The facial skin would fall back to its origin prior to the fat transfer or be better than before. When liposuction is done on the neck underneath the chin, the skin actually retracts via collagen formation and contraction. The skin seems to get sucked back and up, rather than falling. Fat transfer is a graft.... more
Does analogous fat transfer lead to sagging facial skin?
Once the injected fat dissipates, will the skin then sag? It stands to reason that delicate facial skin can remain stretched out after the injections are reabsorbed. Typically, what percentage of the transferred fat will remain permanently?
4 answers to “Does analogous fat transfer lead to...”
A: Does Fat Transfer Cause Sagging of the Skin?
Hi Kung Fugeisha, I have had excellent long term experience with fat transfer. The reason for these results are three fold. First, meticulously placed micro-fat grafts can have up to a 40-60% survival in terms of the volume placed. Secondly, the process of passing the micro-cannula back... more
A: A complex question regarding fat injections
The only reason to use fat injections is in the hope that they will "take" and be permanent. If you are anticipating a temporary correction, you might as well use Restylane, Radiesse or some other temporary filler in a syringe. In order for the fat to "take", blood vessels from the bed into which it is... more
A: Fat injections and facial skin sagging
This is the big question, how much fat survives. My theory has been that no more fat can survive than you start out with initially. Our studies have shown that 75+% of fat injections are dead. Other metabolic studies show up to 96% of injected fat is dead. People talk about stem cells somehow... more
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24 Jan 2009
How do I get rid of small but obnoxious lumps from fat grafting? It has been 8 months since last injection and over one year since first horrible injection. They move around when I press on them. When I massage I hear a sound that is faint. It is weird! They have been improving w/ massage, even over a year later but I want to be done w/ them!