Dr Lambros: Removal of Facial Fat Grafting and Chin Implant - Newport Beach, CA

I had the removal of bad fat grafting performed on my face, and the results turned out absolutely perfect!!! I suffered for years thinking I was stuck with the results of my bad fat grafting, and went to numerous doctors who did not know how to perform the surgery telling me it was too risky. I finally came across Dr. Lambros in Newport Beach, CA and he has given me my face back. He performed facial liposuction and the results are so perfect. I went in expecting slight improvement, just hoping for the best; and what I received was the most amazing results I could ever have dreamed of with one surgery! I did not even have to be under anesthesia for the surgery and I healed very quickly with little to no bruising and minimal swelling. I found Dr. Lambros searching on medical boards online, not knowing where to turn. So I wanted to share with you all the results, and the skilled surgeon that understands how to remove bad fat grafting. He is a blessing to my life, and has made me feel so beautiful again. I found it hard to find a doctor when I was searching for years, because I think once people get it fixed (if ever) they no longer need to post anything! I found the most AMAZING doctor in the world that specializes in removing bad fat grafting and making you look normal again! Dr Lambros is really an artist, pays attention to the natural beauty of your face, and literally sculpts like an artist. I was awake during the procedure, it was extremely affordable. I had to prepare just like any other surgery; no makeup, clean washed skin and hair, no jewelry etc, and was taken to the operating room. I think they may have given me a xanax to relax. Then they injected numbing shots into my face and after the area was numb he performed the lipo. the incision was sooo miniscual and disappears in a couple days. The procedure took an hour or so, and I could drive myself home after. Of course you could request twilight im sure, but you dont need anestesia if you do not want. I barely bruised at all, maybe some slight yellowish bruise which went away in a few days. I brought in pictures of me before fat grafting, and pictures of how I wanted my cheek bone definition to look etc. After the swelling subsided (about 10 days) you will look back to yourself, then over the next few months the residual swelling will go down, and now I have the most beautiful cheekbone definition and look like me again!!! He is a GENIUS!!! and he is extremely confident, and knowledgeable about this procedure. He has an amazing eye for beauty, and he takes his time and really listens to what you want. my results turned out better then I ever imagined! I promised myself that if I received good results that I would come back to these message boards and try to help others that are suffering as I was, with a huge puffy unnatural face that took away my beauty. Dr Lambros in Newport Beach - he really deserves an award. Oh and his results are extremely natural, he does not believe in over doing anything! He is a lead innovator in his field. I went to sooooo many consultations with the top beverly hills plastic surgeons. All of them said they do not perform removal of fat grafting and that it is too risky and could cause nerve damage, lumps, unevenness.. too many negatives. Dr lambros was the ONLY surgeon that understands this surgery that I came across, and not only was he confident in performing the surgery, but he does many of these each week and actually teaches it world wide!! for anyone wishing to fix their bad fatgrafting and regain their life and beauty back, Dr. Lambros is the angel you are all looking for. I am beyond blessed to have found him. I was misserable for years, thinking I was going to have to accept the results. I am a very very thin girl 5'6 97-100 lbs and my face looked fat and my body was totally thin. I looked puffy all of the time, and to me that not only can age a person, but makes you look like you had too much work done or something unnatural. I am so pleased that I no longer am suffering and have the most beautiful results anyone could ever ask for! Its actually a pretty simple procedure, and in less then two weeks you can be recovered an on your way back to life without horrible fat grafting!! Here is the Dr's number, (949) 759-4733. I also wanted to say one more thing, He was my 6th consult, and I almost did not go because I was so discouraged after 5 other doctors already said it was not possible and not to touch my face. They even scared me saying, even if a surgeon says he can dont let him do it, there is too much risk and too many nerves in that area. So I called Dr Lambros' office telling the staff I didnt want to waste the Doctors time because every other dr said it was not possible. And his office staff actually said, you should come in, Dr Lambros specializes in removing fat grafting, and performs it many times each week. So I went in to see him, and my life changed! I feel so beautiful, all thanks to him :) One more note: The swelling was not too bad at all for me. It was only swollen a few days, and then most of the swelling subsided in a week or two. I looked perfectly normal after about a week, and then as the residual swelling goes down, you will begin to see your face normalize and the delicate definition you once had will begin to come back. I noticed every angle of my face improved, and I have normal pretty cheekbones like I had before, with perfect definition of my cheekbones. My whole face looked fat and puffy with the fat grafting, and I am a very very thin girl. So it looked very obvious to me. I never really appreciated my beauty until I got fat grafting. I would look back at pictures and admire the delicate balance of my face that the fat grafting destroyed. Dr Lambros helped me to get back to how I was before surgery as best as possible. And it looks amazing. I look like myself again.

