Tear trough fat grafting - I look worse now than before. What are the options to correct it? I’m 5 months post op

Dear Neelakash43, Thank you for your question. We typically recommend patients to refrain from heavy lifting, straining, or strenuous activity for 2 weeks after most surgical procedures including fat transfer. As long as you have had no issues in your post-operative recovery, you should likely...

Dear sjmerkle, Thank you for your question. Fat transfer has the potential to last much longer than filler treatment, though its duration is more unpredictable. We typically inform our patients that 50% of the fat injected remains at one year out from a procedure. We recommend you seek an...

Great question! Your best option to restore the temple contour and fill the volume defect is to have filler placed in the area of concern. In general there are two types of filler, synthetic off-the-shelf nonpermanent fillers (hyaluronic acid) such as juvederm or restylane, or s...

One of the benefits of a fat graft is that the transplanted fat actually incorporates itself into your skin and resvascularizes there, which will strengthen and plump your skin. So, actually, it’s quite good for thin skin to have a fat graft! One caveat is that some of the fat will die. In f...

Yes, fat transfer may improve this. Keep in mind, fat transfer technique is important for successful fat transfer. I recommend water-assisted fat harvesting which gives pure fat to transfer and combine with platelet rich plasma (PRP) to get the most viable and sustainable fat cells. I combine ...