This was posted on another board,thought I would share may be a new kind of hope for reducing fat grafts!
"For others looking to reduce fat there is an injectible that is the final FDA trials, called ATX. Not sure what the full name will be. Its going through the FDA for approval for submental fat, but I'm assuming it will be used more widely if it works. I don't know too much about it or when and if it will be approved, but its made it alot further than the other injectibles like Lipodissolve, which never gained FDA approval.
It would be nice to have an injectible that we can use selectively to certain areas of the face.
The consensus on the board seems to be that microlipo and the lasers can help, but not a slam dunk, and invasive. This makes the possibility of a fat melting injection exciting as can potentially used in a more focal, targeted way. Not sure of the safety issues or side effects but apparently few have been reported."
When I say" excision" I mean surgery a cut (excision) is made at spot of fullness in my case from inside the mucosa and by direct blunt dissection fat graft is removed. The difficult thing in my case is the fat graft is not easily isolated and hard to find so it seems to be very difficult to get all globs out. Also every time I have a excision done it seems to stir something up (I assume stem cells,growth factors and regeneration signaling goes on) in the area and causes other remanning fat graft cells to grow. Its like Paula Abdul's song "two steps forward then two steps back"
very frustrating...but at least I have been improved. I also strongly believe because of my young age at time of graft that the fat was abundant in stem cells which I believe contributes to my need of treadmill procedures.
That just goes to show that so many doctors don't know enough about fat grafts!! So annoying. Fat graft can absolutley last over 10 years and even persist..if it is easy to feel or localize than it can be cut out. One little cut in the mucousa from inside the mouth may cause some of the fat to spill out not as liquid but as rubbery fat clumps..I will message her.
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"For others looking to reduce fat there is an injectible that is the final FDA trials, called ATX. Not sure what the full name will be. Its going through the FDA for approval for submental fat, but I'm assuming it will be used more widely if it works. I don't know too much about it or when and if it will be approved, but its made it alot further than the other injectibles like Lipodissolve, which never gained FDA approval.
It would be nice to have an injectible that we can use selectively to certain areas of the face.
The consensus on the board seems to be that microlipo and the lasers can help, but not a slam dunk, and invasive. This makes the possibility of a fat melting injection exciting as can potentially used in a more focal, targeted way. Not sure of the safety issues or side effects but apparently few have been reported."
Posted to Fat Transfer - Gambling with Your Face - California on 27 Mar 2012
very frustrating...but at least I have been improved. I also strongly believe because of my young age at time of graft that the fat was abundant in stem cells which I believe contributes to my need of treadmill procedures.
Posted to Fat Transfer - Gambling with Your Face - California on 26 Mar 2012