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Considering Fat Injection
asked 10 months ago by marianne8702
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
Question viewed 326 times
Tags: cheeks, normal, recovery, timing
how long does it take to look a bit normal after a fat injection in the face (under the cheeks), in a way that people won't notice it
7 answers to Considering Fat Injection
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Recovery from Facial fat Grafting
Facial fat grafting is a wonderful procedure for both facial rejuvenation and facial reshaping. The recovery period is fairly quick because there are no incisions in the face or donor area that require healing except for a very tiny stab incision to both harvest and inject the fat. The majority of bruising in the face/cheeks will begin to resolve about one week after surgery and the remaining selling will slowly decrease over the next week. If you keep your head elevated after surgery the...
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Gary Motykie, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Fat Grafting
Typically, any bruising or swelling will resolve about 2 weeks after the procedure. Please avoid the list of medications/foods as recommended by your surgeon as that will decrease the likelihood of bruising. Fat grafting, if done well, generally leads to natural appearance results to restore your youthfulness.
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Wanting to do fat injections....
The procedure of Liposuctioning fat from an area and harvesting for injections into the face is a simple procedure with little down time, that gives you beautiful results. After having the first procedure, your thigh will be slightly swollen and possibly bruised. Your doctor will also inject the fat into your face at the same time and you may have minimal swelling. Some patients may get a little bruising especially around the eyes that will diminish within a few...
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Swelling and bruising after fat transfer to the face
Most of the obvious swelling and bruising after a fat transfer to the face/cheeks will be gone around 2 weeks after the procedure. This of course depends on the areas that are treated. You can minimize the bruising by taking Arnica before and after surgery. The finer swelling can take a few weeks longer to completely resolve.
Best wishes,
Dr.Bruno
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Fat grafting recovery
The time period for you to look "normal" is variable nd also a bit subjective.
The amount of swelling (and possible bruising) you have depends a lot on how much fat volume is placed. In patients having full face grafting, they usually look very presentable (and can easily return to work without looking "done") after 2-3 weeks. There's still swelling at this stage but it's usually dramatically improved by 3 weeks. If more limited grafting is done this time...
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Fat Tranfer
After fat injection, it will take at least a couple of weeks without a bruise. Thank you for your question and good luck with everything.
Vivek Bansal, MD
Danville Plastic Surgeon
Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Facial Fat Transfer
In my experience, it takes around 2 to 3 weeks to achieve a very natural result. Bruising can occur but settles within 2 weeks in most cases. Most of the stubborn swelling occurs in the jowl area and the malar festoons. Talk to your qualified surgeon about compression and cooling protocols to reduce the swelling early on during your recovery. This can make a significant impact in your recovery time. Best Regards, Dr. Todd Hobgood
Todd Christopher Hobgood, MD
Phoenix Facial Plastic Surgeon
Phoenix Facial Plastic Surgeon


