequently notice improvements in skin quality over the treated areas that reflect the regenerative activity of the stem cell component rather than the volume alone.
This is what distinguishes the G-Stem technique from standard fat grafting. It is not a rebranding of an established procedure. It is a refinement in processing that produces a qualitatively different biological outcome.
For a detailed explanation of the G-Stem technique as applied specifically to the face, see the Facial Autologous Fat Grafting and G-Stem Lift page.
Fat Transfer to the Breast: Natural Augmentation Without an Implant
The most common body application of autologous fat transfer outside the face is the breast, where fat grafting provides a natural augmentation alternative for patients who want enhanced volume without a silicone or saline device.
Breast augmentation with autologous fat transfer using the G-Stem technique is appropriate for patients who want a modest increase in breast size, typically one to one and a half cup sizes, combined with the donor site slimming effect of the liposuction harvest. The result is a breast that feels entirely like natural tissue because it is natural tissue, with none of the palpability, rippling, or behavioral characteristics of an implant.
Fat transfer to the breast is also applied in contexts beyond primary augmentation:
As a complement to breast implants. In patients undergoing hybrid breast augmentation, fat grafting to the upper pole, medial cleavage, and lateral implant border softens the implant’s appearance and feel, naturalizing the result in ways the implant alone cannot achieve. This is one of the most clinically meaningful applications of fat transfer in breast surgery.
Following breast implant removal. Patients who have chosen to remove their implants frequently want to restore some of the volume they lose without returning to an implant. Fat grafting addresses this directly, providing modest, natural, permanent volume restoration to the explanted breast.
As part of breast lift surgery. In patients undergoing breast lift and Multiplanar Mastopexy, fat grafting to the upper pole restores the fullness that ptosis has displaced downward, complementing the structural lift with volumetric restoration that the mastopexy alone cannot provide.
Following breast reconstruction. Fat grafting plays an important role in breast reconstruction cases, filling contour irregularities, improving the skin quality over reconstructed tissue, and refining the shape of the reconstructed breast in a way that no other technique achieves as naturally.
Fat Transfer for Body Contouring: Where Volume Makes the Structural Difference
Beyond the breast, autologous fat transfer is one of the most powerful tools in body contouring, addressing the specific zones of the body where volume deficit or volume redistribution produces the most significant improvement in overall body proportion.
Hip Augmentation and Hip Dip Correction
The hip dip, the inward concavity between the greater trochanter and the lateral thigh, is one of the most commonly requested areas for fat transfer body contouring. It is a structural feature determined by the relationship between the pelvic bone and the overlying soft tissue, and no amount of exercise addresses it because it is not a muscle deficit. It is a volume deficit.
Fat grafted to the lateral hip, the trochanteric area, and the hip dip zone fills the concavity, creates a smoother, more continuous lateral body contour, and produces the hourglass transition between the waist and the hip that patients consistently describe as their goal. The donor site liposuction, most commonly performed on the flanks, waist, or inner thighs, contributes to the hourglass effect simultaneously by removing excess volume from zones where it distorts proportion.
Buttock Augmentation and Contouring
Fat transfer to the buttock, sometimes called a Brazilian Butt Lift or BBL, augments the volume and reshapes the projection and contour of the buttocks using the patient’s own fat. Dr. Golshani performs buttock fat grafting with strict adherence to the safety protocols developed through the collective surgical community’s experience with this procedure, including precise subcutaneous placement to avoid the vascular complications associated with deep intramuscular injection.
The fat is placed in the subcutaneous plane of the upper and mid buttock to enhance projection and fullness. The simultaneous liposuction harvest from the waist, flanks, lower back, and thighs contributes to the overall proportional improvement by reducing the volume surrounding the buttock, which makes the augmented result appear more dramatic than the actual volume placed would suggest in isolation.
Thigh Contouring
The medial and lateral thigh are common fat transfer recipient sites in patients whose primary concern is contour irregularity or the loss of soft tissue volume that produces a deflated appearance in the upper thigh. Fat grafting to these zones fills the concavities that produce the visual interruption in a smooth thigh contour, producing improvement that liposuction of adjacent areas alone cannot achieve.
