How Long Does It Take After Fat Transfer for Lips to Feel and Look Normal?

Without a picture, it's hard to say whether fat transfer would be the solution you are looking for. You have to have enough fat to make up for the difference in volume, and you have to be prepared for the possibility of needing multiple sessions to get the desired result. Only a certain amount...

The survival percentage varies from patient to patient and from body locations.  The range of survival percentage can be from nothing to 90%.  

I have seen photographs of fat transfers proving that they have lived well over 20 years. However, that is not the case in most situations. Fat transfers may achieve overcorrection or undercorrection and in the vast majority of instances the latter occurs necessitating additional sessions.

Dear 6792anon in New Market Thank you for your question!  Recovery from facial micro fat grafting can vary in time- generally by 10 days after surgery- you start to look very good.  Bruising can take up to 3 weeks to disappear in some cases.  You may be very swollen in the...

There are different reasons for swelling in the lip after fat injections. One is the normal swelling from the trauma of inserting the fat. The other is how your body responds to the fat . If the surgeon places the fat above the muscle or within the muscle creates a big difference in the amount...

The swelling may decrease without the fat cells being affected by the systemic dose of corticosteroids but I am not aware of any scientific study examing this issue. I would be concerned, however, that injections of corticosteroids into normal fat or transplanted fat may cause it to atrophy...