How can I remove excess fat after fat grafting in my lips, without operation? What are options to dissolve the fat?

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Good afternoon, after lipofilling I have excess fat in my lips. Is it possible to remove the fat accumulation in my lips using lipolysis injection? What are the options to desolve some of the fat? Thank you very much!

Leonard Grossman, MD · Answer

Thetime schedule for the treatment as well as a good set of photographs or an in-person consultation are crucial here. There are many treatment options available and I think only after an evaluation by plastic surgeon, a proper technique can be determined. I hope this helps and good luck from New York City

Bennett Yang, MD · Answer

Hello and thank you for the question. It depends on how early this is. All surgical procedures, no matter how small, need time to heal. There is initially a LOT of swelling that can take MONTHS to resolve. Trying to treat this too soon can lead to over correction or asymmetry. Generally, I do not recommend fat injections to the lips. I've seen patients treated by other doctors with scar tissue nodules, lumpy lips that don't go away. Although I do a lot of fat transfer procedures ( butt, breast, face)  I stay away from doing this in the lips. If the fat has been there a long time, over 9 months, I would suggest removing the excess surgically. Lipodissolve treatments are very inaccurate and unpredictable. You can easily over or under treat the lips, leaving them worse than before. Best to you.

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