I am 27 and up until last year, I was always mistaken for a teenager. I had a very plump, youthful face. I recently went from 145 lbs to 110 lbs. I love my new body but my face is so skinny and old looking now. I went from looking 17 to looking 30 in just a few months. I want to have fat transferred to my face but I heard many horror stories and am worried about getting the procedure done and the fat not surviving. I don't want to waste money unless I'm 100% sure the results will be permanent.
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If you have some areas of body fat you can donate to the face, that is a good options for substantial volume. If you have good skin thickness, I like sculptra. For smaller areas of volumization, I like fillers such as Lyft and Voluma. Surgical implants offer another option if you like the id...
This is an excellent question which further emphasizs the know how of doing this procedure well. Over the 19 years I have had women asking to have restoration of their cheek with fat or even have cheks similar to Kim Kardashian or other celebrities they have liked. This is only...
Topical retinol should be fine to use shortly after fat transfer. During the application, be careful about not manipulating the areas of fat transfer too much. We have our patients minimize facial massaging until approximately two weeks after the transfer has been performed.
