I had almost 80 cc's of fat injected during a facelift to cheeks, eyes, lower face, chin, lips and temples. Its approx 1 month out and it looks awful. All i keep hearing is it will get better and just give it time. Will one of you please tell the reality of how it will actually look? I was a very pretty woman before and now I look like a drag queen. I can barely leave the house and embarassed to be seen in public. I went to a top doc who keeps saying just give it more time. how can this be?
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Answer: Too Much Fat Injected During Transfer-looking Distorted and Freakish
I have been very pleased with Sculptra as a way to fill out buttock and hip indentations. I find that the procedure requires little to no downtime and is office based. I have done minor dimples, hips, and even full buttock augmentations. Albeit the latter is for people who want a modest...
Did you have a fat transfer? How far out are you from surgery? Sorry, I cannot be much help to you. With a little more information I can.
Thank you for your question. Skin changes after fat transfer are predominantly beneficial. The restoration of volume typically corrects deep grooves, scars, and restores youthful volume. Due to the presence of stem cells in transferred fat, there have been anecdotal reports of...