Fat Transfer: Stories

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I love that your doctor's name is Tom Cruise! I didn't see the before so I cannot comment on the change, but you look good to me...and I also came to yr profile because you were so well spoken on schmie's great review which is one of my fave and also hilarious with some of the comments. I actually thought you looked okay without makeup but I am the same way. I really thought the less styled hair made you look younger, the one right after the surgery, but that's just me.

Santosay, I am glad you are happy with the result.  A good fat transfer the results should be subtle.  Only so much fat survives and they can only do so much at one time.  I went back a year later and had a second fat transfer.  I had fat added to my temple and forehead and a little more to my cheek.

 

I am pretty thin so the doctor said it took him over an hour just to get enough fat for my face the first time and we ran out before would could do my forehead and temple.  A second fat transfer is not uncommon.

 

I know it can take a while for the bruises to go away, but they do.  I am glad it worked out for you. Thanks for the update.

Hi Misty, thought I would just check in with you again and also for wicked22. Its now around 7 weeks since I had my fat transfer and im happy with the results, although I may need to go back for the procedure again later. The terrible bruising and swelling was gone by 3 weeks and now the difference is very subtle which is what I wanted. My doctor said I had lost so much fat from my face that he had to put a lot in and depending how much of it 'took' I may need more. My procedure was done under local anaesthetic.

Thanks Wicked22. I also bruise easily.  I had black eyes that lasted for 6 weeks after my facelift, temple lift and first fat transfer.  I thought those bruises would never go away.

 

Hang in there...the bruises will fade.  FYI, I got some Elemis refreshing gel (on-line) that seemed to help my bruises fade.  It is expensive, but I use it whenever I get bruises.  It also feels great on tired, hot aching feet.

 

Good louk. I hope you like your results as much as I like mine.

I think your pictures are brill you look great.Glad you mention the bruising.I also bruise badly,have just had fat transfer and look idious at the moment.Very swelled and bruised.It helps to know this will settle down.Thanks for being so honest.

Misty,I am really beinfg careful. I paid half down to a Beverly Hills sugeon to do what he calls as a reverse temple lift. Come to find out he is not even a board certified PS although he does seemingly do good work. They did not communicate with me in a way that I could understood what this was.They said they would lower my hair line. I thought this was great, but after I paid the deposit then I was told that it would only lower the hair line around the temples. I have a prominent forehead thus he wanted more money to lower the hair line around the forehead and treated me like I had some nerve for expecting it. I aksed the staff to email me exaclty what I was getting .They did not. I became nervous and asked for the cashiers check back.. They gave me a hassle. So someone I knew in California went to pick the check up. They made him sit there for 25 minutes and then his car was towed. It cost $400. 2 years ago I paid for a full face fat transfer. I am still paying and there is no evidence tha tthey doctor did anything. I had no bruises, swelling or even a prick mark. Needless to say, I am anxious to get something done , but I am afraid to give up my hard earned money then have the staff avoid me.You look beautiful.

It is true that it does cost more in the US, but in my opinion it is worth it.  There are somethings like your face and health that you just don't want to take short cuts.

 

If you do go to Mexico really do your research. I am sure there are qualified surgeons there i and good facilities, it may be hard to find out without seeing everything in person first. 

 

Just be careful.

I am surprised by your experience. Mine was completely different.  You do need to go with who you feel most comfortable.

 

I personally don't recommend going some place like Mexico for less money.  Internation standards for medical care are different here than in the US.  Plus I think it is better to be closer to your surgeon for all of the required follow-up care.  Of course, you are free to do what you choose, but the LA area is one of the plastic surgery capitals of the world so I recommend doing more research and finding a local doctor.

 

 

Misty, your face lift looks really nice. I did not have any luck with your doctor. I was afraid when the office staff seemed disorganized and would not be honest with me.Does any one have any knowledge of getting a face lift in Mexico for less money.

Thanks Misty :)

Glad to hear the swelling is better. It will continue to improve. I have never heard of the fat going away and coming back, but I am not a doctor. That is a question to ask your PS. I understand that only about 60 - 70% of the fat from a fat transfer survives. It has to re-vasculate. If there is too much movement in the face this can make less fat re-vasculate.

You jowl area may be better than it was before, but it may be look less now because the swelling has gone down.

You are still early in healing so be patient...the jury is still out on you. Hang in there.

Hi Misty, the swelling has just about gone on my cheekbones now and I look much better. Another question for you :) the fat he put around my jowls seems to have just about gone back to how it was bedore the transfer, but ive read that there can be a 'dip' and then the fat comes back. Have you experienced this?

You can keep the mirror out, just look at your face with interest and patience. Think of it as art in progress. Don't judge a painting until it's done. hang in there.

Hi Misty, i will check that out, thanks again so much for the information and advice. I think I'll put my mirror away for a while!

Thanks Santosay.

I know it is very difficult to be patient. This is especially true when it is your face because it is so highly visible and the first thing people see. After my first fat transfer and facelift I had black eyes for 6 weeks. I started to worry they would never go away, but they finally did.

Hang in there, ignore the horror stories for now because you don't need the worry. I many times find that the horror stories are posted too soon. The people haven't healed completely yet.

FYI, I am also a mentor on a website called Cosmetic Surgery Friends. There is a fat transfer forum where people post their experience and answer questions. It is free. You might want to check it out.

Have a great weekend.

Misty, thanks so much for your quick reply... Ill try to stay positive. Its difficult when you know youve done this through choice! You look fantastic by the way. Fingers crossed i will too :)

Hi Santosay

Based upon my experience you are panicking too early. It can take several months for all of the swelling to go down and for the final results to be known.

To help reduce my swellin my doctor had me take Arnica Montana pills. These pills should not be taken if you have high blood pressure. I got them at GNC. You can also eat pineapple which is supposed to help reduce swelling. You can also did guaze in ice water and put that where the swelling is most prevelent.

I am not a doctor you you may want to talk to your doctor first before doing any of the above.

I can say definitely don't worry yet...it is still way to early in the healing process for the results to be known. You don't want the added stress so hang in there. Feel free to ask me any other questions along the way.

Happy healing.

Hi Misty, ive just had fat transfer 16 days ago. I also ruised really badly but most of it has gone now. I still seem to be tender and swollen high on my cheekbones which makes me look a little strange. Am i panicking too early that this wont resolve? In your experience? After reading so many scary reviews im a bit worried.

you look fantastic!

Wth, it is so clear that you really didn't want to make an honest comparison of before and after results. You wanted any "before" picture posted so you could say the before picture is better than the after picture.

From your posts that I have seen it seems like you like using Real Self as a shooting gallery and you want to shoot down anyone that posts a postive result with a fat transfer. Well wth, you are shooting blanks here, because you can't shoot me down. My results are good. I have too many compliments to think otherwise.

It is very obvious that you will have something negative to say to anyone that posts a positive result about a fat transfer. Rather than trying hard to be so destructive and negative here why don't you be constructive and share your story as to why you are so against the fat transfer procedure? You or someone you know must have had bad results for you to be you to be so negative. Sharing your story in an honest way would be much more helpful to people and be more in the spirit of this website.

Oh and by the way, my profile picture is after my first fat transfer.