Hello fellow professionals. I’m a 48 y.o. AA female who’s experience some facial changes. I have hollow dark circles under my eyes. Addition areas of fat loss is in my nasolabial folds. What permanent procedures would fix all my concerns? I’ve been told by different clinicians I need PRP for my eye concern vs lower blepharoplasty vs fillers for my smile area. I’d appreciate your expert thoughts!
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Fat transfer is a surgical procedure. There are multiple locations fat can be transferred to. Autologous fat transfer to the face can add volume and improve face asymmetries. I also add Platelet Rich Plasma to the fat to enhance the fat "take" and the combination does appear to add to the...
When it comes to facial fat grafting, as long as your surgeon adheres to a few general principles, then the result will be dependent on her/his aesthetic eye. The fat must be aspirated under low suction and filtered in an atraumatic fashion as to retain their viability. It must be filtered to...
I’m sure they exist but I’ve never met somebody who was so lean that the surgeon could not harvest sufficient amounts of fat for a facial fat transfer procedure.For facial fat transfer small amounts of fat are usually grafted.Typically somewhere on the order of 10 to 50 mL.This in comparison to ...