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| Fat Grafting |
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Fat Grafting, as facial filler, is a process which is used to improvise the sunken areas and creased areas on the face. It is also used to enhance the lips and cheeks by adding fullness to them. This procedure removes small amounts of fat from one part of the body and re-implant it where needed. It is usually taken from body parts like the abdomen, thighs, or buttocks, and injected into another area that requires plumping, such as a patient’s facial features including lips, cheeks. The fat can be implanted to the lips, the folds from the corners of your mouth to your nose, the under eye areas, the cheeks and other parts of face and body. The procedure can be used alone or in combination with other procedures such as facelift. It can restore the youthful looks of an otherwise aging face. |
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| Details |
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| Time Required |
| Entire treatment time needs about 2 to 4 hours. |
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| Side Effects |
| After the surgery, patient may experience possible swelling, discomfort and bruising. |
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| Recovery Time |
| Recovery after the surgery is fast. Patient should be able to return to normal activities within a few days. |
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| Risks |
| There is small risk of infection and other complications. Allergic reaction is not a factor for fat injectable fillers because it's harvested from a patient's own body. But there can be slight swelling in the area. |
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| Technology |
| In this procedure, after preparing the donor site for removal with local anesthetsia, the surgeon will withdraw the fat using a syringe with a cannula. Then the fat spun in a centrifuge to remove excess fluids and the damaged fat cells which are picked out and only undamaged fat cells would be used. The transferred fat will be re-vascularize and survive in the new location that needs to plump. The fat is then injected with the use of a separate smaller blunt cannula. The autologous fat transfer process will be repeated until the desired correction has been achieved. It may be combined with other surgical procedures for enhanced results. |
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| Cost Involved |
| The cost for fat grafting on face normally ranges between $700 to $2000. |
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| Insurance Covered |
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Yes, Insurance is involved.
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| Patient Status |
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OutPatient - In most cases
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| Reffered As |
| Fat grafting is also referred to as "Autologous Fat Transfer" or "Fat Injections" and facial fat rejuvenation. |
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| Discomforts |
| The discomfort involved is some slight heaviness or pain experienced in the area. |
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| Combine With |
| Fat grafting can be combined with the procedure of ‘face lift’. |
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