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What is the average cost of full face fat transfer?

browneyedApr 2, 2014
I want fat transfer to fill in my sunken temples, tear troughs, cheeks, nasolabial folds, and perhaps to make my chin more prominent, and my forehead look less flat.. How much would full face fat transfer cost on average? Are touch-ups free ?

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