Nicotine 9 months post fat graft

Liposuction is one of the options to trim down excessive fat deposits after fat transfer. Direct excision through an already existing scar is also practical solution; all this can be done in local anesthesia. In person second opinion consultation with a surgeon who has long experience with fat...

Unfortunately, unpredictability of fat grafts take is the major issue with this otherwise excellent technique. Lumpiness, irregularities and asymmetry are frequently seen even in the most experienced hands. Liposuction with small cannula, diluted steroid injection and, in some cases, direct...

Thank you for your query. Small amounts of fat injections can help in areas of aggressive liposuction but platysmal bands are usually not corrected or camouflaged by fat. Please have your surgeon examine you and discuss your options once all the tissues have settled down. All the best!

Based on the single-view photo, it appears that hairline advancement using an anterior hairline incision would most likely allow for the removal of the area of depression. This type of incision isn’t a straight line—it’s carefully designed to follow the natural contours of your hairline, makin...

Fat grafts (live fat cells and stem cells) receive new blood supply from the surrounding tissue and its blood vessels. Multiple new vessels are formed and they grow into all areas of the grafts. Those areas close to the surface are receiving new blood supply first while deep areas are very...

Fat transfer is a pretty specialized field in plastic surgery. Not a lot of plastic surgeons do it, and of those who do, the large majority don't do a lot. Your results will almost certainly be proportional to the expertise of the fat grafting specialist.