How long does the fat transfer into lips tend to last?

Yes it appears that fat transfer would work well to round out your contours.  Liposuction from your sides and lower back to obtain the fat.  Be sure to see a board certified plastic surgeon with fat grafting experience.

The long term survival of the fat depends on the adherence to gentle harvest, minimal manipulation during purification, and placement that maximizes blood supply in the recipient site.  Anything that helps these three things will help fat survive in excess of 60% of the initial transfer.  Th...

It an be very difficult to remove fat when placed under the lower lid.  Sometimes a light steroid injection can help, or crushing the fat, or even cutting the fat out might be required.

Thanks for your photos.  You look like someone who had fat grafting and then possibly went on to gain weight and achieved excess volume.  If this is the case I would encourage you to return to a maintainable and healthy weight. If this is not the case then I would not expect liposuction to be e...

Yes, swelling is typical after fat transfer and can last 3-6 months. I recommend prp to help improve final results. Icing the area, predisone, ibuoprofen and venus legacy treatments can help reduce swelling. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer

There are a multitude of factors that must be met to maximize fat graft survival. One of those is an abundance of tissue graft into. And many people the hips or upper outer thigh lacks sufficient amount of tissue to graft into limiting the amount of fat they can successfully be grafted or that...