Hello, I’m hoping someone could answer my question since I didn’t find anything online. I am 26yo and did fat grafting to my face, I only notice very minimal changes and even right after the surgery my face was looking almost normal (there was swelling in the next days though). The surgeoun told me that he could not put a lot of fat and that it would be better to come for a second round. Im just wondering why that is
June 10, 2022
Answer: Need for 2nd Fat Grafting There are basically 2 reasons why you may need more than one session of fat grafting. First is the experience of your surgeon. Fat grafting is very different than filler injection. You cannot inject it in one place to fill the area but have to spread it among the tissues in layers to maintain blood supply to the grafted fat. Many physicians doing fat grafting do not understand this and get a poor take of the injected fat which does not maintain the fullness you desire as most of the injected fat is absorbed. The second reason is similar to the first. You have to have enough area with good blood supply to support the amount of fat needed to achieve the desired fill. In many cases you need more than one session if you need a significant amount of volume addition. I, in fact, tell most of my patients that it may take more than one session if they wish more than a little volume increase.
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June 10, 2022
Answer: Need for 2nd Fat Grafting There are basically 2 reasons why you may need more than one session of fat grafting. First is the experience of your surgeon. Fat grafting is very different than filler injection. You cannot inject it in one place to fill the area but have to spread it among the tissues in layers to maintain blood supply to the grafted fat. Many physicians doing fat grafting do not understand this and get a poor take of the injected fat which does not maintain the fullness you desire as most of the injected fat is absorbed. The second reason is similar to the first. You have to have enough area with good blood supply to support the amount of fat needed to achieve the desired fill. In many cases you need more than one session if you need a significant amount of volume addition. I, in fact, tell most of my patients that it may take more than one session if they wish more than a little volume increase.
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