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What Should I Expect During Recovery from Facial Fat Grafting?
I'm considering facial fat grafting, but I work with the public and can only take off one week from work. I bruise REALLY easily. What can I expect? Bruising? Swelling? Incision wounds?
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alley4433
in san clemente
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Fat injection to the face
There will be swelling and bruising. If the eye lids are injected expect major bruising.
The rest of the face may not have much bruising, but there will be.
If you do not want any body to notice then give yourself 2 weeks
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Fat inection convalescence
The results and the side effects of fat injections vary from patient to patient of the same doctor, and from doctor to doctor. Some patient will bruise more because they need more inections, or at different planes. Some doctors will inject fat into the fat compartment and others inject it into the muscle. If it is the latter, then more weeks of swelling can be expected. Bruising, when it does occur, can be in a small area near the site of the injections, or a very large area,...
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Ways to minimize bruising and swelling after fat graft
All the doctors have excellent valid points.
Unlike synthetic fillers, fat graft can create substantial recovery time due to bruising and swelling, which can last between one to three weeks.
Here are some ways I use to minimize these "recovery" discomfort:
ice the face before and after grafting
cool down the fat before grafting
adequate waiting after local anesthesia with epinephrine is given
adding PRP to the fat grafting, both to enhance fat survival and to decrease...
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Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Mostly Bruising and swelling, not much pain from facial fat grafting
Although bruising can vary, I would say that it is probably the most concerning thing to patients during the first few weeks after surgery. I have seen it last for a minimum of 7-10 days and up to 3-4 weeks for it to be entirely gone. Swelling can also vary, but most people are presentable in 2-3 weeks with makeup.
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Fat Grafting Recovery
I agree with Dr. Persky. The recovery is around 7 to 14 days, typically with swelling, maybe some bruising but minimal discomfort in my hands. Fat then can dip a little in a result as the fat cells shrink then improve again over a period of a year when blood supply matures. See the link for sequential time photographs below and video link below.
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dr. sam lam
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Fat Transfer Recovery
Hi Alley,
You can expect to be swollen and bruised for 7 to 14 days after facial fat transfer. It depends upon how aggressive your surgeon is, as well as whether many blood vessels are hit with needles. If you have your treatment on a Friday, you can benefit from two weekends and won't have to return to work for 10 days, at which time make up should cover up any residual bruises. Choose your surgeon most carefully. Good luck and be well.
Dr. P
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Facial Fat Grafting Recovery
The recovery from facial fat grafting can be several days (as compared to dermal fillers which is almost immediate). You should expect some swelling and possibly some bruising. We have medications to give you that will help reduce both swelling and bruising. However, it is difficult to predict how an individual patient will reaction. Fat grafting is a great procedure and can lead to very natural results. Good luck with your procedure.
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Facial fat grafts
This partially depends on the areas treated, volume injected and techniques used. In general, there are minimal incisions, burising may be expected for 7-10 days, swelling is worst for the first 3-4 days, subsiding by 7-10 days and much improved by 3 weeks. Pain is minimal. Donor sites may be bruised for 10-21 days.
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