I had a fat transfer done about 3 weeks ago. The doctor harvested the fat from my abdomen and graphed it onto my face. I am very happy with the results. I chose to have the fat transfer done before I lost the weight because I was so embarrassed of my face. However, my primary doctor wants me to loose 40 pounds. My questions are: 1. How long should I wait before I start a weight-loss program? 2. How much weight can I loose before it affects my fat transfer? Thank you in advance
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Answer: Will Weight Loss or Gain Affect Fat Transfer
Reading all the doctors comments makes me smile. I am considered "the father of fat grafting' ..Dr. Coleman in New York was in attendance at one of my lectures and started the worldwide trend in fat grafting.I have well over a thousand lips injected with fat over the years.My earlier...
I am sorry to hear about your unhappy result. It does refute some of the claims noted in other surgeon's comments about fat transfer to the lips not working. In your case too much fat survived following lip augmentation, unless of course there was significant weight gain afterwards.
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Creation of high cheek bones can be done with fat but is better done with silicone implants. These are permanent and do not have to be repeated and are symmetrical. I use fat when the patient has good cheekbones but needs a small amount of definition.
