Is There Anything I Can Do to Help my Fat Transfer Procedure to "Take" Post Surgery?

Had fat transfer 2 weeks ago to inner thighs to correct bad lipo and wondered if there was anything I could do to help improve results and make the transfer more successful. Diet, exercise, massage, vitamins, food? Any advise is greatly appreciated.

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Improving fat survival

To improve survival of injected fat: Avoid manipulating the grafted fat Don't smoke Avoid strenuous exercise

Sam Naficy, MD

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Improving fat survival after fat graft surgery

There are a few ways to improve fat survival after fat graft surgery. The first and foremost way is to avoid smoking. Hopefully, you are not a smoker or had been warned prior to surgery. Smoking greatly diminishes blood supply to tissue. Fat graft is live tissue that is transplanted into a new body area and is relying on adequate blood supply for survival. Avoiding putting a lot of pressure on the newly grafted regions can also help improve the chances of the graft surviving. Be sure to... more

Helping Fat Survive

Fat survival can be a struggle with many people, sometimes it is the individual quality of the fat that is transfered, it can also just be the individual and how that one person heals or reabsorbs the transfered fat. At out clinic we only transfer fat to the face and hands, however one of the most important instructions that I give my patients is to limit movement in the area the fat has been transfered in. If the fat is transfered to the face, I tell my patient's to try to... more