Chest Contouring in Male Patients
For male patients who have undergone gynecomastia surgery and present with contour irregularity, crater deformity beneath the areola, or an overcorrected appearance, fat grafting to the affected zones provides precise soft tissue correction that restores a natural chest contour. This is one of the most technically specific applications of fat transfer in male body contouring, and it requires an understanding of both the original gynecomastia anatomy and the changes introduced by the prior procedure.
Calf and Ankle Contouring
Fat transfer to the calf and ankle region addresses the volume deficit that produces a disproportionately thin lower leg in patients whose upper and lower body are otherwise well-proportioned. It is a more specialized application but one that produces meaningful improvement in patients for whom this specific disproportion has been a source of concern.
The Donor Site: The Other Half of the Result
Fat transfer is a two-site procedure, and the donor site is not an afterthought. It is half of the result.
The donor site is chosen based on where the patient has adequate fat available for harvest, where the liposuction removal will produce the most meaningful improvement in body proportion, and where the harvest technique will yield fat of the best composition and viability for transfer.
Common donor sites include the abdomen, flanks, waist, inner thighs, outer thighs, lower back, and upper arms. In some patients, multiple donor sites are used to harvest sufficient volume for the planned transfer while distributing the slimming effect across the body in a way that contributes to the overall proportional improvement.
Dr. Golshani approaches the donor site with the same anatomical precision as the recipient site. The liposuction is performed with controlled, even technique to avoid contour irregularities at the harvest site, which can be as visible as any complication at the recipient. The harvest technique is also selected with the viability of the fat cells in mind, since aggressive or traumatic liposuction at the donor site damages the adipocytes and reduces the survival rate of the transferred fat.
The result of a well-planned fat transfer procedure is a body that has been simultaneously slimmed where it needed slimming and filled where it needed filling, using the patient’s own tissue as both the tool and the material.
What Autologous Fat Transfer Cannot Do: The Honest Limitations
Fat transfer is a powerful tool. It is not an unlimited one.
Volume limitation. The amount of fat that can be safely transferred in a single session is constrained by the volume available at the donor site and the capacity of the recipient tissue to accept the graft without compromising the blood supply to the transferred cells. Very large augmentation goals, particularly in the breast, typically exceed what fat grafting alone can achieve and are better served by implant-based augmentation, with fat grafting as a complementary rather than a primary modality.
Fat resorption. Some percentage of the transferred fat does not survive the integration process and is reabsorbed by the body. This is a normal and expected component of fat grafting. The resorption occurs primarily in the first three months following surgery, after which the surviving fat is permanent. Dr. Golshani calibrates his placement volume to account for expected resorption, slightly over-filling to arrive at the intended final result after settling.
Weight fluctuation. The fat that integrates at the recipient site behaves as native fat and responds to weight changes in the same way as the surrounding tissue. Significant weight gain after surgery can increase the volume at the recipient site. Significant weight loss can reduce it. Maintaining a stable weight after surgery is the most important factor in preserving the result.
Skin quality requirement. Fat grafting adds volume beneath the skin. It does not tighten the skin above the graft site. In areas where skin laxity is a significant concern alongside volume deficit, fat grafting must be combined with a skin tightening or excision procedure to produce a complete result. In the breast, this means combining fat grafting with a breast lift when ptosis is also present.
