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Autologous Fat Graft For Facial Sculpture
Autologous Fat Graft for Facial Sculpture
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Surgery Features
With aging, the body fat will gradually reduce and shrink, especially the loss of collagen in the face that leads to dented sagging in the temples, forehead, cheeks, and chin. People may look haggard and dispirited. The facial lines may appear overly rigid due to the sunken cheek, leaving the impression that the person has a lot of hardships in life. Autologous Fat Graft for Facial Sculpture may be adopted to improve sunken faces.
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1.The filling result can be long-lasting.
2.The filling site gives natural facial expressions.。
3.Rejections will not occur, as the fat is extracted from one’s won body.
♦Autologous Fat Graft for Facial Sculpture
Autologous Fat Graft for Facial Sculpture refers to extracting one’s excessive fat and appropriately filling it in other dented parts. Autologous Fat Graft for Facial Sculpture is a graft technique in use for years. However, since early traditional autologous fat graft had been limited by technological immaturity, resulting in low fat survival rates and high absorbency rates after graft filling. Hence, autologous fat graft was not popular in the medical field until recent years with the progress of graft filling technology and instrument and equipment, coupled with refined auxiliary fat survival technology. As a result, Autologous Fat Graft for Facial Sculpture finally became widely used and popular in recent years.
♦Suitable Locations
Eye modification: eye socket, tear ditch depression.
Rejuvenation: nasolabial folds, eyebrow lines, mouth trench, nose and lip ditch lines,etc.
Cheek augmentation: cheiloplasty, chin sculpture,etc.
Face depression: cheek, risorius muscles, forehead, temple,etc.
Other areas with physical depressions or require argumentation: liposuction breast augmentation, breast augmentation, buttock augmentation.
Surgical Approach
First determine the site for liposuction (i.e. usually fat from the abdomen). Fat is screened to extract high-quality fat for centrifuge. The centrifuged fat is then filled in syringes to be injected into the filling site. Then, the wound from the liposuction is sutured. After the surgery, pressure is applied on the liposuction site to speed up the recovery. The centrifuged fat is then injected into the site to be filled, while the site is massaged to sculpture the face.
Precautions
| 1.Swelling is the most obvious during first week after autologous fat graft surgery, but it will gradually become natural after one month, and the shape will be molded after about three months. |
| 2.Apply cold press within 24 hours after surgery to help reduce swelling and bruises. |
| 3.Cleanse the wound after surgery once in the morning and evening. |
| 4.Due to the small wound at the fat graft site, there is almost no scar after healing. |
| 5.Fat is partly absorbed and partly retained, depending on the physical constitution of individuals. Some people may nee 2-3 surgeries or even more. |
| 6.Do no forcibly massage the fat filled part after surgery to avoid the fat being absorbed by the body. |
| 7.Refrain from eating irritating foods after surgery (such as chilies). In particular, refrain from smoking and drinking. Do not stay up late and maintain a regular lifestyle. |
Q&A
Ｑ：Is hyaluronic acid or autologous fat better for temple augmentation?
Ａ：Both are good options.
Talk with the surgeon regarding the desired condition and the amount of hyaluronic acid to be injected. Hyaluronic acid may be absorbed by the body as times passes, which is about one year. There is no recovery period for hyaluronic acid injections, so one may immediately return to work after wards. On the other hand, autologous fat injections may depend on the physical constitution of individuals. If one has a good lifestyle, the fat survival rate will be relatively higher and the result will last longer. Therefore, the method selected will depend on personal conditions and the decision made after communicating with the surgeon.
Ｑ：From which sites can fat be extracted for autologous fat filling? Is general anesthesia required?
Ａ：The surgeon will usually assess sites suitable for fat extraction (usually the abdomen). Local anesthesia or venous anesthesia may be adopted for surgery.
Ｑ：How long is autologous fat filling surgery? How long will the result last?
Ａ：The autologous fat filling surgery usually takes about one hour, depending on the amount of filling needed for the site. The durability of the result is related to personal lifestyle. If you often stay up late, smoke, or drink, the fat survival rate may be affected. Some people only need filling once; others may experience the fat filling being absorbed after only half a year.
Ｑ：What is the recovery period and swelling period for autologous fat filling surgery?
Ａ：Wound suture is removed after about a week. The swelling may last for 2-3 weeks. The amount of fat survival can be confirmed after about three months.