Dear Sabercut, I am ASSUMING your moniker is based on your deformity. I think the deformity is fixable. I would advise that you wait until the skin and underlying tissues are soft, supple and free of inflammation. Once that stage of healing is reached, you may benefit from liposuction of the shoulders... more
Can a secondary liposuction and fat graft to the chest repair my body?
I underwent liposuction of chest and stomach. For the chest, I am left with crater deformity and my tummy is rippled. I have loose skin but not interested in abdominoplasty.
My question is: would it be a good idea to go for a secondary lipo to smoothen tummy (Smart vs vaser)? Would it be feasible to have fat graft on the chest (i.e. live graft)? What are my options?
2 answers to “Can a secondary liposuction and fat...”
A: Revision is necessary
It will be necessary to do some secondary liposuction for your correction. The "type" of liposuction is not as important as the experience of the person doing it. Fat transfer is also required to repair the depressed areas. All of the revision may require more than one... more
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30 Mar 2009
We have used fat grafting for more than 30 years with very good results in the chest. If the fat is properly harvested, it makes no difference as to type.