Fat transfer restores shape and volume using your own fat. Dr. Tyler Frew specializes in body fat grafting for the breasts, buttocks, and hips. Results are soft, natural, and designed to fit your frame.
Pregnancy, weight changes, and aging can flatten curves or create hip dips. Fat transfer removes fat from one area with gentle liposuction and places it where you want more contour. Dr. Frew focuses on two high-impact goals:
By tailoring harvest, purification, and precise fat placement to your frame, Dr. Frew restores proportion and builds curves that look natural, feel natural, and last.
Here is the simple three step process Dr. Frew uses to move your own fat where you want more shape, combining gentle harvest, careful purification, and micro layered placement for smooth, natural contours.
By pairing precise liposuction with purified grafts placed in thin layers, Dr. Frew maximizes graft take and creates long lasting, proportionate curves in the breasts, buttocks, and hips.
Fat cells need a blood supply to survive. After placement your body builds new micro-vessels around the grafts.
Protecting the area during early healing supports long term take.
Body fat transfer with Dr. Tyler Frew uses your own tissue to enhance the breasts, buttocks, and hips while refining donor areas for a more balanced silhouette.
With small incisions, natural feel, and a plan tailored to your anatomy and goals, you achieve discreet scars, improved waist to hip balance and contours that look like you.
Good candidates want natural enhancement of the breasts or buttocks, have enough donor fat for harvest, are in good health and are near a stable weight.
During consultation Dr. Frew will examine your frame, review goals, and map a plan that balances removal and grafting for the best overall contour.
Both can look great. Fat transfer uses your own tissue for subtle to moderate enhancement and shape refinement.
Implants can create larger changes and can be paired with an internal bra technique for support when indicated.
Dr. Frew will help you compare options based on skin quality, desired size, and lifestyle.
Here is how Dr. Frew performs a Brazilian Butt Lift using your own fat to safely shape the buttocks and hips in a clear, step-by-step process.
Protecting the grafts in the first weeks helps them take, so your refined waist and fuller curves settle into long lasting, natural looking results.
Here is what recovery looks like after fat transfer with Dr. Frew, with simple steps to protect grafts and ease back into daily life.
Follow these guidelines and attend your check ins so swelling fades, grafts stabilize, and your refined waist and fuller curves reveal a natural, long lasting result.
How much does a fat transfer cost?
The cost of fat transfer procedures varies greatly depending on many factors.
In fat transfers to the breasts or butt, a larger volume of fat is needed, so surgical liposuction is used, as well as a lengthier process for fat purification and grafting.
Smaller treatments, like adding facial volume, require less fat and time.
During your consultation with Dr. Frew, he’ll discuss the amount of volume needed to achieve your needs and goals, along with pricing estimates and payment options for you to consider.
Where can I have fat transferred?
Fat can be transferred almost anywhere on your face or body where you want to add volume.
A few of the most popular areas are the butt (typically called the Brazilian butt lift), face, breasts, and hands. Fat grafting might be performed alongside breast reconstruction or augmentation with implants to fix irregularities.
Age-related volume loss in the face and hands can also be improved with fat grafting, especially to add shape to your lips or the hollow area under your eyes.
Talk to Dr. Frew in your consultation about where you want to make improvements so he can create your custom fat transfer treatment plan.
Are there any alternative treatments to a fat transfer?
Based on where you want to add fat, there may be an alternative treatment option.
For your breasts and buttocks, Dr. Frew may be able to surgically place implants instead of grafting fat.
For your face and hands, Balikian Plastic Surgery offers multiple dermal fillers for long-term rejuvenation and volume.
Dr. Frew will explain all of your options in your first appointment so you can get your desired results.
What if I don’t have enough fat for a transfer?
During your initial consultation with Dr. Frew, he’ll go over the amount of fat needed to meet your goals. You might not have enough excess fat for the transfer; however, this is usually only a concern for those with a very low body fat percentage or those who want a large volume of fat added to one area.
Fat may be removed from multiple areas or combined with donor fat. Dr. Frew will explain your options during your consultation.
What exactly is a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL)?
Liposuction shapes the waist and torso, then purified fat is grafted to the buttocks and hips in thin micro-layers to build projection and balance. Early aftercare protects the grafts while they establish a blood supply.
How long do results last?
Fat that survives becomes living tissue and can last for years. Some early reabsorption is normal. Weight stability helps maintain the result. A planned touch-up can be considered if you want more fullness.
Will weight changes affect my result?
Yes. Losing weight can reduce grafted volume. Significant gain can enlarge it. Aim for a maintainable weight before surgery.
What about bras after breast fat transfer or implants?
You will wear a soft support bra as directed. Expect temporary fullness and swelling that settle over several weeks.
Is fat transfer better than implants for the breasts?
They serve different goals. Fat transfer is ideal for subtle to moderate changes and fine shaping. Implants provide larger volume changes. Many patients benefit from combining both.
Can fat transfer fix hip dips?
Yes. Targeted grafting to the hip dip area blends the outer hip curve into the buttock for a smoother, more even silhouette.
Will I need drains or compression garments?
Compression garments are standard for liposuction areas. Drains are not always needed; it depends on your plan.
Can fat transfer be part of a larger plan like Lipo 360 or a Mommy Makeover?
Yes. Dr. Frew often pairs Lipo 360 with fat transfer to the buttocks or hips, and combines breast fat transfer or implants when appropriate to enhance overall balance in one recovery.
How much does it cost?
Pricing depends on areas treated, anesthesia, and whether procedures are combined. You will receive a personalized quote after consultation. Financing options are available.
Dr. Tyler Frew is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon specializing in aesthetic surgery of the breast and body.
He is known for delivering natural-looking results through advanced techniques in breast enhancement, tummy tuck, liposuction, and mommy makeover procedures.
Dr. Frew combines surgical expertise with compassionate, patient-focused care, helping each individual restore confidence and achieve their personal aesthetic goals.
Patients trust Dr. Tyler Frew for his warm, personalized approach, advanced surgical techniques and results that look natural and refined.
Richard V. Balikian, MD, FACS
Double Board-Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
Balikian Facial Plastic Surgery: Richard V. Balikian, MD, FACS
Tyler Frew, MD
Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon
