I am 36 years old and noticing some drooping in my lower face. I would like a lip lift but I also wonder if buccal fat and fat transfer would improve the aesthetics of my face? Overwhelmed by options and not sure what would be best as many doctors are giving different opinions
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Answer: What can be done to improve my lower face. Age 36
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I actually do not appreciate a significant amount of tissue descent of the lower face (ie things like jowls or deepened melolabial folds). I do think you have some fat loss of the midface which makes it appear that the whole face has a...
For over 25 years that we were doing fat grafting around the eyes and I did not see a single case of Tyndall effect since fat graft is not gelatinous and transparent like HA fillers. I hope this helps. Good luck.
It is very rare that we see patients with significant volume retention after fat grafting of facial areas; in our experience for over 25 years with fat grafts, expected volume retention rate is within 30% of injected volume. However, in same patient it may be more than that, in particular if...