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Hand 2+ months post - texture still not normal
It's better and livable, but still not as good as 'before'.
My fat grafting review is live now - here is RealSelf link
Also, below I have a photo from my own phone which shows the under eye hollow in normal diffused light (ie no flash). This is post Infini-RF and before the grafting. The cheek dent is on the bottom right of the photo - you can see part of it.
Below is the link to my grafting progress. So far so good.
https://www.realself.com/review/san-jose-ca-fat-transfer-fat-graftings-eye-hollows#
Below is the link to my grafting progress. So far so good.
https://www.realself.com/review/san-jose-ca-fat-transfer-fat-graftings-eye-hollows#
6+ wk update. Got the repair fat graft, doctor's office says Lutronic didn't respond
Hi all,
I just did separate RealSelf post on fat grafting, think it takes a couple of days to go live. Still swollen of course, but optimistic, and I will keep that conversation thread there. So no more updates on my face. BTW, my plastic surgeon said that fat grafting often helps skin texture.
As promised, I spoke with my derm's office a couple of days ago on whether Lutronic ever replied to their request.
They told me no response. Seems very odd that Lutronic would not reply. I only assume it's because I'm publicly posting, but I will never know. Now I know how reporter's feel when they say 'I tried to reach the company, but no one returned my call". Maybe Dr. Weiner has pull with Lutronic to get them to reply to the general San Jose area derm's office that requested they test their machine.
Otherwise, I'm just moving on. Given the fat grafting changes everything, I can't post anymore on this thread on my face results. BTW, my surgeon says fat grafting frequently improves skin texture too. I looked it up, some folks think it's the fat stem cells. I'll take it!
HANDS.
I am sorry to say that I think I had fat loss on my hands also. Hard to tell on this hand - I purposely picked the hand with the loosest skin as I expected to have the tightening more visible.
And it *did* do some tightening on the knuckles - I can't pinch as much skin. But they still look worse than before. It's not like laser, where the skin is injured to just the right level to stimulate collagen. It's more than it was over done and the skin was actually damaged and now is just healing.
But my right hand was always better looking than my left because it was fuller (tendons not visible). Now, beyond the remaining redness & worse texture, I'm seeing the tendons on my right far more. (could already seen them on the left hand, as you can tell)
I just wish I had before pics of my hands - my derm's office only had the set immediately after treatment.
For the record, Lutronic does not suggest Infini-RF for your hands. This was my own experiment. It just never occurred to me that fat loss was possible, given the assurances about my face.
I asked my new doctor (plastic surgeon) about minimal fat grafting for the hands (no way I'm doing filler every year, too $$$), and he said it was very challenging with mixed results.
I am still a fan of needling + PRP for hands. And I'm not giving up on fat loss repair - it may be just that you need someone that has cracked the code and does it enough to be a hand fat grafting expert.
I will of course wait the full healing time, so that I would time it for if I need a 2nd round of fat grafting under my eyes. Though maybe this round will be good enough.
Ok, so I'm done with this thread, since no more face reports or Lutronic report.
And hands are not a normal use anyway.
Good luck to all of you.
I just did separate RealSelf post on fat grafting, think it takes a couple of days to go live. Still swollen of course, but optimistic, and I will keep that conversation thread there. So no more updates on my face. BTW, my plastic surgeon said that fat grafting often helps skin texture.
As promised, I spoke with my derm's office a couple of days ago on whether Lutronic ever replied to their request.
They told me no response. Seems very odd that Lutronic would not reply. I only assume it's because I'm publicly posting, but I will never know. Now I know how reporter's feel when they say 'I tried to reach the company, but no one returned my call". Maybe Dr. Weiner has pull with Lutronic to get them to reply to the general San Jose area derm's office that requested they test their machine.
Otherwise, I'm just moving on. Given the fat grafting changes everything, I can't post anymore on this thread on my face results. BTW, my surgeon says fat grafting frequently improves skin texture too. I looked it up, some folks think it's the fat stem cells. I'll take it!
HANDS.
I am sorry to say that I think I had fat loss on my hands also. Hard to tell on this hand - I purposely picked the hand with the loosest skin as I expected to have the tightening more visible.
And it *did* do some tightening on the knuckles - I can't pinch as much skin. But they still look worse than before. It's not like laser, where the skin is injured to just the right level to stimulate collagen. It's more than it was over done and the skin was actually damaged and now is just healing.
But my right hand was always better looking than my left because it was fuller (tendons not visible). Now, beyond the remaining redness & worse texture, I'm seeing the tendons on my right far more. (could already seen them on the left hand, as you can tell)
I just wish I had before pics of my hands - my derm's office only had the set immediately after treatment.
For the record, Lutronic does not suggest Infini-RF for your hands. This was my own experiment. It just never occurred to me that fat loss was possible, given the assurances about my face.
I asked my new doctor (plastic surgeon) about minimal fat grafting for the hands (no way I'm doing filler every year, too $$$), and he said it was very challenging with mixed results.
I am still a fan of needling + PRP for hands. And I'm not giving up on fat loss repair - it may be just that you need someone that has cracked the code and does it enough to be a hand fat grafting expert.
I will of course wait the full healing time, so that I would time it for if I need a 2nd round of fat grafting under my eyes. Though maybe this round will be good enough.
Ok, so I'm done with this thread, since no more face reports or Lutronic report.
And hands are not a normal use anyway.
Good luck to all of you.