I Had Fat Grafting 5 Weeks Ago. Now I Would Like Deep Plane Face Lift to Lift my Jowls & I am 52 years old & although I love the fat grafting I had about 5 weeks ago, the fat grafting did not lift my face. I have some slight jowling, nasolabial folds,and drooping of the mid-face. I am planning on getting a deep plane face lift by a differnt facial plastic surgeon who is local. I flew to a different town to get the fat grafting. The local facial plastic surgeon doesn't do fat grafting & indicated that facelift would not hurt the fat grafting. However, I wanted to confirm this.
March 8, 2011
Answer: Fat grafting after facelift
The key is to make sure the newly injected fat has developed a good circulation and is stable in volume, before doing the facelift operation. Usually, after 3-4 months, the grafts are in good shape....so I'd would recommend waiting at least that time interval before your next surgery.
Best wishes,
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March 8, 2011
Answer: Fat grafting after facelift
The key is to make sure the newly injected fat has developed a good circulation and is stable in volume, before doing the facelift operation. Usually, after 3-4 months, the grafts are in good shape....so I'd would recommend waiting at least that time interval before your next surgery.
Best wishes,
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September 1, 2015
Answer: Facelift and Fat Grafting
I often perform facelift surgery along with fat grafting to the face. There are many benefits to combining these two procedures together as they compiment each other markedly and can lead to dramatic and very natural appearing results.
In some cases where patients are extremely gaunt, the two procedures can be staged. In these instances, I prefer to perform the facelift first and then perform the fat grafting 3-6 months later. This will all depend on where the fat was place and how much was placed. I like to do it in this order in order to give the fat grafting ample time to take/incorporate with the facial tissues
So in your situation I think it best to wait longer in order to ascertain that the fat grafting takes, and its new blood supply is not disrupted in the early healing phases. Again, this ultimately depends upon where the fat was injected.
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September 1, 2015
Answer: Facelift and Fat Grafting
I often perform facelift surgery along with fat grafting to the face. There are many benefits to combining these two procedures together as they compiment each other markedly and can lead to dramatic and very natural appearing results.
In some cases where patients are extremely gaunt, the two procedures can be staged. In these instances, I prefer to perform the facelift first and then perform the fat grafting 3-6 months later. This will all depend on where the fat was place and how much was placed. I like to do it in this order in order to give the fat grafting ample time to take/incorporate with the facial tissues
So in your situation I think it best to wait longer in order to ascertain that the fat grafting takes, and its new blood supply is not disrupted in the early healing phases. Again, this ultimately depends upon where the fat was injected.
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