Breast and Body Fat Transfer as Part of a Complete Contouring Plan
Autologous fat transfer rarely exists in isolation from the broader context of the body being treated. Dr. Golshani integrates fat transfer into comprehensive body contouring plans that address the full picture:
- Liposuction as the donor site harvest procedure, providing simultaneous body slimming at the extraction zones that contributes directly to the proportional improvement
- Tummy Tuck in patients where abdominal skin laxity and muscle separation accompany the contouring concerns, addressing the structural abdominal wall alongside the fat redistribution
- Mommy Makeover combining breast fat transfer, abdominal contouring, and liposuction in post-pregnancy patients who want to address the full spectrum of body changes in a single coordinated plan
- Breast Lift and Multiplanar Mastopexy when breast ptosis accompanies the volume deficit, combining structural repositioning with fat transfer for the most complete breast rejuvenation result
- Hybrid Breast Augmentation with Implants and Fat Grafting for patients whose volume goals exceed what fat transfer alone can achieve, using the implant for volume and the fat for naturalization and refinement
- Breast Implant Removal and Capsulectomy in patients who want to explant and restore natural breast contour simultaneously, with fat grafting replacing some of the volume the implant provided
- Breast Revision where fat grafting addresses contour irregularities, thin tissue coverage, and volume asymmetry that structural revision alone cannot fully correct
- Body Contouring as the broader category within which breast and body fat transfer sits, covering the full range of body reshaping procedures available at Dr. Golshani’s Beverly Hills practice
- Facial Autologous Fat Grafting with G-Stem for patients who want to address facial volume loss alongside body contouring in the same surgical session, maximizing the use of a single donor site harvest
The Standard: What Breast and Body Fat Transfer Produces
The most reliable indicator of a technically excellent fat transfer result is a body that looks proportioned without looking altered.
Not a breast that looks too full above the nipple. Not a hip that looks padded rather than natural. Not a buttock contour that announces its augmentation through an unnatural spherical quality. A body that reads as naturally proportioned, where the slimmer zones and the fuller zones belong to the same anatomy, where the transitions are gradual and soft, and where nothing identifies the source of the improvement.
That is the standard. It requires precision in harvest, precision in processing, and precision in placement. It requires understanding not just where to put the fat but how much to put, at what depth, in what distribution, and in what relationship to the anatomy around it.
Dr. Golshani’s approach to every breast and body fat transfer case is built on exactly this level of anatomical precision and aesthetic judgment, the same standard applied at every procedure at this practice, expressed through the most biologically sophisticated contouring tool available.
Why Beverly Hills Patients Choose Dr. Golshani for Breast and Body Contouring with Autologous Fat Transfer
The patients who come to Dr. Golshani specifically for fat transfer body contouring have typically arrived at the procedure through research rather than impulse. They understand the difference between filler and fat, between temporary enhancement and permanent biological integration. They are looking for a surgeon whose technical depth in fat processing and placement, combined with a refined understanding of body proportion, produces results that look entirely natural.
Dr. Daniel Golshani, MD, FACS is a double-board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon with advanced training in cosmetic surgery and extensive experience in both breast and body fat transfer applications. His proprietary G-Stem fat processing technique, developed to concentrate the regenerative stem cell component of harvested adipose tissue, represents a clinically meaningful advancement over standard fat grafting that produces higher quality, more biologically integrated results across every application.
His practice at 9301 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 410 in Beverly Hills serves patients from Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood, West Hollywood, Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, and internationally. When the goal is a body that is simultaneously slimmer where it needs to be slimmer and fuller where it needs to be fuller, using nothing but your own biology, this is where that plan is built.
Your Breast and Body Fat Transfer Journey: Step-by-Step
Step 1 — The Consultation
Your consultation begins with a detailed assessment of both the donor sites, where adequate fat is available for harvest and where the liposuction removal will improve body proportion, and the recipient sites, where volume enhancement will produce the most meaningful improvement in the specific areas you want addressed. Dr. Golshani determines the correct volume to harvest, the correct processing approach using the G-Stem technique, and the correct placement zones and depths at each recipient site. He also establishes realistic expectations for the degree of augmentation achievable in a single session based on your available donor fat volume and the capacity of the recipient tissue. A patient coordinator attends every consultation, recording everything discussed so nothing is lost between your visit and your surgery date.
Step 2 — Preparation
Stopping smoking for at least six weeks before and after surgery, discontinuing medications and supplements that increase bleeding risk, maintaining a stable weight in the months before surgery, and arranging your recovery environment at home. Weight stability before surgery is particularly important for fat transfer patients, since the composition and distribution of the available donor fat affects the volume and quality of what can be harvested. His team ensures you have everything you need before you arrive.
