FAT INJECTIONS
Little Rock, Arkansas
Facial wrinkles and creases are part of the aging process. They begin to appear as the underlying collagen and elastin fibers break down and wear out. While this breakdown is part of the natural aging process, it can also result from excessive squinting, frowning and smiling.
FAT TRANSFER
Fat injections offer an alternative approach for patients. Using tumescent liposuction techniques, fat is gently taken from the abdomen or hips and injected with a specialized instrument into the lips, Nasolabial folds and marionette lines. Advantages include the use of your own body fat as a graft - so there isn't any foreign material that you could have a reaction to. Also the soft natural effect of the lips, and the possibility of combining this procedure with more extensive liposuction procedures for body contouring purposes.
Fat injections tend to be more permanent when injected around the eyes, and less so when injected for Lip Augmentation or around the chin or mouth. Disadvantages include the need for at least one, and maybe two additional fat injections in order to achieve permanent enhancement.
Fat transfer surgery is performed on an outpatient basis with IV Sedation and usually takes about one hour. Sutures are removed in about 5 days or are dissolvable. Patients can usually return to work within a few days, although swelling may take longer to subside.
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501-227-0707 - 800-877-7926
Little Rock Cosmetic Surgery
10809 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100
Little Rock, Arkansas 72211-7926