As we age, our face begins to lose volume. When we think of a baby, their features are very full. However, as time and gravity show the effect, the soft tissue volume decreases and these lines become more pronounced. Mimic lines on the cheeks and forehead, crow’s feet, smile lines become evident with shadows due to cupping. Cheeks and lips may become thinner and wrinkles appear. Fat injection can be used to soften these areas and restore volume in areas where fullness has been lost. Fat cells are collected as fat grafts from your own body and injected into other areas with wrinkles and volume problems.
Anesthesia is injected into the donor area (for example: abdomen, hip or hip) and the area where the treatment will be applied. Intravenous (IV) fluids are injected into the area where the fat will be collected to facilitate fat removal. Then the fat cells are removed with a small needle attached to the syringe. Fat is processed and grafted to remove excess fluids. It is injected into the desired area with the help of very fine needles. Due to the absorption of some of the fat cells, the area to be filled during the operation is filled more than it should be, resulting in a balanced appearance.
Fat injections are often performed together with other aesthetic surgeries such as face lift, neck lift, eyelid lift. In these surgeries, fat injection strengthens the young and positive expression that will occur by supporting the natural balancing of the excess skin.
You can go home right after the fat injection surgery, it is not a procedure that requires hospitalization. After the fat injection applied to the face, the return to work and daily life will be between 7 and 14 days. It is normal to have facial swelling after fat injection, but these swellings will subside within 2 weeks. It may take up to 2-3 months for the fat injection to fully fit on the face and to see the results. Light physical activities can be continued after this surgery. Even if it is an operation that can be performed with local anesthesia, it is important to pay attention to the pre- and post-operative processes and to act in line with the information given by your physician.
