Face lipofilling

Face lipofilling

It’s no secret that age-related changes can affect all body tissues. The face is not an exception either. With age, wrinkles appear, the contour of the face changes, the nasolabial folds become more significant. You can cheat your age with the help of face lipofilling.

The uniqueness of this procedure lies in the fact that adipose tissue is transplanted into the face area.

“Traces” of age-related changes are eliminated due to stretching of the skin cover and an increase in the subcutaneous fat layer. Using this method you can easily deal with the first signs of aging.

Indications for face lipofilling

 Face lipofilling is performed if the following indications are present:

• Thin lips.
• The presence of congenital anomalies.
• Drop of the eyebrow line.
• “Fallen” cheekbones.
• Consequences of damage or injury.
• Descent of the eyebrow line and eyelids.
• Lack of volume between the chin and lips.
• Deepening of nasolabial folds.

Varieties of face lipofilling

 Face lipofilling belongs to the category of progressive surgical interventions. Lipofilling has already proven its effectiveness and safety. Face lipofilling becomes more and more popular every year.

It can be applied to different parts of the face.

• Eyelids

Every year the natural volume of the face disappears. The main reason is a decrease in body fat. As a result, the face changes its shape, the general appearance becomes more haggard and tired. The above changes can be easily eliminated using lipofilling. Pre-purified fat is injected into the folds of the upper eyelids and lacrimal grooves.

• Cheeks and cheekbones

Lipofilling will not only help to painlessly get rid of wrinkles, but also significantly rejuvenate the skin. As a result, the cheekbones will acquire a soft and clear relief, the cheeks will become much more voluminous. Bruising and swelling may be noticeable after  the surgery. They go away on their own in just 2-3 weeks.

• Nasolabial folds

During the operation, the nasolabial grooves are perfectly filled with fat cells. It perfectly removes wrinkles, restoring a fresh look to the face.

• Temples

Injections with fat cells restore volume to the temporal lobe, raise eyebrows and smooth the skin around the eyes.

• Chin

With the help of face lipofilling, sagging is eliminated, the shape of the chin is corrected. In addition, the skin regains elasticity and asymmetry is eliminated. This zone receives additional volume.

Particular features of face lipofilling

Face lipofilling in the clinic of Andrey Kharkov is performed on the basis of the latest techniques. They have absolutely no threat to patients and allow you to achieve an ideal result.

The duration of face lipofilling is within 60 minutes. Up to 30 ml of tissue can be transplanted in one operation.

Before the surgical intervention, the patient goes through a preliminary consultation and a series of diagnostic examinations.

If there are no contraindications, the date of the operation is assigned. Some preparations are necessary at the preoperative period. First of all, you should:

1. Strengthen immunity.
2. Eliminate any stressful situations.
3. Refuse drugs that have a blood thinning effect (at least 14 days before surgery).
4. You should stop eating 8-10 hours before lipofilling.

In addition, smoking and / or drinking alcoholic beverages is prohibited a few days before the operation.

In most cases, facial lipofilling is performed under local anesthesia.

Each procedure has its own characteristics. It all depends on the initial medical indications, the desired result, the correction zone.

Among the traditional stages of face lipofilling:

• Designation of areas for correction and areas for removal of fat cells .
• Processing of all operating fields.
• Main stage. At this stage, the fat is removed by pumping it into a syringe. Further, the fat cells are purified from other substances (for example, blood cells) and the prepared purified material is injected into the correction zone.
• Final stage.

In one procedure no more than 5 milliliters of adipose tissue is injected into the face area. Repeated lipofilling can be performed at least several months later.

Rehabilitation period

The rehabilitation period after face lipofilling is purely individual. On average, it is up to two weeks, the period of active recovery is 3-5 days.

It will take two months for the donor tissues to completely heal. As for the final effect, it will be visible in 4-6 months. Although face lipofilling is classified as a safe operation, complications are still possible. A normal reaction after the surgery is the appearance of edema and hematomas. These complications go away on their own in 5-7 days.

In order for the result to please you for a long time, you should adhere to the following recommendations for several months:

• Give up smoking and alcohol.
• Banned – thermal effects (that is, visiting a bath, sauna, etc.).
• Some medications should be limited.

Contraindications to face lipofilling

Face lipofilling is not performed if there are the following contraindications:

1. Problems with the heart and blood vessels.
2. Mental disorders.
3. The course of infectious and inflammatory processes in the body.
4. Oncology.
5. Diabetes mellitus.
6. Problems with blood clotting.
7. Atherosclerosis.

Benefits of face lipofilling in the clinic of Andrey Kharkov

Face lipofilling in the clinic of Andrey Kharkov has  a lot of advantages. This is, first of all, a low-traumatic, absolutely safe intervention.

In addition, provided that all recommendations are followed, the result obtained can last for many years. Our clinic employs only experienced plastic surgeons who use only modern equipment and high-quality materials.

Lipofilling can change the quality of your skin in just one procedure.

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