Can tretinoin cream help the skin to keep it's elasticity, after it is 'stretched' from swelling facial fat transfer?

You are right on. Fat will fill volume deficit but you will like need some botox to keep the deeper lines controlled. For the very fine ones, laser or another heat delivery device helps. I like the viva which is radiofrequency.  Hope this helps. Best of luckDrC 

All very good questions.  1. A portion of the fat will live forever or at least as long as it would have lived where we harvest it from.  2. Yes, local with some oral anti anxiety medication as needed in my hands. Patients do markedly well.  3. In my hands, patients obtain the best resul...

This is needs an in-person evaluation. A combination of 5/FU steroids, lasers, microneedling/prp and radiofrequency can give improvement, if you're unhappy with fat transfer. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer

It most certainly is. These are mainly caused by volume loss and fat is the main tissue that wastes with time.  You have to be careful with the smokers lines though because you don’t want to have too full of an upper lip.  Laser or radio frequency heat delivery also does wonders for smokers lin...

Some fat is injected above the muscle to help in sculpting and appearance. The key is transferring fat to well vascularized tissue in smaller amounts.  I typically place the fat above the muscle or superficially into the muscle. There is a theoretical increased risk for fat emboli with deeper i...

Firstly, i would contact your doctor for any concerns about  infection or necrosis- secondly, it takes about 10 days to heal after a fat transfer and bruising can show up after a few days. Palpable lumps usually go away after a few weeks