Extreme subcutaneous fat loss in face? (Photo)

This is an excellent question which further emphasizs the know how of doing this procedure well.  Over the 19 years I have had women asking to have restoration of their cheek with fat or even have cheks similar to Kim Kardashian or other celebrities they have liked.  This is only...

Topical retinol should be fine to use shortly after fat transfer.  During the application, be careful about not manipulating the areas of fat transfer too much.  We have our patients minimize facial massaging until approximately two weeks after the transfer has been performed.

The volume and projection can likely be improved, but it will depend upon who did the first BBL and how much fat is left to transfer. Suggest that you wait at least a year between the fat transfers to ensure that the first procedure results are stable.Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic ...

Often facial fat transfer can be reversed with syringe liposuction of excess fat. In certain areas, as in around the eye, the excessive fat deposit may have to be removed by a direct surgical approach. If the area where the excess fat has recovered with adequate softness, the liposuction can be...

Thank you for your question. Light weight glasses that rest on the bridge of the nose should not adversely affect the viability of fat placed in the lower eyelid region. The one caveat is if your surgeon uses fat in the naso-jugal groove (junction between nose and cheek/lower eyelid region) to...

I may come across a slightly more negative than the other responses you have received in regards to temporal volume augmentation using fat transfer. The inherent problem lies in that there is an insufficient amount of tissue to graft into. Basic principles of tissue transfer or tissue grafting...