Step 3 — The Procedure
Breast and body fat transfer is performed under general anesthesia on an outpatient basis at the Rexford Surgical Institute, an accredited, state-of-the-art surgical center on the same floor as Dr. Golshani’s Beverly Hills office. Tumescent solution is infiltrated into the donor sites. Fat is harvested using controlled, gentle liposuction technique through tiny puncture incisions that heal to near-invisibility. The harvested fat is processed using the G-Stem technique to concentrate the regenerative stem cell component. The processed fat is placed in precise, controlled micro-aliquots at the recipient sites, distributed across multiple tissue depths and in a fanning pattern to maximize contact with the surrounding tissue and blood supply. The procedure typically takes two to four hours depending on the scope of donor and recipient site work.
Step 4 — Recovery
A compression garment is worn over the donor site areas continuously for several weeks to support healing, minimize swelling, and help the skin conform to the new contour. Swelling is present at both the donor and recipient sites. The recipient site will appear fuller than the final result during the first several months as some swelling adds to the apparent volume before resolving. Most patients are socially presentable within ten to fourteen days. Light activity resumes at approximately two weeks. Strenuous exercise is restricted for four to six weeks. The final settled result, with all swelling resolved and the surviving fat fully integrated, is typically visible at three to six months.
Breast & Body Contouring Surgery FAQs -Beverly Hills, CA
What is breast and body contouring with autologous fat transfer in Beverly Hills?
Breast and body contouring with autologous fat transfer is a surgical procedure that harvests the patient’s own fat from areas of excess through liposuction, processes it using Dr. Golshani’s proprietary G-Stem technique to concentrate the regenerative stem cell component, and places it precisely in the breast, hips, buttocks, thighs, or other body zones where volume enhancement improves proportion. The result is simultaneous slimming at the donor sites and natural, permanent enhancement at the recipient sites using nothing but the patient’s own biology.
What is the G-Stem technique and why does it matter for fat transfer?
The G-Stem technique is Dr. Golshani’s proprietary fat processing method that concentrates the adipose-derived stem cells within the harvested fat before transfer. This enhances both the survival rate of the transferred fat cells and the regenerative activity at the recipient site, producing higher quality, more biologically integrated results than standard fat processing achieves. Patients frequently notice improvements in tissue quality and skin texture over treated areas that reflect the stem cell activity in addition to the volume enhancement.
How much augmentation can fat transfer achieve in the breast?
Fat transfer to the breast typically produces an increase of one to one and a half cup sizes in most patients in a single session. The exact volume depends on the amount of fat available at the donor sites and the capacity of the recipient breast tissue to accept the graft. Patients seeking larger augmentation are better served by implant-based augmentation, with fat grafting used as a complementary modality to naturalize and refine the result.
How long do fat transfer results last?
The fat that survives integration and establishes its blood supply is permanent, behaving as native tissue and aging naturally alongside the surrounding body. Most patients retain sixty to eighty percent of the transferred fat long-term. Some resorption occurs in the first three months following surgery, after which the surviving fat does not return. Maintaining a stable weight after surgery is the most important factor in preserving the result.
What areas of the body can be treated with fat transfer?
Fat transfer can be used to augment and contour the breast, hips, hip dip zone, buttocks, thighs, calves, chest in male patients following gynecomastia surgery, and any other area where volume deficit or contour irregularity produces a disproportion that surgical fat placement can correct. Dr. Golshani determines which recipient sites are appropriate for each patient based on a detailed anatomical assessment during consultation.
Can fat transfer replace breast implants?
Fat transfer can replace implants in patients whose volume goals are modest, typically one to one and a half cup sizes, whose skin quality and elasticity are adequate, and who do not have significant ptosis requiring a concurrent lift. For patients with larger volume goals or significant skin laxity, implants alone or a combination of implants and fat grafting are better suited to achieving the desired result. Dr. Golshani determines the correct approach during consultation based on each patient’s specific anatomy and goals.
Is fat transfer safe for the buttocks?
Yes, when performed with the correct technique. Dr. Golshani performs buttock fat grafting with strict adherence to subcutaneous placement protocols, keeping the fat in the subcutaneous plane above the gluteal muscle rather than injecting into or below the muscle where the risk of vascular complications exists. Safe buttock fat transfer requires both the correct technique and surgeon experience in the procedure.
