What are the stages after fat transfer for cortisone atrophy?

Dear Intellectual661024,
I understand your concern. It is best that you consult your plastic surgeon regarding post operative care and management (i.e including massage techniques and timing) specific to your case. Your surgeon knows your condition well and has preferences on when and what to use for faster healing and recovery. Post operative care and management depends on the type of surgery performed and the technique used during surgery among other factors.It is best, however, that you follow your plastic surgeon's advice on post operative care management for a smooth and faster healing and recovery.
Daniel Barrett, MDCertified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Typically, with fat transfer, the new fat is not massaged for it needs to establish blood flow and massage disrupts this process. However, this area may need more than one transfer to fill the defect.

If you want us to make an assessment on the outcome of a plastic surgery procedure, you need to include the proper before and after pictures.
Demon fat that can be successfully grafted at one time is highly dependent on the amount of tissue present to support the graft.
I refer to this tissue as host tissue.
if the fat atrophy removed all the fat, then fat grafting is not going to be successful.
Grafted fat has to have some live vascular tissue to support the grafted tissue until it becomes vascularized with the ending growth of new blood vessels.
Follow up with your provider and have him or her address your concerns.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD