I want to get facial fat grafting and rhinoplasty - which one should I get done first?

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I have a month to do both abroad - can I do one after the other? How much time should I wait between the two surgeries? I can’t do both at the same time because the surgeon who does rhinoplasties does not do fat grafting.

Ali Heidari, DO, FACS, FACOS · Answer

Hello and thank you for your question. Both fat transfer and rhinoplasty can be done at the same time. There will be more swelling of course. Sometimes for best results the procedures may be split into two different ones based on a full evaluation by a Board Certified Plastic/cosmetic Surgeon.  
Best of Luck
Dr. Ali Heidari
Board Certified Plastic/cosmetic Surgeon.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

I would highly encourage you to not travel for these procedures.  Both of these procedures are highly emotional, have high levels of dissatisfaction and high degrees of revision rates.  The need for follow up care cannot be understated.  You absolutely need to have access to follow up and ability to undergo revision procedures unless things come out spot on for both of them.  Both of these procedures involve guesswork on behalf of the surgeon, fat transfer more than rhinoplasty.  Still, rhinoplasty is considered the most technically difficult of all plastic surgery procedures by many.  Facial fat transfer is imprecise and unpredictable by its very nature.  This leaves a fairly high percentage of patients having questions about the outcomes and needing secondary procedures.  I cannot emphasize enough the importance of staying local for elective surgical procedures.  You can have both done at the same time or do them as two separate procedures.  You live in an area that has a high density of some of the best plastic surgeons in the world. I would take advantage of what's in your backyard.  For example, consider meeting Rollin Daniells for your rhinoplasty.  He may be a bit arrogant but is perhaps the most achieved rhinoplasty surgeon in the world.  Best, Mats Hagstrom MD

Frederic H. Corbin, MD (license restricted) · Answer

Thank you for the question and though an examination is really needed both procedures could be done together but one MD.  So go on some complimentary consultations with experts locally and find your surgeon hereDr Corbin

I want to get facial fat grafting and rhinoplasty - which one should I get done first?

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