I have a dent on my left thigh from a DPT vaccine during my infancy. It looks like a slight elevation about 4 fingers width with a slight indention when relaxed sitting down . But if standing and not relaxed width is the same but the indention gets deeper about quarter inch (unsure) on the center part. I feel fat/muscle on the area when I press down. I've included picture here. Hoping you could help me.
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Dear Clara,
Local anesthesia is safer than general anesthesia.
And fat transfer could be done with local anesthesia but I don’t recommend it.
I could recommend it doing it with local anesthesia and sedation, which is
also a more secure to general one. But now a days with modern
technology, t...
This is something I do routinely in my practice but very few doctors do. You have to ensure you go to someone who does hi definition procedures and uses fat for grafting in many types of areas such as the chest, shoulders, claves, and buttocks. Best, Dr. Emer.
After facial fat grafting, it usually takes 2 weeks for swelling to resolve. After that, over the next 2 to 3 months, the fat will continues to heal in its new location. Your retention should be approximately 50 to 75%. Whether this is an adequate volume will depend on how much...
