Fat transfer to face and lips 3 months ago. Worst experiience of my life. Face is flat with no cheek definition and now there is a lump by mouth and a rather large one in lower lip. Dr doesn't want to do anything yet (like Kenalog) and says it may still go away on its own. i have a Big event coming up in APRIL and this lump in lip is prominent. Any suggestions? I don't think its going away at all. The fat in lips is gone but not the lump. I hope you doctors stop doing this procedure-its ruining our lives
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Dear Ruth,
I prefer to harvest fat from areas that have not been touched by liposuction, it is cleaner and there is less variability for take
If you gain weight, and the place we take the fat from is prone to changes in your weight (i.e. if you gain weight in your waist first, and...
You can not judge the results of fat grafting until around three months after the procedure, particularly if one is seeing too much volume. If there is too little volume at this early point, it is fair to say that more fat volume will not grow later.
Because it has only been two weeks since your surgery, it is very likely you still have residual swelling and uneveness. This may all resolve completely over the next couple months but if not by then it is possible that the lumps may be due to fat necrosis. Even lumps from fat...