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The Added Fat to My Face Looked So Good That I Went Back for More - Newport Beach
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At age 46 I didn't like the sagging crepe like...
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At age 46 I didn't like the sagging crepe like skin that was appearing on my cheeks so I had a fat transfer along with a facelift and brow lift in November 2009. I really loved the results. I didn't look pulled or altered just younger and refreshed. I have had many compliments.
A few months ago I decided I wanted to add more fullness to my face since many people tell me I am skinny. I had a second stage fat transfer and upper eyelid surgery just 10 days ago on November 11. I am still healing, but I am very happy with the results so far. I am liking the fullness the additional fat has added to my face. I know I will still lose about 10-15 percent of the volume as I heal, but things are looking good and I am healing nicely.
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Replies (11)
November 22, 2010
Looks great Misty.
Thanks for posting/sharing here it's what makes realself great.
Your doctor is a great doctor (I've used him too for procedures)
Thanks for posting/sharing here it's what makes realself great.
Your doctor is a great doctor (I've used him too for procedures)
December 1, 2010
How's the recovery coming along?
December 27, 2010
My recovery is coming along very nicely. The red marks under my left eyebrow and on my left cheek are gone. I just have a little bit of swelling left under my left eye but I think I am the only one that notices. I have added updated pictures.
December 2, 2010
The recovery is coming along nicely. Thanks for asking. There is minimal swelling left. I love what the additional fullness has done to my face. My forehead is a smooth as a baby's butt. I just have 2 stubborn bruises that are hanging around. Once these go away I will be elated.
December 2, 2010
Thanks for sharing Misty you look great. I have a question for you that I was hoping you could answer. Does your doc use stem cell enhanced fat grafting with your procedures? Or maybe PRP (Platelet-rich plasma)? I have heard these can help the healing prooess come a long a lot faster.
December 13, 2010
I asked my doctor about this and I got a detailed answer. I hope I can paraphrase correctly.
When fat is put through a centrifuge it is dehydrated. This can make it lumpier than non-centrifuged fat. So he does put the fat through a centrifuge that will be put in the cheeks. For fat that will be put in the thinner areas such as the forehead and temples he does not put it through a centrifuge.
I don't know all of the details behind what is done to the fat before it is put in my face, but I do know I am very happy with the results.
When fat is put through a centrifuge it is dehydrated. This can make it lumpier than non-centrifuged fat. So he does put the fat through a centrifuge that will be put in the cheeks. For fat that will be put in the thinner areas such as the forehead and temples he does not put it through a centrifuge.
I don't know all of the details behind what is done to the fat before it is put in my face, but I do know I am very happy with the results.
June 30, 2015
Dear Misty, Your face and cheeks look wonderful. I just had the full face transfer, and at 11 days it was WONDERFUL , regardless of the small bruises remaining. However, after 21 days, it looked like all the fat disappeared. Feel so despondent. Am thinking of having it done again, as the swelling of the cheeks really cut off years off the face. Do you or anyone have any thoughts if one should double the expense and have it repeated, or just have fillers and hopefully they would last a year (not just the 2 weeks). How has the fat lasted with you, since you had it done several months ago?
July 1, 2015
Congrat...it has now been almost 5 years since my fat transfer. I know my face is still aging..but to me I still have most of the fat that was transferred. I remember really loving my face when I still had the swelling and part of me hated to see that go away. You still have some time to heal. Ask to see your before pictures from your surgeon. Have some after pictures taken from the same angles. This way you can have an apples to apples comparison. Perhaps it seems like the fat went away because the swelling went away. Your face may seem much less full since you are comparing it to what it looked like when it was swollen. You will want to compare it with your face before the procedure to see how much fat is really still there. Then after you have a picture of what looks to be left talk to your doctor to see what may be best for you.
UPDATED FROM Misty H.
I am now 3 weeks post surgery. I like the fullness...
I am now 3 weeks post surgery. I like the fullness the additional fat has added to my face. The only swelling I have notice now is on my left side under my eye. I think this might be due to the fact that I sleep on my left side.
No more bruises, but only 2 red marks are left. One under my left eyebrow and 1 on my left cheek. These aren't doing much. But I know I bruise easily. My bruises from my facelift last year took 7 weeks to go away. I know I am still healing.
No more bruises, but only 2 red marks are left. One under my left eyebrow and 1 on my left cheek. These aren't doing much. But I know I bruise easily. My bruises from my facelift last year took 7 weeks to go away. I know I am still healing.
Thanks for sharing another review, Misty. You're a star!
Do you know if fat transfer always causes so much bruising, or was that mostly due to the eyelid surgery? It looks really painful.
I know of some other people that had fat transfers for the second time and they had barely any bruising at all.
My face is just a little tender, but not painful. My only sore part is where the fat was harvested from. Normally the harvest area isn't sore, it was for me because I don't have much body fat and the doctor had to work hard for an hour to get enough to do the job right.