I am 34 years old and considering fat transfer under my eyes. Do you think this will help with the wrinkles and fine lines under my eyes or is regular Botox the only way to keep them at bay? Possible laser during the fat transfer? Thoughts? Thanks in advance.
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All very good questions.
1. A portion of the fat will live forever or at least as long as it would have lived where we harvest it from.
2. Yes, local with some oral anti anxiety medication as needed in my hands. Patients do markedly well.
3. In my hands, patients obtain the best resul...
Windell C. Davis-Boutte, MD (license suspended) says:
Being that you are only 2 days post-op, it is extremely early in the process. Usually, an average of only 50 to 60% of the fat will survive. At this point you are seeing a great deal of swelling. In addition, fat cells that ultimately will not survive the transfer have...
It most certainly is. These are mainly caused by volume loss and fat is the main tissue that wastes with time. You have to be careful with the smokers lines though because you don’t want to have too full of an upper lip. Laser or radio frequency heat delivery also does wonders for smokers lin...