I have had a total of 3 steroid injections to the bottom of my left foot over a period of 3 years for plantar faciaitis. I now have some atrophy of the fatty tissue which is more painful than the heel spur was. Is there any treatment for this? I've heard that fat injections from other locations on the body is an option. If so, how helpful is this in relieving the pain?
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February 3, 2009
Answer: Ask a Respected Podiatrist: Fat grafting to the heel/foot
Fat transfer is an extremely powerful and effective technique that is used to help recontour the body and face. In the area to face, a small bit of volume goes a very long way. It is possible that you may notice small bumps after the transfer of fat. If this lump is very small, your surgeon may...
Fat transfer results are permanent, but not all fat will survive. Harvesting is important to fat transfer. I use water-assisted fat harvesting which gives pure fat to transfer and combine with platelet rich plasma (PRP) to get the most viable and sustainable fat cells. This can be combined with...
All depends on your scars, location, time of surgery etc...If I understand correctly the fat transfer left some bumps and areas of depression. If this is few days old, you can massage this area, and it could help to a certain degree.If this is an old procedure, it will require these scars to be...