I've had fat transfer done, and I am a bit swollen (5days po). Will it help my skin if I use tretinoine cream, I am scared that from the swelling from the fat transfer, my skin will be 'pulled' to much, and less firm, after the swelling will go down. I thought maybe tretinoine cream helps regenerate, or will it harm the fat graft?
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Fat transfer under the eyes can create irregular results after healing. The fat may absorb in some areas and live in other areas making this treatment difficult to get consistent results. Laser will resurface the skin and tighten it to some degree and can be used in combination with...
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...
Windell C. Davis-Boutte, MD (license suspended) says:
Being that you are only 2 days post-op, it is extremely early in the process. Usually, an average of only 50 to 60% of the fat will survive. At this point you are seeing a great deal of swelling. In addition, fat cells that ultimately will not survive the transfer have...
