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Fat Transfer to Top and Bottom of Feet - New York, NY
UPDATED FROM Becoming Stronger
9 months post
Recovery
Becoming StrongerDecember 15, 2014
WORTH IT$6,000
For those who are considering this, the recovery would have been dramatically shorter and less uncomfortable had I not done the bottom of my feet. IF I had just done the top, I could have been back to work and walking around in about in a week or two. There was never pain after the surgery except when I tried to walk and then it was more a weird sensation from the swelling on the bottom of my feet. So for those who want a cosmetic improvement to the top of the feet, I'd highly recommend doing this with my doctor.
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UPDATED FROM Becoming Stronger
9 months post
Fat still there
Becoming StrongerDecember 15, 2014
Here is a photo of the top of my feet today, Dec 15 2014. I am purposely standing on a line in the tile to show you about where the fat transfer on my feet began on the top. (I didn't want to take a pen and draw on the top of my feet.) The fat was placed from that line to the base of my toes. Above that line towards the ankle and where the veins become more pronounced is where no fat transfer was done. It looks completely natural. No one would know I had done anything. Now I wish I had asked her to place fat all over my entire upper foot.
The fat on the bottom of the feet is another story. I think some of it stayed and it is better than before but either I needed a lot more fat to be transferred there, or perhaps I destroyed much of the fat that was there from walking on it too soon. (Pressure necrosis, it is called)
The fat on the bottom of the feet is another story. I think some of it stayed and it is better than before but either I needed a lot more fat to be transferred there, or perhaps I destroyed much of the fat that was there from walking on it too soon. (Pressure necrosis, it is called)
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December 29, 2014
I would like to talk to you about this procedure...I am scheduled to do fat transplant on the bottom of my feet, but after reading this I hesitate to do so. Would you be willing to contact me? My email is djparnham@yahoo.com
February 24, 2015
Hi it's Donna I finally got the surgery last Friday 2/20/15. I am 3 days post op...swollen hurts with any pressure....but so happy to have it done! I am hoping for good results. How r your feet doing? I lost your email address ...mine is djparnham@yahoo.com Thx!
February 24, 2015
Dear Kayavallee: Did you get the fat to the bottom of both feet or one foot? Metatasal or heel and metatarsal? I remember it feeling like my feet were swollen balloons and would burst if I put too much pressure on it.
Do heed your doctor's advice about how long to stay off your feet. You want the new fat to get a chance at permanence. Please keep in contact with me. And, when you are walking, if you have any issues in the morning with feeling like your toes need to be stretched backward because they feel so tight and inflexible (which is what happened to me) know that in time it will go away but it may take awhile. In my case, it took about 10 months.
Good luck! I hope it works for you. I may try this again in about 5-10 years since it still feels like i need more padding.
December 4, 2016
Hello, I am 11 days post op after having had the bottom of both feet done. I also had fat pad atrophy. Both heels and metatarsal areas have been treated. It is still far too painful to stand on, even for a second, and the new fat feels rock hard. In the metatarsal area the skin feels really tight as if there is too much fat. And the exact spots where I had neuroma pain are even harder and more painful than the rest of the treated areas. I don't see any swelling though. Was this the same for you?
September 18, 2017
Hi! How are you doing? Did the fat graft stay and decrease pain in the foot? I too suffer from plantar fat pad syndrome/atrophy. I am in so much pain when standing and walking. Thinking of having foot fat transfer done to the bottom of my feet. I hope the outcome of the procedure was good for you. Maybe you want to send mail about it, or answer in this thread? i would be very happy to mail wih you about it. Please excuse my English, I am from Scandinavia (wingeorama@gmail.com) Thanks !:)
September 18, 2017
Hello! I am considering having fat graf to bottom of feet due to fat pad syndrome/atrophy. How are you doing? -Did the procedure help to decrease pain? If you would mail with me about it, I would be very gratefull. Please excuse my poor English, I am from Scandinavia. (wingeorama@gmail.com) - Thanks ! Wish you all the best - cronic foot pain can really turn life upside down!
