I had a fat transfer to the cheeks/lower eyes in October 2016. It's currently July 2021 (almost five years since the procedure), and I hit my face pretty hard on one of my cheeks. Is it possible for trauma to disturb/kill transferred fat at this point? Another concern of mine is that it could cause a cyst to form. It's very sore and feels like it hurts more now than what I recall getting hit in the face felt like before ever getting the fat transfer.
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Correcting and even contours from previous facial fat transfer can be tricky.
It can definitely be done as an in office procedure. Attempting this with a Liposuction and Cannula may be a reasonable approach. The form of suction whether a pump or syringe is irrelevant to it being done in the...
Hi PurpleK,
I would treat you with a small amount of Sculptra, a biostimulatory volumizer. Sculptra is more predictable than fat. Fat transfer in young patients is not prudent. The other filler that you may consider is RHA-3. The most important aspect of your treatment is making sure to...
Unfortunately lumps that persist beyond several weeks are fairly permanent and will need to be
taken care of. Several measures can help including as an extreme direct excision. Because the skin is thin fat transfer around the eyes and temple needs to be done with very fine particles of fat...