I'm getting lipo and fat transfer to the breast in a few weeks and I was wondering if while I'm at it I should get fat injections to the lips since I will have left over fat anyway and want an increase in lip size. I've been trying to look on here but don't see too many before and afters of fat injections to the lips
December 3, 2016
Answer: I strongly advise you not to do this. Fat causes scaring irregularity. It is highly unpredictable. Currently your lips are not distorted or misshapened. How will you feel if you have this type of result which is all to common. This type of common bad outcome is essentially unfixable. Sure we can operate on the mangled lip and remove the worst of the nodules but your lip will never be the same. Permanent fillers are not recommended for the lip and that included your own fat. Do not do this. The temporary hyaluronic fillers can be adjusted or removed if there is ever a problem and treatment lasts a year. Carefully the weight the risk of surgery and try not to talk yourself into thing that have a significant potential for causing harm.
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December 3, 2016
Answer: I strongly advise you not to do this. Fat causes scaring irregularity. It is highly unpredictable. Currently your lips are not distorted or misshapened. How will you feel if you have this type of result which is all to common. This type of common bad outcome is essentially unfixable. Sure we can operate on the mangled lip and remove the worst of the nodules but your lip will never be the same. Permanent fillers are not recommended for the lip and that included your own fat. Do not do this. The temporary hyaluronic fillers can be adjusted or removed if there is ever a problem and treatment lasts a year. Carefully the weight the risk of surgery and try not to talk yourself into thing that have a significant potential for causing harm.
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December 5, 2016
Answer: Lipo transfer to the lips great question. At our practice, we perform around 200 fat transfers to the face per year between my associate and I. Fat transfer to the lips does not work very well as it is a biologic filler - meaning it needs blood supply to survive. When placed in large amounts, only some parts of it survive leading to lumps and irregularities. When done conservatively, it does not provide as much augmentation or definition. Be careful when doing lip augmentation with it. Make sure your doc is comfortable with it. Sometimes filler or alloderm work much better to be honest. Best of luck! I hope some of this helps.
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December 5, 2016
Answer: Lipo transfer to the lips great question. At our practice, we perform around 200 fat transfers to the face per year between my associate and I. Fat transfer to the lips does not work very well as it is a biologic filler - meaning it needs blood supply to survive. When placed in large amounts, only some parts of it survive leading to lumps and irregularities. When done conservatively, it does not provide as much augmentation or definition. Be careful when doing lip augmentation with it. Make sure your doc is comfortable with it. Sometimes filler or alloderm work much better to be honest. Best of luck! I hope some of this helps.
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