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Fat transfer to lips, what is the process of swelling? When will I heal?

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KateMinneapolisJul 15, 2015
I had fat grafting done to my top and lower lip Thursday, July 9th 2015. To begin with I really had no lips from a side view...The doctor over did my lips because 50 % of fat is reabsorbed. My question is I am now on day 6 pre-op and I'm still VERY swollen.1. When will I be presentable in public without looking like a duck?2. When should I see 80 % of my final results?3. Is it normal for the fat to feel hard in some areas still?4. Is it normal to have asymmetry in the healing process?

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Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD

Fat injection grafting would be the treatment of choice which should be fairly effective for this broad but shallow loss of subcutaneous fat.

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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...

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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.

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