Harvest, purification, micro-droplet placement — the whole operation, its volumes, its survival arithmetic and its honest limits.
Fine, low-pressure liposuction from the flanks, waist or thighs — volumes chosen for the graft plan, with a genuine (modest) waist-contouring bonus. Harvest quality is survival's first lever: aggressive suction kills cells before they ever reach the hip.
The harvest is processed to concentrate viable fat cells and remove fluid, oil and debris — the quiet step deciding how much of what's placed is even alive.
Typically 150–400 cc per side, layered in many fine passes across well-perfused planes of the lateral hollow — never boluses. Placement craft decides both survival and smoothness: the goal is a line, not a lump.
Roughly 50–70% of transferred fat gains a blood supply and stays — so plans include deliberate modest over-correction, and the honest verdict belongs to months 3–6. What remains then is living tissue, permanent by default.
Usually 1.5–3 hours under sedation or general anaesthesia, day-case or one night; entry points of millimetres in natural creases; garment with lateral protection fitted before discharge; typical Istanbul stay 5–7 days.
Very lean patients may lack donor fat (told plainly, from photos). One session has a natural ceiling — larger goals stage. And skin quality matters: significant laxity after major weight loss may need its own conversation first.
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