Are you looking for a way to rid yourself of the signs of aging? Do wrinkles and lines on your face make you self-conscious about how old you look? Perhaps you’re looking to refresh your face so it appears more youthful. Many people like the idea of rejuvenating their face, but a surgical facelift is not an option. Whether there are concerns about cost or recovery time, having a surgical procedure can deter many people from restoring their youthful appearance. Thankfully, there are other options available. Dr. Calabria’s stem cell-enriched non-surgical facelift can rejuvenate your skin without a surgical procedure.

How Does It Work?

Dr. Calabria has dedicated his professional career to developing his stem cell-enriched facelift procedure. While you are under a local anesthetic, he will perform liposuction to harvest fat cells from your body. Commons sites for this include the stomach, thighs, and arms. Using an enzymatic process, he will extract stem cells from the fat, and they will be injected into your face through microcannulas (smaller versions of the tubing used in liposuction). The stem cells stimulate your skin to produce growth factors and new blood vessels. This helps your skin refresh and regenerate on its own giving you a more youthful look naturally.

What Can It Do for You?

Restore Facial Volume

Aging causes a decrease in the production of collagen. This leads to skin losing its smoothness and facial volume deflating. Dr. Calabria injects the stem cells into the places on your face where volume loss is most apparent and is affecting the aesthetics of your face. You can regain softer, younger facial features where you need it most.

Skin Improvement

The injection of stem cells stimulates your skin’s ability to produce proteins that aid in healthy skin. This allows your skin to rejuvenate itself and regain its vitality, making you look years younger.

Why Should You Consider It?

Long-Lasting Results

The results of your non-surgical facelift will last. The other non-surgical option, dermal fillers, may give you similar results, but they will not last without recurring maintenance treatments.

No Incision

Though Dr. Calabria does have to create an incision for the liposuction portion of the procedure, your face will remain incision-free. The stem cells are injected, leaving no trace of the treatment.

Faster Recovery

Since this facelift is a non-surgical procedure, you will have a much faster recovery. Because it does involve liposuction (under local anesthetic), you will likely experience some postoperative swelling and bruising. This will subside in a few weeks, and you can return to work within one week.

Are You a Candidate?

If you’re in good health and are experiencing facial volume loss with poor skin texture, you may be a good candidate for the non-surgical facelift. It’s important to have realistic expectations for your procedure, and being a non-smoker is vital to your overall recovery. If you are experiencing a lot of sagging skin, the stem-cell enriched facelift may be a better option. You will discuss your options with Dr. Calabria in consultation prior to your procedure.

If you are interested in discussing a non-surgical facelift, call us now to set up a consultation with Dr. Calabria. You can reach our Beverly Hills office at 310.777.0069, our Rancho Mirage office at 760.836.0077, or our Italian offices at +39.349.3662323.

Breast augmentation is the most common cosmetic surgery procedure performed in the United States. A 2017 report by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons states that almost 20 percent of the 1.8 million cosmetic procedures performed in 2016 were breast augmentation surgeries. However, as safe as breast augmentation is, it is not free from complications. Many patients who have implants will need revision surgery sometime in the 10 years following their initial procedure.

Some reasons that women may consider breast revision surgery include a desire to change the size of their implants, improper placement of the implants, or capsular contracture. Capsular contracture is the most common complication that can occur after breast augmentation, which is where the scar tissue that develops around the implant constricts and squeezes the implant. One of the most visible problems, though, is rippling, where the edges of the implant are visible through the skin. This can happen for multiple reasons including not having much tissue between the skin and implants and poor technique by the surgeon. These can all be difficult situations to remedy, but there is a solution! Breast revision with stem cell fat grafting can be highly effective in difficult cases where rippling is present.

How Does the Procedure Work?

Fat is extracted from your body using a liposuction procedure; a cannula is inserted into small incisions to extract fat from your body. Common sites for extraction include the stomach, thighs, and waist. Then, the stem cells are separated from the fat using an enzymatic process. Once fully separated, the stem cells are mixed back with fat in order to provide a higher concentration of stem cells than what would typically be found in a standard fat graft. This stem cell fat graft is then injected into your breast tissue to smooth out any rippling or indentations.

Why to Consider Stem Cell Fat Grafting

There are many benefits to a fat grafting procedure. It allows you to remove fat from an area of your body where you would prefer to be slimmer. Since it’s from your own body, chances of allergic reactions and rejection are much lower. Standard fat grafting can be unpredictable; sometimes, a portion of the injected fat is absorbed by the body, creating a need for multiple treatments. However, studies out of Japan indicate the use of stem cell fat grafts provides higher retention of fat within the breast, meaning your results will last longer. They also show that stem cell fat grafting has a prolonged survival rate, making your need for multiple treatments less likely.

