Will Fat Transfer to Legs and Ankles Go Down More?

Fat grafts or fat injections are sometimes done in a series of treatments as only some percentage of the fat lives after each transfer. Your result probably will continue to decrease slightly over time.

Whenever fat grafting is performed, the area that receives the fat will be swollen and will have many fat cells in it for the first couple of weeks that will probably not survive. In most cases, the swelling and fat cells which didn't survive will be totally gone by about 2-3 months. Most of the volume will go away (shrinkage) during the first couple of weeks. But, there will probably still be additional shrinkage for up to 2-3 months. Whatever size you have at that time will likely be permanent.


The area that you had grafted will likely not see a tremendous increase in size with one treatment. The tissues of that area are too thin for a large volume of fat survival. So, I would expect a second and/or third procedure if you want a significant increase in size.

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