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Autoimmune Disease and Successful Fat Grafting to Cheeks?

June 3, 2012
Asked By:Risks vs. Benefits

Does my autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto's) make me a poor candidate for achieving permanent fat grafting to my cheeks, and if so, WHY? I am 45. I had cheek implants in 2004, one quickly shifted and had to be reinserted, and now in 2012 one seems infected. Researchers now believe the currently-used implants often get covered with a biofilm and become a locus for chronic inflammatory disease, so I want fat grafting. Any hope for me? Alternative ideas? autoimmune disease & successful fat grafting to cheeks?

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Answer: Get thyroid disease under control

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Answer: Hashimotos thyroiditis

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Answer: Hashimotos thyroiditis

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