I am in my early 70's and have been using facial fillers for many years. The RN that does my procedures has been suggesting that I look into facial fat transfer as it taking more and more fillers to keep my face looking it's best. I do not want to undergo any procedure that requires general or any other IV sedation. Further, is facial fat transfer a reliable procedures to even consider?
Answer: Fat transfer We specialize in local and IV sedation for all lipo and fat transfer cases. Never used general in 29 years for these procedures as we feel it is not needed and is a risk not needed as well
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Answer: Fat transfer We specialize in local and IV sedation for all lipo and fat transfer cases. Never used general in 29 years for these procedures as we feel it is not needed and is a risk not needed as well
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July 14, 2019
Answer: Facial Fat Transfer Thank you for your question.
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July 14, 2019
Answer: Facial Fat Transfer Thank you for your question.
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July 9, 2019
Answer: Can facial fat transfer be done while one is awake? Absolutely. Fat transfer to the face can be done under local anesthesia.The areas fat is going to be taken from will also need to be made numb in addition to the face. The face is easy to make numb and keep you comfortable. Harvesting the fat is done with liposuction and dilute local is used to numb the regions fat is taken from.As far as reliability, I believe roughly 50% of the fat placed remains. This is an important discussion as the procedure may need to be repeated to achieve your desired results.Good luck and I hope this is helpful.
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July 9, 2019
Answer: Can facial fat transfer be done while one is awake? Absolutely. Fat transfer to the face can be done under local anesthesia.The areas fat is going to be taken from will also need to be made numb in addition to the face. The face is easy to make numb and keep you comfortable. Harvesting the fat is done with liposuction and dilute local is used to numb the regions fat is taken from.As far as reliability, I believe roughly 50% of the fat placed remains. This is an important discussion as the procedure may need to be repeated to achieve your desired results.Good luck and I hope this is helpful.
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July 9, 2019
Answer: Fat transfer You can do a fat transfer with just local anesthesia. You will have to be able to tolerate the injections of full strength local anesthesia in a few places, which burn, but most of the anesthesia is what we call tumescent. This is mostly saline, and burns very little when injected into both the area of harvest, and the face. Most patients do well with fat transfer to the face.
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July 9, 2019
Answer: Fat transfer You can do a fat transfer with just local anesthesia. You will have to be able to tolerate the injections of full strength local anesthesia in a few places, which burn, but most of the anesthesia is what we call tumescent. This is mostly saline, and burns very little when injected into both the area of harvest, and the face. Most patients do well with fat transfer to the face.
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Answer: Awake Facial Fat Transfer Fat transfer can be done under local anesthesia. This means that patient is completely awake but numb. Just like the dentist office. On occasion, when patient is nervous, we administer oral sedation like Valium or pain medication to relax them.The procedure is pain free, both harvesting of the fat and injecting it in the face. By the time you get home numbing goes away and you might have some aching in the harvest site, but never severe pain.Fat grafting, done right, is usually a very gratifying and artistic procedure. I tell my patients about 40% of fat will get absorbed within 3 months after the procedure. The 60% that stays, you own it for life. If you gain weight, you gain it everywhere including your face, if you lose weight it can also affect the results.
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Answer: Awake Facial Fat Transfer Fat transfer can be done under local anesthesia. This means that patient is completely awake but numb. Just like the dentist office. On occasion, when patient is nervous, we administer oral sedation like Valium or pain medication to relax them.The procedure is pain free, both harvesting of the fat and injecting it in the face. By the time you get home numbing goes away and you might have some aching in the harvest site, but never severe pain.Fat grafting, done right, is usually a very gratifying and artistic procedure. I tell my patients about 40% of fat will get absorbed within 3 months after the procedure. The 60% that stays, you own it for life. If you gain weight, you gain it everywhere including your face, if you lose weight it can also affect the results.
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