Hollowing risk and the trade-offs of staged revision "Did I get too much? Can some of it come out?" People who come in after facial fat grafting usually bring these two questions, often because the face looks too round from the front, or a ridge bunches up under the eye when they smile. Yet the […]
To me, fat grafting to the face is not a major operation. The whole process uses needles: a small amount of fat is drawn out, then injected with a needle into the areas of the face that need it. How much swelling and bruising you have, and how quickly you recover, varies from person to […]
"Doctor, can you take all of this out?" That is often the first thing people say when they sit down. I usually answer with a question: what bothers you most? Is it the small lump that keeps hurting, the ridge you can see in the mirror, or a whole cheek that looks too full? All […]
"I honestly can’t remember what I had injected back then. All I remember is the doctor saying it would absorb." Other people have had fillers, fat grafting and several corrections on the same face at different clinics, and can no longer tell which area belongs to which treatment. Many start guessing brands as soon as […]
"I’ve had the filler dissolved. In the mirror it looks a bit smaller, but when I touch it, the lump is still there. Did it not all dissolve? Should I just have another round?" Quite a few people come to my clinic with two or three rounds of hyaluronidase already on their record, each one […]
Understand the tissue first, then decide how to repair it "It’s been years since my fat grafting and this lump is still here. Did the fat not absorb? Can’t you just take it out?" That is often the first thing people ask me when they come in with a lump after fat grafting. Once I […]
Key Highlights A "pillow face" after fat grafting is usually related to how much was injected and at what depth, not just to an individual’s physical constitution. Transplanted fat needs to establish a blood supply to survive, but how much of it remains varies from person to person; passing the 3- to 6-month mark does […]
Introduction: The Hidden Risks Behind the Pursuit of Perfect Tear Troughs As medical aesthetics becomes increasingly popular, treatments addressing eye aging and tear trough hollows are among the most sought-after procedures. However, the under-eye area, with its thin skin, rich vasculature, and complex anatomical structure, is regarded by many professional physicians as a "high-risk no-fly […]