I would definitely not recommend FT. Look up celebrity 'pillow' face to see examples of how unnatural fat grafting can be and it can actually age you more and make you look very unnatural. The results are unpredictable, and most doctors have their own different techniques; some overfill the fat leaving patients looking 200 pounds with no definition in their faces, some fat does not take on one side, and stays on the other leaving the patient very unsymmetrical, and some experience lumps bumps and other irregularities. It is a permanent procedure. It is difficult to get it removed, and can never be reversed. I was lucky enough to find a doctor to remove the bad fat grafting as best he could, however it took me five years to find him. Once you do fat grafting your face will never be the same again. I would suggest trying a temporary option in a very conservative manner to see if you even like the look of the extra volume. At least those results will go away over time. Another consideration is to appreciate your beauty now, because I know I speak for myself and others that will tell you we never really appreciated our beauty until it was taken away by bad fat grafting. Everyone's results may differ, and I commend you in seeking out the pros and cons of your surgical decisions. However, due to my experience, and speaking to many others going through the same horrible results as I did with fat grafting, I would never recommend it to even my worst enemy. My procedure with Dr Lambros was the removal of the bad fatgrafting. I did not have any lumps or bumps from the initial fat grafting procedure, however, I did have one side that was much more full than the other leaving my face very unsymmetrical. After Dr lambros performed micro lipo removing some of the fat grafting, I did not have any lumps or bumps, and actually had very pleasing results. However, every single doctor besides Dr. Lambros did not know how to remove bad fat grafting, and it is very difficult to find a doctor that understands this procedure, and can actually give good results. I went to all the top Beverly hills plastic surgeons and each one turned me down saying there is nothing I can do to remove the bad fat grafting. A note the the wise: it is very easy for these doctors to inject fact into your face; but it is VERY difficult to remove the fat grafting. You will also need to wait at least a year before trying to fix it. So if you are left with an overfilled fat face, just know that you will have to walk around like that for at least a year. These are all considerations you should think about. Appreciate your beauty now, before you have lost it to fat grafting and then are praying to go back to your natural beautiful face.

Hi Ashley 2929. Did you have a lot of scar tissue from the fat grafting? I heard that if you do, that facial lipo is not a good option because it can't suck out the scar tissue and, in fact, can also cause more scar tissue. Did Dr. Lambros discuss this with you? I too have the same problem. I had it done 10 years ago. I tried a new procedure that is minimally invasive where they insert a probe under the skin and the heat is supposed to melt the fat. It's called ThermiGen RF (ThermiTight). It's been almost a month and there is no improvement. It actually seems to have puffed up the areas where the fat was injected so now you can see clearly where the fat is. So now I have to try and cover with my hair. It didn't look like that before so I don't think that ThermiTight is the answer for that. Looks like it may aggravate the injected fat if anything. Now, I'm more self conscious than ever. The fat is only in my lower cheek area. Thankfully, I didn't let the quack talk me into fat grafting my whole face. At this point I'm willing to have a small incision on my face and have this glob of fat pulled out. Better a small scar than a glob of fat that is now moving to my jowls. I would only need to do it on one side that was overfilled. Why he overfilled one side way more than the other is a mystery.

Dr Lambros gave me wonderful results, he understands how to remove bad fat grafting from many different scenarios. Each person may have had different techniques of fat grafting, different complications, and different reasons for displeasure. I wanted to simply reach out to those searching for a solution; a doctor that not only knows what he is doing, but is an artist of facial beauty, skilled, and a genius in his field. I suffered for many years searching online on forums such as these trying to find a solution to my bad fat grafting that so many doctors told me I was stuck with. I promised myself that if I ever fixed the horrible fat overfill, and received good results that I would come back on these forums and try to help others that were in similar situations as I was. This procedure is not one that most feel comfortable talking to their friends and family openly, so most search online, alone, searching for answers, and consulting with doctors who may know absolutely nothing about removing or fixing bad fat grafting.

ashley has made some very good points. The fat will remain the same in the future so you may need to resort to fillers to even out the results as your face changes around the fat. Plus, it can cause the face to sag, and even enlarge in an unpredictable way. Mine grew on the cheekbones and pulled my eyelids down. I look weird. I was 5'5 100lbs at the time of the fat grafting - very thin. This fat makes me look like German or something with squared features. I look nothing like I used to and it only seems to get worse. I have to maintain weight at a low level to look borderline acceptable. At least with fillers, you can dissolve them.

I should add: I can feel lots of gravel like lumps in my face. So yes, it can definitely cause uncomfortable lumps.

