Had a fat transfer to cheeks 6 months ago. Haven't lost any of the fat until about a week ago. But Im losing only on the right side of my face. Ive had no injuries or infections on that side. Its a small amout and not terribly noticeable yet. But I was wondering if maybe my body is taking fat from one side, but will eventually take from the other side too? Thank you for your advice!
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Fat grafting is not a good way to augment the chin.
There are multiple reasons for this but the first one is that the chin does not have sufficient quality post tissue to support any significant graft volume. Whatever tissue is there is not good tissue to support grafted fat. fat that survives...
Necrosis or death is a pretty definitive term but should probably always be put into context.
When grafting fat only part of the fat will become revascularized and survive in its new location. The remainder of the fat becomes necrotic and is generally absorbed by the body but can lead patients...
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