Can you chew on solid foods such as Pizza after fat grafting to areas around the mouth such as chin and cheeks? Will it affect the fat grafting result due to excessive facial movement? Or is eating liquid based food recommended?
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Recovery after fat grafting is minimally different from after off the shelf fillers. Most people are recovered from the fat harvest by the next day. The Injection and any anesthesia is almost the same except that we usually overfill the area by about 10% to make up for what doesn't take. ...
Fat grafting in the facial area can frequently cause a great deal of swelling and bruising. Most of the bruising usually resolves in two weeks , while the gross sweling within three to four weeks. It may take several months for all the swelling to resolve. The lower face and chin swelling should...