A procedure that takes fat from your own body, purifies it, and injects it into the face to restore lost volume in the cheeks, temples, under the eyes, and lips. Permanent for the fat that survives, natural because it is your own tissue, and often done alongside a facelift. Compare San Francisco clinics below and request a free consultation.
$3,500 to $8,000
per procedure · USD
A general range for San Francisco, rounded for guidance. Confirm exact pricing with each clinic.
Plastic surgeons in San Francisco who list facial fat transfer among their procedures. Tap any surgeon to view details and request a consultation.
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Sieber Plastic Surgery - David Sieber M.D. is a plastic surgery practice in San Francisco, California, rated 5 stars across 212 Google reviews, performing 19 tracked procedures.
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Miguel Delgado, M.D. is a plastic surgery practice in San Francisco, California, rated 4.9 stars across 148 Google reviews, performing 21 tracked procedures.
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The Maas Clinic San Francisco is a plastic surgery practice in San Francisco, California, rated 4.8 stars across 142 Google reviews, performing 24 tracked procedures.
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Ethos Plastic Surgery: Ginger Xu, M.D. is a plastic surgery practice in San Francisco, California, rated 4.9 stars across 102 Google reviews, performing 22 tracked procedures.
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Statera Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery is a plastic surgery practice in San Francisco, California, rated 4.9 stars across 41 Google reviews, performing 15 tracked procedures.
A procedure that takes fat from your own body, purifies it, and injects it into the face to restore lost volume in the cheeks, temples, under the eyes, and lips. Permanent for the fat that survives, natural because it is your own tissue, and often done alongside a facelift.
One procedure; a second round is sometimes done to add volume where some fat did not survive
Swelling and bruising for 1 to 2 weeks, with the donor site sore for about a week
People with significant facial volume loss who want a long-lasting, natural alternative to repeated filler, and people having a facelift who need volume restored at the same time
5 plastic surgery practices in the San Francisco area list facial fat transfer. From Google Places listings; hours and locations change, so confirm with the practice.
What 5 San Francisco practices that list facial fat transfer say on their own websites (checked September 2026); one that does not mention something may still offer it, so ask at your consultation.
Techniques named for facial fat transfer: facial fat grafting.
Facial Fat Transfer generally runs $3,500 to $8,000 per procedure, and each San Francisco clinic sets its own price. The biggest variables are the provider's experience level and the specific device or product used. Newer technology and senior injectors price at the upper end. Pricing is quoted in US dollars (USD). Request a consultation from any of our listed San Francisco clinics for a personalized quote.
Results vary by patient, but most San Francisco providers report 6 to 18 months of sustained benefit from a full Facial Fat Transfer series.
Most patients wait 24 hours before applying makeup to avoid irritation on freshly-treated skin.
They solve different scales of problem. Filler is precise, adjustable, reversible, and ideal for specific areas and modest volume; it dissolves over one to two years. Fat transfer restores broad volume across the face in one procedure with a lasting result, at a surgical cost and recovery. Many people use filler for years and move to fat transfer when the volume they need each year adds up to several syringes.
Typically 50 to 70 percent of the injected fat establishes a blood supply and stays permanently; the rest is absorbed over the first few months. Surgeons account for this by placing slightly more than the final volume needed, and a second session is sometimes done to top up. Weight stability afterward protects the result, since the transferred fat behaves like the fat it came from.
Usually the abdomen, flanks, or thighs, removed with gentle liposuction through a tiny incision. The amount is small and the donor site is sore for a week rather than noticeably changed. The fat is processed to remove fluid and damaged cells before injection.
The face is swollen and often bruised for one to two weeks, with the final volume settling over three months as some fat is absorbed. Most people return to work at ten to fourteen days. The donor site is sore for about a week.
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