Is fat transfer the right procedure for me or should I get a facelift? (Photo)
May 7, 2024
Asked By:goudjarp in La Celle-Sous-Gouzon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Hello I'm a 23 years old man and I have deep hollow undereyes and some excessive fat on my nasolabial folds and on the corner of my mouth Can fat transfer on my undereyes or my cheek add enough volume to lift my skin and fix the problem or should I get a facelift ? I’ve included a picture of what I would like to look like, it’s when I slightly pull my skin upward I'm also not interested in fillers
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Your absolute best course of action is to start wearing high SPF sunscreen and avoid sun exposure to your face as much as possible from now on.
There isn’t all that much you can do to improve this damage. You have to your skin currently, but you can protect yourself from it getting worse.
With a...
Did you make your own assessment and come up with the plan yourself? Or, is this the recommendation of a plastic surgeon?
Before having permanent changes to your face, I suggest vetting providers carefully and asking them to show you lots of before and after pictures of previous patients...
Fat transfer addresses hollowness and darkness under the eyes while a blepharoplasty improves loose or "crepey" eyelid skin and pseudoherniated fat (under eye bags). Which of these you need depends on what problem you have. Most commonly I perform both a blepharoplasty with fat transfer (or fat...
