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Fat Transfer for Marionette Lines?

asked 2 years ago by anonx in Berkeley
Latest answer by Sam Naficy, MD
Question viewed 1,190 times
Tags: face, marionette lines, costs, fat

I have deep marionette lines and am considering Fat Transfer. What is the cost range?

5 answers to Fat Transfer for Marionette Lines?

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Fat not the best choice for lines

  Fat can be injected into folds but it won’t last very long.  If you are interested in a long-term filer option you may want to consider ArteFill
Sam Naficy, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

seattleface.com

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Fat transfer

Physicians may peform fat injections by harvesting fat each session and performing this a few times in a year. Others harvest and store the fat and use thawed fat on repeat visits. The costs per treatment vary because of this. Each physician charges differently.
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Fat transfer for marionette lines

 Please watch Dr. Lam's nice video discussion from a scientific meeting.  Realize that fat grafting is not for fine line correction but for deeper volume enhancemnt.  As such, some of the injectable fillers may really work better in this area.
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Marionette Lines, a Difficult Area to Correct

Hi Anonx, I fully agree with Dr. Lam, a true pioneer and excellent fat transfer facial plastic surgeon. I have been recently very impressed with the results of Sculptra (when properly used) in the lower lateral chin area. Again, the filler is used as a volume contouring agent, not as a line filler. Good luck and be well. Dr. P
Michael A. Persky, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Fat Transfer for Lines won't Work in my opinion

Hi, thanks for the question. i do a fat transfer about every other day and have written 2 books on the subject. i know a ton of surgeons do fat for marionette lines but they fail consistently in my opinion. fat is intended to cover bone and soften facial transitions so that people look a ton better but fat is too soft to augment lines with any certainty of a durable result. i know my answer goes against the grain but i truly believe that fat is not the best option for those lines. ... more
Samuel Lam, MD

Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.lamfacialplastics.com

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