I have hollow cheeks/eyes, and area around my mouth is hollow. The hollowness seems to make my nose look larger from the sides and droopier. Can projection and droopiness be addressed by adding fat in the hollow areas instead of operating on nose inorder to make it look more proportionate to face?
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June 5, 2010
Answer: Volume augmentation to the cheeks to make the nasal profile look better
Ron Shelton, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
Fat grafting is accompanied by swelling and inflammation which subsides in 10-14 days or so. You will also see a loss in volume associated with non-taking of some of the grafted fat but this would take longer to fully see.
If you want to follow it with Restylane, I would prefer that the...
Fat transfer is associated with significant swelling and it is impossible to see at this time how effective the treatment has been. The long term correction would depend on the amount of fat which survives the transfer and "takes". Augmentation with a hyaluronic acid filler may have...
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Be patient for at least a few months. It takes time for fat to settle and for the swelling from your surgery to resolve especially around your eyes. After 5 to 6 months, the fat that is present will likely be permanent. Follow your plastic surgeons advise. Too...
