A patient's own fat, taken from certain areas of the body, is successfully used to correct nasolabial folds in particular.  Lipofilling is also effective for the cheeks and chin.

Dr. Dr. Muggenthaler follows the methods of SIDNEY COLEMAN. The patient's own fat is prepared and replanted using special needles. Compared with other procedures for treating wrinkles, lipofilling has the advantage that over half of the implanted fat usually becomes permanently attached, giving a longer lasting result.

Treatment with a patient's own fat first entails an operative intervention to procure the fat. Extensive swelling may occur for several days after the transplantation of the fat.