What is the recovery time for breast and body fat transfer?
Most patients are socially presentable within ten to fourteen days. A compression garment is worn over the donor sites for several weeks. Light activity resumes at approximately two weeks. Strenuous exercise is restricted for four to six weeks. The final settled result with all swelling resolved and fat fully integrated is visible at three to six months.
How much does breast and body contouring with fat transfer cost in Beverly Hills?
Cost varies depending on the number and scope of donor and recipient sites, the volume of fat harvested and transferred, whether the procedure is combined with a breast lift, tummy tuck, or other surgical component, anesthesia, and surgical facility fees. Dr. Golshani’s team provides personalized, itemized cost estimates during consultation.
Am I a good candidate for breast and body fat transfer?
You are likely a good candidate if you have adequate donor fat available for harvest, realistic goals for the degree of augmentation achievable in a single session, good skin quality at the recipient sites, and you are at a stable weight. You should be in good overall health, a non-smoker or committed to cessation, and have realistic expectations for the result. Dr. Golshani evaluates candidacy individually during a detailed consultation.
What are the risks of autologous fat transfer?
Risks include swelling, bruising, contour irregularities at the donor or recipient sites, fat resorption beyond the expected range, oil cyst formation, and anesthesia-related complications. In the breast specifically, fat necrosis and oil cyst formation are recognized risks that are minimized through precise placement technique and the use of micro-aliquot injection rather than bulk placement. In the hands of an experienced, board-certified surgeon like Dr. Golshani, serious complications are uncommon.
When preparing for a facelift consultation, it’s essential to gather I nformation about your medical history, current medications, and desired outcomes. Additionally, bring along any questions and photos of your ideal to discuss with Dr. Golshani and his surgical coordinators. Additionally, its always important to be open about your expectations and concerns.
Before your facelift surgery, follow Dr. Golshani’s pre-operative instructions carefully, which will include fasting before the procedure, avoiding certain medications that can increase bleeding risk, and arranging for transportation to and from the surgical facility. It is also important to make sure that you have a comfortable recovery area at home with necessary supplies following your facelift procedure.
The improvements made with a facelift last for years. Your face will continue to age naturally, but you’ll always look younger than you would have without the surgery. You can extend the results and slow the effects of aging by maintaining a stable weight and taking good care of your skin, especially by protecting it from excessive exposure to the sun. If, after a few years, you’re bothered by the effects of aging, you might choose to have a refresher facelift. Nonsurgical treatments can also complement the improvements made with a facelift.
There is no right age for facelift surgery. Timing depends on the changes to your face over time and your readiness for surgery. The surgery is simpler and results last longer for younger patients (in their early 40s, for example) because of the elasticity and resilience of younger skin. But we have had facelift patients in their 70s and 80s who have been delighted with their results. A one-on-one consultation is the best way to determine if you are a good candidate.
Only a surgical facelift can make the comprehensive and long-lasting enhancements to an aging face you see in the before and after pictures on this site. That’s not to say that everyone who’s bothered by the signs of aging needs a facelift. Positive improvements can be made with non-surgical and minimally invasive treatment. Options include chemical peels, microdermabrasion, laser skin resurfacing, dermal fillers, Botox®, and endoscopic procedures. We can combine a customized series of non-surgical treatments to give you a personalized minimally invasive facelift.
The duration of a facelift procedure can vary depending on the extent of the surgery and the particular techniques used by Dr. Golshani. On average, a traditional facelift may take several hours, while a mini-facelift may have shorter operating times.
Typically, a traditional facelift is a more comprehensive procedure that addresses sagging skin, muscle laxity, and excess fat in the face and neck area. In contrast, a mini-facelift, also known as a limited incision facelift, focuses on targeting specific signs of aging in a more limited area with a shorter recovery time and less dramatic results.
A non-surgical facelift typically involves minimally invasive treatments like injectables, laser therapy, or skin tightening procedures to improve facial contours and reduce signs of aging without surgery. In comparison, a traditional facelift is a surgical procedure that involves lifting and repositioning facial tissues for more significant and long-lasting results.
