Can I fly 5 days after fat graft to my cheeks, forehead, temples, under eyes, and chin? The total flying time is 19 hours which includes two flights plus 5 hour transit. Is there a risk of blood clots? And will flying negatively affect my fat survival rates (pressure changes etc)? Thank you.
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Answer: Can I fly 5 days after facial fat transfer?
Smoking constricts the existing blood vessel leading to less blood flow. This does not provide the best environment for transferred fat to survive. Earl Stephenson Jr, MD, DDS, DACS
Your desires can be safely accomplished with fat grafting to your hips. Cost is dependent on operating room time and surgery complexity. Visit with a few plastic surgeons to educate yourself and find a staff your comfortable with.good luck
Fat grafting is technique dependent. We know some of the fat will absorb and results in loss of volume.That is why we should tell patients who want fat grafting that it may take more than one session to achieve the results needed. Young people seems to retain more of the injected fat. How...