I had fat injected to my lips and cheeks 4 weeks ago and I am happy the way my lips look, but my cheeks look pretty much the same way before I had the surgery. Most of the fat is gone. Should I ask my surgeon to put more fat into my cheeks? Will I have to pay more money for it? Thank you,
January 14, 2016
Answer: 4 weeks post fat injection Dear Laritza99, Thank you for your question. Often the "take" or amount of fat grafts that survive after injection can be unpredictable. I often prepare patients for the fact that it may take several fat grafting sessions to achieve their desired result. I would follow up with your plastic surgeon and express your concerns as well as discussing his/her revision policy. Often times surgeons will wait several more months to allow for swelling and edema to resolve before proceeding with another session of fat grafting. Best of luck.Mark Schoemann MDLa Jolla CA
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January 14, 2016
Answer: 4 weeks post fat injection Dear Laritza99, Thank you for your question. Often the "take" or amount of fat grafts that survive after injection can be unpredictable. I often prepare patients for the fact that it may take several fat grafting sessions to achieve their desired result. I would follow up with your plastic surgeon and express your concerns as well as discussing his/her revision policy. Often times surgeons will wait several more months to allow for swelling and edema to resolve before proceeding with another session of fat grafting. Best of luck.Mark Schoemann MDLa Jolla CA
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January 13, 2016
Answer: More Fat Thank you for the question. I am sorry to hear you did not get the fat take you wanted to your cheeks. You can have more than 1 treatment of fat injections. With each injection of fat you get a better fat take. With fat injections only so much fat can survive in an area and the bigger the area the more that can survive. Talk with your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon about your concerns of needing another round of fat grafting. Also talk with your surgeon patient coordinator about there surgical fees, every surgery practice is different.
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January 13, 2016
Answer: More Fat Thank you for the question. I am sorry to hear you did not get the fat take you wanted to your cheeks. You can have more than 1 treatment of fat injections. With each injection of fat you get a better fat take. With fat injections only so much fat can survive in an area and the bigger the area the more that can survive. Talk with your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon about your concerns of needing another round of fat grafting. Also talk with your surgeon patient coordinator about there surgical fees, every surgery practice is different.
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