How Much Fat is Required to Improve Appearance of Hands?

asked 2 years ago by Lumi in Europe
Latest answer by Peter A. Aldea, MD
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My doctor told me about the possibility to improve my 'skeleton' hands appearance with my own fat. The really annoying part is she just removed from my body 3 liters of pure fat! How much fat is needed for hands? Is this small enough to be harvested right know or should I wait a period and ask a new lipo? Is it enough one fat transfer procedure or I need more? Btw, is the fat grafting possible on the feet’s surface also? Thx.

2 answers to How Much Fat is Required to Improve Appearance of Hands?

Making Hands and Feet look younger with Fat Transfer

The aging hands (and feet) lose their fat covering and along it, their roundness and softness, to reveal more tendons and blood vessels. While several fillers can be used in the hands the best filler remains your own fat. But, unlike fat transfer into the face or buttocks where there may be an ample blood supply to support and keep these grafts alive, fat grafting to the hands is associated with a higher failure rate owing to the scarcer blood supply. Most Plastic surgeons... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Fat injections for the hands

I am not familiar with anyone injection the tops of the feet with fat injections, but theoretically it could be done, but would have a higher rate of failure of the fat cells to live because of a lack of oxygen in the area (the feet don't have the best circulation) and there might be a higher infection rate. Some hands only need 3 - 5 ccs and others need 10 ccs per hand to effect a good result Often it does take a series of treatments as not all of the fat cells live in the new... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

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