If you’re in need of a breast revision and want to consider stem cell fat grafting, call us now to set up a consultation with Dr. Calabria. You can reach our Beverly Hills office at 310.777.0069, our Rancho Mirage office at 760.836.0077, or our Italian offices at +39.349.4662323.

In the right hands, patients who want to turn back time and refresh their facial appearance can achieve the dramatic or subtle improvements of their dreams. There has been significant progress in facial rejuvenation over the last few decades. Dr. Calabria’s state-of-the-art stem cell facelift revitalizes the surface of the face and corrects facial volume loss in the same amount of time it takes to perform a traditional facelift. You may be a candidate for the stem cell facelift using fat grafting if you are concerned about skin rejuvenation as well as volume restoration of the face.

What Is Stem Cell Fat Grafting?

Stem cell fat grafting is a three-step process:

• Fat Harvesting: Fat is harvested from the patient’s problem areas via liposuction. Using a filler that comes directly from the patient eliminates the risk of rejection or allergic reaction that can occur when using synthetic dermal fillers.

• Fat Purification: Dr. Calabria uses a Celution® device to purify the fat to ensure the highest concentration of stem cells. These regenerative cells guarantee a higher resorption rate than traditional fat grafting, creating results that last longer.

• Fat Injection: The purified, stem cell-enriched fat cells are then injected into the treatment site to restore volume and smooth imperfections. Stem cells trigger the body’s natural regenerative responses, which produce continuous rejuvenation.

Dr. Calabria’s Stem Cell Facelift

Dr. Calabria utilizes his revolutionary vertical facelift technique to lift and reposition facial tissues, and he combines the procedure with fat grafting for optimal results. The stem cell-enriched fat is injected into the SMAS (superficial muscular aponeurotic system) to plump areas that have experienced volume loss, the facial tissues are redraped, and any incisions are meticulously closed layer-by-layer.

Am I a Candidate?

Ideal candidates for the stem cell facelift using fat grafting are concerned about the following facial imperfections:

• Poor skin texture
• Fine lines
• Volume loss

Call our Beverly Hills office at 310.777.0069, our Rancho Mirage office at 760.836.0077, or our Milan, Italy office at +39.349.4662323 to schedule your stem cell facial rejuvenation consultation with Dr. Calabria.

Facial rejuvenation is becoming more advanced every day, particularly when it comes to non-surgical approaches. Non-surgical facial rejuvenation refreshes the face without the need for general anesthesia or extensive downtime. Injectable dermal fillers are an easy, non-invasive way to achieve a smoother, more youthful aesthetic, but fat transfer offers many more benefits. Patients can opt for fat transfer or synthetic dermal fillers depending on their needs and expectations.

What Fat and Fillers Do

Patient-harvested fat and synthetic dermal fillers provide some of the same facial rejuvenation benefits. For example, they both:

• Replenish lost facial volume
• Can be used for facial sculpting
• Improve facial definition
• Provide immediate results

Advantages of Dr. Calabria’s Non-surgical Facelift

Dr. Calabria offers the non-surgical facelift, which is similar to fat transfer but has the additional benefits of using stem cell-enriched fat. A few key advantages of this procedure are as follows:

• No rejection: Because the stem cell-enriched fat used during transfer is harvested directly from the patient’s body, there is no risk of rejection or other adverse reactions that can occur with synthetics. Synthetic dermal fillers usually require allergy testing before the procedure.
• Natural results: During fat transfer, the stem cells in the fat stimulate collagen production, which plumps and smooths the skin naturally. They also trigger neo-angiogenesis, which causes the skin to regenerate and repair itself naturally. Synthetics replenish naturally occurring substances in the body, but the supply eventually becomes depleted, requiring repeat treatment.
• Long-lasting improvement: Unlike dermal fillers that require regular reinjection to maintain results, using fat-derived stem cells encourages the body to continue improving long after the initial injection treatment. This boost in cell regeneration produces enhancement that lasts.
• Body contouring: Because fat cells are harvested from an area of the body with excess fat, patients get the added benefit of slimmer contours in the donor site. Patients enjoy the advantages mentioned above as well as the reduction of stubborn fat deposits.

While most fillers can plump aging skin and give patients a younger, more pleasing appearance, Dr. Calabria’s non-surgical facelift is the superior and most modern choice. Call our Beverly Hills office at 310.777.0069, our Rancho Mirage office at 760.836.0077, or our Milan, Italy office at +39.349.4662323 to schedule a consultation with our board-certified plastic surgeon. Weigh out your options today and find out if you qualify for non-surgical facial rejuvenation.