Hey Ashley, thanks for responding to me and explaining how you feel about this procedure. I understand your frustration as you and I are both victims of the cosmetic industry, even though we are sort of in opposite scenarios as to the issues we are facing. I used to have a full face before (sort of a baby face) even though I am in my late 20s. I was always told how young I look because of my full cheeks (like they weren't 'fat', but gave me that soft, feminine look). Last summer, I was talked into having an IPL treatment for some mild acne and freckles - which were very minor issues - other than that my skin was excellent. After the treatment my face was really inflamed for 2 weeks and the texture of my skin started to change drastically; worst of all the fat in my face started melting away. I couldn't really understand what was happening until I started researching online and found that a lot of other people experienced the same issues as me after having IPL. It was devastating to watch my face change so drastically over the course of just a few months. I became severely depressed as I went from having a baby face to literally (no exaggeration) looking like I am in my mid-40s. After being in this situation for approximately half a year, I felt fed up and started looking for what I can do to replace the volume in my face to make me look young again. I am uncomfortable with fillers as my skin is generally very sensitive - I often react to creams - so I was worried I'll react to the preservative in the filler. The next best option was fat. I saw some people have amazing results with it online, but then there are people like you that had such a negative experience. It's hard for me to trust anyone with my face again - I no longer believe "everything's gonna be just fine" - like I used to before, because all cosmetic procedures are a huge gamble. I am focusing on fixing the texture of my skin right now and am giving myself time to "cool off" because I don't want to make any rash decisions now that I might regret later. Anyways, I am glad you found a solution for your bad fat graft. All the best!

Thank you for the comments. You made excellent points; there are so many bad side effects or possible repercussions to fat grafting that I would not recommend it to anyone.

Hi lookingforsolutions, Just be very careful in whatever it is you decide. I personally would not recommend fat grafting, but I understand your concerns about the loss of volume. Google celebrity pillow face to see the horrors that an overfilled fat grafted face looks like. It can actually age a face more, and make a person look very plastic and unnatural (not in a good way). I would probably suggest not to mess with your face, but if the small chance you do decide to do something either look for non-permanent options, or be extremely extremely conservative, and make sure you are with a plastic surgeon whos work does not look done, and make sure they do not overfill.

Nor me, it's just too risky. Maybe for the body but not for the face. Temporary fillers are so much better for the face. I am still sad I didn't know there were other options out there at the time I did this.

I definitely don't think you look mid 40s. You're hard on yourself for sure. I think your plan to wait and see is right on. Rushing towards a fix (and I can attest to this) is not good when your emotions are running high. Surely you'll feel better after you improve the texture of your skin. All the best

Thank you for ur responses & thanks unoq for saying i don't look like I'm in my mid-40s, but believe me i did for a few months after the damage - i had a billion wrinkles, dead dry skin & developed jowls due to the volume loss - the pics i had on my review were taken like half a yr after the damage when things got better, the jowls went away but there is still scarring there.

No worries... I appreciate how we are attuned to things that a casual observer wouldn't necessarily pick up on. Pics don't always tell the full story. All of us who've ended up damaged are going through a tough time. It's good that you've noticed improvement at this fairly early stage though as that means there's room for further positive changes. Have you considered TCA with light therapy (non-thermal) for the texture issues and scarring? It takes commitment and repeat treatments but could help some. Fat grafting caused issues with me very much like you describe if not worse due to sagging (which is why you must be super careful with the procedure - there are pics of the texture on my review). Peels and light have helped me to manage the problem but you need repeat treatments to make a significant long-term difference.

@ashley do you mind posting pictures or sending them privately?

Hi! I think every case probably differs in regards to swelling. I did not bruise and barely swelled and looked normal after a week, however I slept upright, iced the area, took arnica, did not chew too much, and I eat a very healthy diet with lots of fresh veggie juices and fruit smoothies to help aid in healing (and stayed far away from any salt). I also took it easy and rested and slept letting my body heal. Dr Lambros is very precise and gentle, and the procedure went seamlessly. I would def recommend consulting with him to see if he can help your case :) I think ten days would probably be plenty to return to work.

Sammi, I read that radio frequency can bring filler to the surface sometimes. Perhaps this is what it is? I'm not sure - I could be wrong. Sorry to hear that your procedure didn't have the effect you hoped for!

Sorry to hear u are going through a similar experience. Dr lambros' office has a bunch of before and after pics of patients he's removed fat grafting for. If you wish you may Send me a private message

You are welcome, I hope you find solutions just be patient and be very diligent about researching who you go to. Lambros is very skilled and I was blessed to have found him. Please keep us posted on your journey and feel free to contact me if u have any questions or need someone to talk to about it.

I would love to talk to you more about your procedure with Dr. Lambros, and see your pics if you have some before and after. How do I go about giving you my contact info on this site? I'm not sure how to send a private message through....?