Give it some time. The swelling may be due to the fat injections themselves. As long as it is not lumpy you probably will be ok.
Are there more people who experience problems with fat transfer?
I was originally interested in Blepharoplasty, but my surgeon said I didn't have excess skin, and what I really needed was more volume, so I opted for fat transfer instead. I had a mini-face lift, brow lift, and under eye fat transfer.
I am now 2 weeks post op and have a ridge of puffiness under both eyes just above my cheekbone. They give me the appearance of bags under my eyes. I understand that 2 weeks is early, but I guess what I'd like to know is: are there more people who experience problems with this procedure compared to those who have a successful outcome? Is it normal to have puffiness or swelling. It has become softer in the past week, but I can still hardly stand to look at it. It's all I see, and the success of the brow lift and face lift are overshadowed by those bags.
4 answers to “Are there more people who experience...”
A: Lumps post fat injection
Since you are just two weeks postop, this is very early indeed to be assessing the results of your surgery. Fat grafts contain partially live tissue and partially dead tissue. During the healing process, blood supply and therefore swelling is increased. The dead fat is being resorbed and the live... more
A: You are still early after fat transfer surgery
Lucinda, You are still early after surgery. Fat grafting tends to swell - in some people very dramatically. However, after a few weeks, the swelling resolves and you will likely be pleasantly surprised. That said, for other people reading this, please be very careful before you let anyone inject anything... more
A: Multiple options exist to fix this problem
The use of micro fat injection in the area of the tear trough and to camouflage lower lid/cheek problems is a valid alternative to lower blepharoplasty. However, this is a very technical procedure that requires accurate placement of the fat transfer. We looked into a series of 100 patients (1) who underwent... more
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20 Feb 2009
I read your dilemma. I have treated this problem many times and it is revesable but it takes weekly treatments to get red of the lumpy fat injections.
4 posts
11 Mar 2009
Hi Lucinda, I'm in the exact same boat! I got fat transfer in the eye area two weeks ago today and it looks like I have two big bags under my eyes. My doctor's office told me this is very normal. However, they did not tell me about this possible (or maybe even expected) side effect before the surgery. Now that I'm here I'm wondering if and when these under eye bags will resolve. Lucinda, has your puffiness gone away now that you have had more time to heal? I do trust that my bags will go away, but I must admit I am still worried that I may have them forever. I also have some small (and rather soft) lumps under one eye. They don't feel like little rocks because they are rather pliable, but I can feel them under one eye and not the other. Does anyone know if this is normal? Thanks in advance!
23 posts
7 Apr 2009
excision of the fat lump is the only sure way to remove the fat graft. Steroid shot can be temporary and the fat can come back. Try weight loss first, then find experienced surgeon to cut it out. What city are you in?
2 posts
9 Apr 2009
Hello again Marita from Skin Magic. I ve checked on your website and I could see that you advertise some treatment: 'ABM (Bio-Molecular-Accelerator) RF (Radio Frequency) ABM-RF will balance and deliver energy to the tissue a gentle and nonabrasive procedure that generates energy internally which greatly reduces as we age. ABM-RF stimulates new collagen elastin, and promotes Anti-ageing and healing'. Is this the teatment that could help with fat lumps? Unfortunately, I live in London and can not come to you. But plese let me know what treatment I could do to help the problem, I would really really appreciate it. Thank you
23 posts
5 May 2009
That sounds like it would stimulate the living fat graft rather than kill it??Anybody here in LA area?