Santa Barbara Fat Transfer doctors
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Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
120 S Spalding Dr Suite 110, Beverly Hills |
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56 answers |
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Douglas J. Mackenzie, MD
Santa Barbara Plastic Surgeon
225 W Pueblo St Suite A, Santa Barbara |
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10 answers |
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David Alessi, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
8670 Wilshire Boulevard. Suite 200, Beverly Hills |
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Michael Sundine, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon
1640 Newport Blvd #450, Costa Mesa |
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Gregory S. Keller, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
221 W. Pueblo St Suite A, Santa Barbara |
Recent Answers
After 15 Years Fat Injections to my Tear Troughs Are Still Lumpy and Look over Corrected. I Have Been Told by 4 Top NYC plastic surgeons they cannot remove it or minimize it...With new technology, I am not sure why it can't be reduced with laser or some kind of injection... At 55 finally I am losing more of my own fat around the injections sites and the lumps are becoming more prominent. Three years ago I had a surgeon inject filler around the lumps to try to even out the area with some success but now the filler is gone and the area looks worse...Help!
This problem typically needs an open surgical approach to improve it. Liposuction tends to be ineffective because of the surrounding scar tissue and injections such as with a steroid can be unpredictable or cause further contour problems. I would agree with the other post - Sydney Coleman has done more fat injections than anyone, and is in New York. Get his opinion.
I had pearl fat transferred under lower eyelids to correct hollowness over a year ago. My surgeon overfilled so now I have puffy pockets under and in direct connection to my lower eyelids. I would appreciate if you could advice me in this matter. Can I have a safe second transjunctival blepharoplasty for removal of the fat? Are there any problems if the grafted fat is heavily connected to the lower eyelids? Are there any other safe options than an operation?
Generally, removing grafted fat that is overdone or has overgrown (a rare but possible outcome), requires surgical removal. In other words, nonsurgical methods such as steroid injection are unreliable, unpredictable, and risk creating other problems. Liposuction is not a great option either, because of the small size of the graft, and the surrounding scar tissue. Make sure you find a plastic surgeon who is comfortable doing this kind of revision.
I was riding my bike when the passenger of a vehicle opened her door and the edge of it slammed into my bicep. I now have a small scar and 3 puckered areas around it. What procedure do you recommend to shape the bicep, which is quite muscular, back to normal? Thanks, Sue
Without photos or an age of the injury it is hard to say what you would benefit from. Assuming the scar itself is satisfactory, filling in the puckered areas could involve filling with fat (injected or surgically placed as a dermal-fat graft). Releasing any deep scar tissue that is pulling the skin inward might also be necessary prior to the placement of the fat. Using collagen, or any off-the-shelf filler, would likely only be a temporary solution.