To prolong facelift results, maintain a healthy lifestyle with a balanced diet, regular exercise, and proper skincare routine. Protect your skin from sun exposure, avoid smoking, and follow Dr. Golshani’s post-operative instructions for optimal healing and long-term outcomes.
Swelling, bruising, and initial healing after a facelift may vary, but most of our patients feel comfortable going out in public within 1-2 weeks after surgery. Additionally, makeup can help conceal any residual bruising or redness during the early stages of recovery.
Strenuous exercise and activities should be avoided for several weeks after a facelift to allow for proper healing and minimize the risk of complications. Dr. Golshani and his surgical team will provide guidelines on when you can gradually resume physical activities based on your individual recovery progress.
Generally speaking, the timing of returning to work after a facelift depends on the extent of the surgery, individual healing process, and the nature of your job. Most patients can expect to return to work within 1-2 weeks, but it may vary for each person.
Smoking can have detrimental effects on the healing process and outcomes of a facelift. It is advisable to quit smoking before undergoing a facelift to reduce the risk of complications, improve circulation, and promote optimal wound healing. If you are a smoker, being transparent with Dr. Golshani is incredibly important so that, together, you can come up with the best course of action prior to your facelilft surgery.
A deep plane facelift is a surgical technique that involves lifting and repositioning deeper facial tissues, specifically the SMAS (superficial musculoaponeurotic system). This technique can provide more significant and longer-lasting results compared to a traditional facelift by addressing sagging tissues in a more comprehensive manner. Dr. Golshani is incredibly skilled and experienced with performing deep plan facelifts and uses this technique very often.
On the other hand, a hybrid facelift combines surgical and non-surgical techniques to address facial rejuvenation tailored to each patient. This approach may involve a combination of facelift surgery with injectables, laser treatments, or other minimally invasive procedures to enhance facial contours and address multiple signs of aging. Consulting with a board-certified plastic surgeon, such as Dr. Golshani, can help you determine the most suitable facelift approach based on your goals and anatomy.
Breast Revision Surgery FAQs -Beverly Hills, CA
Discover a natural alternative to implants with fat transfer breast augmentation. Dr. Daniel Golshani, a double board-certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, answers key questions about candidacy, benefits, risks, recovery, and long-term outcomes.
Fat transfer breast augmentation, or autologous fat grafting, is a procedure that enhances breast size using your own fat. Liposuction is performed on areas like the abdomen or thighs, and the purified fat is injected into the breasts for a natural look and feel—no implants required.
Ideal candidates:
- Want a modest size increase (½ to 1 cup size)
- Have enough donor fat in areas like the stomach or hips
- Prefer natural, implant-free enhancement
- Are in good health and have realistic expectations
Fat transfer can increase breast size modestly. Results depend on:
- Amount of fat harvested and retained
- Breast tissue elasticity
- Body’s ability to integrate the grafted fat
Most patients retain 60–80% of transferred fat long-term. Some resorption (20–40%) occurs in the first 3–6 months, but the remaining fat becomes a permanent part of the breast tissue.
- No foreign objects or implants
- Natural softness and movement
- Simultaneous **body contouring and breast enhancement**
- Minimal incisions and scarring
- No risk of rupture or capsular contracture
Yes. Fat transfer may not be suitable for:
- Patients seeking a large size increase (more than 1 cup size)
- Individuals with very low body fat
- Those needing a breast lift (this procedure does not lift sagging breasts)
- Mild swelling and bruising in liposuction and injection sites
- Return to light activities in a few days
- Full recovery in 2–4 weeks
- Avoid direct pressure on the breasts during early healing
- Fat resorption or volume loss
- Fat necrosis or oil cysts
- Microcalcifications on mammograms
- Possible need for revision or touch-up
Dr. Golshani’s techniques minimize these risks through precise fat purification and injection.
Yes. It’s often combined with:
- Breast lift (mastopexy)
- Implant revision for softness or ripple correction
- Liposuction or body contouring for proportional enhancement
Transferred fat can lead to benign findings like oil cysts or calcifications. These are distinguishable by experienced radiologists. Always inform your radiology provider of your surgical history.
