Fat grafting dents from where the fat was taken seem to totally regenerate within 4 or 5 years, so doesn't that mean that fat cells do have regenerative capabilities?
Answer: Fat Cells Do Not Regenerate After Liposuction Once a fat cell is removed from the body, it will not regenerate or return. If, after liposuction, you gain a significant amount of weight, the remaining fat cells may swell. This could negate the good results you worked hard to achieve. In the case of small indentations from fat grafting, even gaining a small amount of weight could cause enlargement of remaining fat cells. Please see a board-certified dermatologist about how liposuction or noninvasive permanent fat-removal systems, such as CoolSculpting, Thermi and Vanquish, can help you.
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Answer: Fat Cells Do Not Regenerate After Liposuction Once a fat cell is removed from the body, it will not regenerate or return. If, after liposuction, you gain a significant amount of weight, the remaining fat cells may swell. This could negate the good results you worked hard to achieve. In the case of small indentations from fat grafting, even gaining a small amount of weight could cause enlargement of remaining fat cells. Please see a board-certified dermatologist about how liposuction or noninvasive permanent fat-removal systems, such as CoolSculpting, Thermi and Vanquish, can help you.
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Answer: Fat indentation I have seen long term indentation from overresection of fat. Possibly collagen formation as a response to trauma, or hypertrophy, not hyperplasia (meaning enlarging size not quantity) could be responsible for the filling in of the indentation.
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Answer: Fat indentation I have seen long term indentation from overresection of fat. Possibly collagen formation as a response to trauma, or hypertrophy, not hyperplasia (meaning enlarging size not quantity) could be responsible for the filling in of the indentation.
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November 22, 2009
Answer: Fat cells don't regenerate However, the remaining fat cells can enlarge with further weight gain. If women are pear shaped and then have liposuction to make them apple shaped, they will be a fat apple if they gain 30 lbs., not a fat pear.
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November 22, 2009
Answer: Fat cells don't regenerate However, the remaining fat cells can enlarge with further weight gain. If women are pear shaped and then have liposuction to make them apple shaped, they will be a fat apple if they gain 30 lbs., not a fat pear.
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November 20, 2009
Answer: Fat Grafting There is no such thing as regenerating fat cells. We are born with a certain amount of fat cells and that is it. The interesting thing about fat cells is that they can enlarge but not replicate. So it can get bigger with weight gain and smaller with weigh loss.
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November 20, 2009
Answer: Fat Grafting There is no such thing as regenerating fat cells. We are born with a certain amount of fat cells and that is it. The interesting thing about fat cells is that they can enlarge but not replicate. So it can get bigger with weight gain and smaller with weigh loss.
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November 19, 2009
Answer: Fat cells do not regenerate You are born with all the fat cells you will ever have. These cells get larger as you store more fat and get smaller as you lose weight. When fat cells are removed with liposuction as with removal for fat grafting, those cells are gone for good. It is probably that the dents you had immediately after the procedure were from post operative irritation. The fat cells left behind may also have been injured and not storing fat properly. I am guessing that the fat harvest did not remove a large volume of fat, so there are no permanent contour defects left behind.
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November 19, 2009
Answer: Fat cells do not regenerate You are born with all the fat cells you will ever have. These cells get larger as you store more fat and get smaller as you lose weight. When fat cells are removed with liposuction as with removal for fat grafting, those cells are gone for good. It is probably that the dents you had immediately after the procedure were from post operative irritation. The fat cells left behind may also have been injured and not storing fat properly. I am guessing that the fat harvest did not remove a large volume of fat, so there are no permanent contour defects left behind.
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