I've lost a great deal of volume around my eyes and through my cheeks. I've always had deep set and hallow eyes with cheeks that were quite chunky.. I was wondering if a fat transfer could restore this? I have tired Restylane and always get eye infections and it swells even now 6 months later so I'm not ever putting that back in my eyes.
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Windell C. Davis-Boutte, MD (license suspended) says:
In my hands, I have found fat transfer to be a very gratifying alternative to facelifts. My patients are thrilled with their results, and avoid highly invasive procedures with prolonged downtime such as a facelift. I am not sure how far out you are from your fat grafting procedure,...
To answer your question, if filler injections are performed properly, they should not contribute to heaviness in the lower face. The injection specialist should use a proper technique that would create an overall "lifting" effect of the face and simply fill in lines...
Mild cooling of the area will help reduce inflammation. Please keep in mind you do not want to ice too much because a cold temperature causes the capillaries to constrict thus limiting the oxygenated blood to be properly delivered. The fat transfer needs new blood supply to be able to thrive in...