When can facial fat transfer be reversed?

Thank you for your question. Light weight glasses that rest on the bridge of the nose should not adversely affect the viability of fat placed in the lower eyelid region. The one caveat is if your surgeon uses fat in the naso-jugal groove (junction between nose and cheek/lower eyelid region) to...

I may come across a slightly more negative than the other responses you have received in regards to temporal volume augmentation using fat transfer. The inherent problem lies in that there is an insufficient amount of tissue to graft into. Basic principles of tissue transfer or tissue grafting...

Thank you for your question. The incision required for harvesting fat is typically less than 5mm and is routinely placed in either skin folds (if harvesting from the lateral thigh or medial thigh) or below the pubic hairline anteriorly (if harvesting from the lower abdomen). As long as the...

Good Question.  Smoking in general is not a good habit and has many deleterious affects on the body.  Smoking does decrease oxygenation of the tissues of the body and affects small vessel flow which is oxygen delivery.  Therefore, oxygen delivery may be decreased to the area where fat is be...

Hi, None of the things you listed - stress, anxiety, prolonged time in front of the computer, make-up - should not effect the blood flow to the under eye area and lead to loss of the fat grafts. Stress, anxiety, and lack of sleep can lead to puffiness under the eyes, which may effect the...

Lumps after properly performed fat transferred are exceedingly rare and should be easy to managed. Without pre-op photos to compare your present result I can not comment.