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Where Can and Can't You Inject Fat on the Face?
Where can and can't you inject fat on the face? The doctor I recently consulted with told me that fat cannot be injected into the nose tip and chin because fat doesn't exist there.
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Where can I inject fat in the face
I find fat to be a wonderful facial voumizing option. I think the best results are obtained when fat is injected in the mid-face region. I like to add fat from the zygoma (the upper side of the cheek) along the infraorbital rim (just below the lower eyelid), to the tear trough region. I also like fat in the nasolabial fold region. Fat adds a third dimension that is not attainable doing a facelift. It creates a very natural, youthful appearance and avoids the "pulled and hollow"...
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Perhaps the most unreliable technique in plastic surgery is fat grafting
Rather than where is should be injected, the question is should it be injected at all?
Many experienced plastic surgeons have arrived at the conclusion that fat grafting is one of the least predictable operations in cosmetic surgery.
Seldom do you see the date of followup given with pictures or the number of injections. You also do not see the extent of swelling early after the technique or how long the result takes to settle in.
There also as of now are...
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Facial fat injection
Fat can be injected just about anywhere unless the area is too tight to allow for space for the fat. The nasal tip comes to mind. Some areas of the face are more forgiving than other. Cheeks, chin, jawline, forehead, and temple region usually do well. The area around the eyes and the lips can be tricky but in experienced hands, very nice results can be acheived.
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Fat Grafting Can be Completed in Any Area of the Face.
Because we have fatty subcutaneous tissue throughout the face, all areas are really amenable to this therapy. I agree with previous posts that there are definitely some more complicated areas to treat, such as under the eyes. However, the experienced surgeon will be able to navigate that with you.
Remember that we are aiming for three natural youthful highlights in the face: the lateral brow, the cheek, and the chin. These should frame the natural and unique...
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Where can and can't you inject fat grafts?
Fat can be injected in most areas of the face, but I would strongly caution against having it placed in the nasal tip. It can be placed in the chin, though it isn't as reliable a way to augment the area compared with a chin implant.
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Fat injections for the nose and the chin.
Having used fat injections for 35 years, Ido not use it on the nose or chin. The nose is better treated with cartilage or Radiesse. Chins are better treated with implants of silicone.
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Fat Grafting
Fat grafting or transfer is a great way to improve the harsh facial contours that develop as one ages. In my hands, I do not inject fat in the lips (it absorbs too fast because of all of the motion) and I do not inject specific fine wrinkles. I use other injectables for those problems. Other than that I feel that I can really improve the global changes in the face with fat. The results are soft and natural appearing. It can be a stand alone procedure in...
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Facial Fat Transfer, where not to inject
There are many differing opinions on the longevity of fat that is transfered, and where to place it as well as not to place it. The fat (adipose cells) that are transferred to the face need to be cautiously placed in the lips. The lips have a robust blood supply and it is easy to overinject these areas and cause an unfavorable result.
Jacksonville Plastic Surgeon
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Where Can and Can't You Inject Fat on the Face?
The thin skin over the nasal tip would be an awful place to put fat which is lumpy and thick by the nature of the tissue itself. Fat would be OK to inject into the chin if it weren't for the unreliable nature of fat transfer in general. fat injections can't and don't, despte claims to the contrary, approach the reliablity rate of off the shelf stable fillers like Radiesse and Perlane and certainly can't coompare to the shaping and contouring that's achieved...
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Facial fat grafting
Structural fat grafts can be applied any where the subcutaneous tissues have been thinned and lost trhough facial aging. the most common areas of fat loss are around the eyes, and in folds around the mouth and lips. Temporal hollows also do well. The chin is an area that can be improved by fill, though the tip of the nose is not.
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