UPDATED FROM Becoming Stronger
5 months post
All good
Becoming StrongerAugust 19, 2014
I am walking, hiking and exercising, with the help of MBT shoes. (Rocker type shoes.) I can walk in bare feet without pain. The fat transfer went perfectly. My feet look 20 years younger. But that wasn't the reason I had this done. I hoped the fat transfer would make my feet feel better from the damage done by the steroid injections for the morton's neuroma.
The Morton's neuroma is still there but not as bad as before, which might be because I spent a month in a wheelchair and have been walking in these special shoes. I still can't wear flats or sandals for very long but I can for a short period of time. I no longer have the symptoms and issues on top of the feet that I had after the steroids dissolved the fat that was there.
One unexpected outcome of this procedure is that I no longer have dry, cracked heels. When we get older, apparently, having dry, cracked heels is normal. But the fat that was placed in my heels has now eliminated this issue, which neither I nor the doctor had anticipated.
The Morton's neuroma is still there but not as bad as before, which might be because I spent a month in a wheelchair and have been walking in these special shoes. I still can't wear flats or sandals for very long but I can for a short period of time. I no longer have the symptoms and issues on top of the feet that I had after the steroids dissolved the fat that was there.
One unexpected outcome of this procedure is that I no longer have dry, cracked heels. When we get older, apparently, having dry, cracked heels is normal. But the fat that was placed in my heels has now eliminated this issue, which neither I nor the doctor had anticipated.
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August 20, 2014
why don't you have the morton's neuroma removed? I did. It seems like the recovery from neuroma removal is less than the fat grafting.
August 20, 2014
I have agonized about going through that surgery. The success rate and the potential for stump neuroma deterred me. I have been trying all other options before I take that step. (Including gait analysis, 4 different fittings for orthotics, etc) When I went to a doctor who specialized in the surgery that freezes the nerve so that you don't feel the pain, he took one look at the desiccated and fragile state of the tissue on top of my feet and said he could not operate. I will return to London to show him my feet within the next 6 months and see if he believes an operation this time would be possible. If the answer is still no, I will look at the possibility of surgery to remove the neuroma. In theory, I could live and function fine as I am, if I am willing to forgo long walks/hikes, running, and wearing any other type of shoe except MBTs, which are a rocker type of shoe.
October 25, 2014
Hi! How are you doing nowadays? Do you still have to wear MBT shoes or can you walk with normal shoes? You said you had the fat transfer also under your heel, was it because you had a fat pad atrophy? Sorry for asking but I have lost all the cushion under my heel and I'm considering fat grafting.
December 15, 2014
The top of my feet is great. I posted photos today, December 15th. I still wear MBT shoes. I had tremendous fat atrophy from the steroid injections and it felt like I was walking on bones. I'd say the fat transfer to the bottom of my feet was not very successful in that either 1) I needed a LOT more fat transfer there to provide the cushioning I needed or 2) I walked on my feet too soon after the operation and through pressure necrosis destroyed the fat grafting that she did. I began walking on my feet when they were still swollen, which the doctor felt was going to be ok. But she admitted that she was in new territory when it came to putting fat on the bottom of the feet. That said, that is new territory for ALL doctors. They are doing a study on fat transfer to the bottom of the feet in Philly (metatarsals) and the results are not in yet.
December 15, 2014
Bottom of foot- do u mean by foot palm? I think that is wher whole body s pressure would be exert on? By the way,some patients shared that they stopped seeing any changes at 2 months plus. Do you think 2 months to 3 months is a good gauge of how final result be like. Thank you very much in advance for your kind sharing.
December 15, 2014
that s really great..I am happy to hear from you that the result is wonderful.
I chanced upon Dr Alesia when I visited Dr Coleman in tribeca. She is an elegant and pretty lady.
Btw may I know how much fat has retained till now?
When did you stop seeing noticeable changes after operation?
December 15, 2014
I have posted a photo that I took as soon as I got your question. All of the fat that was placed on top on part of my upper foot is still there and looks natural. I only wish I had thought to get the doctor to put fat on my entire upper foot rather than just half way down. My feet have looked like this for months now.
December 15, 2014
Thank you so much for the sharing and prompt response.
Would you be able to gauge the % of fat retained?
December 15, 2014
Dr Saboiera's technique is such that she doesn't need to overfill. That is the difference between her and Dr Coleman's work and other surgeons who do fat transfer. She puts in what needs to be there or she may err at times on the side of being conservative.
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