Today’s perceptions of beauty are based on the appearance of full and voluminous areas such as the face, butt, breast and hips, and define those who have plump areas as beautiful. Fat injection is a method based on filling the weak areas in the body that are developed for this purpose.
What is Fat Injection?
Fat injection is the injection of fat into the parts of the body that are not plump, as the name suggests, to provide fullness to the face and body.
Fat injection, since the body’s own fat tissues are taken and used in the injection, there is no risk of allergy, larger volumes of fat tissues can be injected compared to ready-made fillers, and therefore more fullness occurs in the application areas, its effect is more permanent than ready-made fillers, increasing blood circulation, improving tissue and skin quality. has the advantage of being effective.
Why is Fat Injection needed?
Fat injection is mostly used to fill the pits and lines in order to remove mimic marks, to show the face more vividly, to define the cheekbones or to enlarge the chin a little, to the whole or part of the face, especially to the butt area for people who want to protrude backwards, to the hips to create a hip fold, It is applied to the legs in case of crooked legs, to the breasts in case of breast symmetry or small breasts, and to the hands to remove signs of aging.
What is the preparation process for Fat Injection ?
The preparation time for fat injection is no different from the preparation for surgery. Before the fat injection, a medical history is taken from the patient and if the fat injection will be performed under general anesthesia, the patient’s suitability for anesthesia is tested.
Ten days before the application, the patient is asked to stop using blood thinners, stop smoking and alcohol consumption, and stop using herbal products because the effect is unknown. Before the application, frequently used drugs are arranged and treatment planning is made. If the fat injection will be performed under general anesthesia, it is forbidden to eat or drink anything from 12:00 the night before the application.
The patient is asked to come to the hospital with his companion, and when the patient arrives at the hospital, blood tests are performed, vascular access is opened and the patient begins to wait for surgery.
How is Fat Injection done?
Fat injection is an application that is usually performed under local anesthesia and very rarely after general anesthesia. In this application, the fat tissues taken from the abdomen with the liposuction method are prepared with suitable injectors to be transferred to the area to be injected after some special processes such as centrifugation and washing, and then injected into these areas.
During the fat injection, no incision is made and no stitches are made, so there is no trace of the application. Fat tissues can sometimes be taken from waist, hip, arm, leg and even under-eye bags.
Fat injection is an application that takes between 30-60 minutes on average and should be done by experts in the field. It is performed under local anesthesia on small areas such as the hand, under general anesthesia on large areas such as buttocks, breasts and hips. Performing in the operating room environment is important both for the comfort of the patient and for sterility.
How is the recovery process after Fat Injection?
After the fat injection, the healing process starts with the cold application after the patient leaves the fat injection. It is important to apply cold to reduce swelling and to prevent edema or to be seen less.
Cold application is made by using gels or bags filled with ice. Cold application is usually done for 15 minutes every hour.
It is normal to experience swelling in the application areas during the recovery period. This swelling will gradually decrease by itself in a week. There is no harm in taking a shower the day after the application.
Application areas should be moistened with moisturizing creams. 4-5 days after application. After the day, the application areas can be massaged. Avoid excessive heat and steam so that swelling does not increase.
After the fat injection, while the surgery is completed, the small bands placed on the application areas are changed the next day of the surgery. The doctor prescribes antibiotics for 5 to 7 days to protect the patient from infection. The patient should use this antibiotic regularly.
Who are suitable candidates for Fat Injection ?
Fat injection is applied to cheekbones, deep lines connecting the corner of the nose and mouth, the area between the forehead, temples and eyebrows, the tip of the lower jaw and corners, the back of the nose, lips, legs, hips, trunk or breasts.
The purpose of fat injection is to give fullness and volume to these areas.
Fat injection is a suitable treatment method for people who have prominent facial collapse due to structural reasons or the insufficiency of the subcutaneous adipose tissue.
Who cannot have Fat Injection?
Fat injection cannot be made especially for those who have systemic diseases such as diabetes, blood pressure, thyroid, those with unregulated diabetes, pregnant women, lactating women, people with bleeding disorders, people with skin diseases and skin cancers, people with active infections or at risk.
With which surgeries can Fat Injection be combined?
While deciding on fat injection, a preliminary examination is performed by first meeting with a plastic surgeon. Fat injection is often performed in combination with face lift, neck lift, lower and upper eyelid aesthetics and liposuction methods.
The doctor should first be informed with which application the fat injection is intended to be combined with, and then a treatment plan should be made for this. If the doctor thinks that the patient cannot remove the applications that he/she wants to be combined, he/she may not approve the application. After combined applications, the patient should pay attention to the doctor’s warnings and recommendations and care correctly.
The decision is made during the meeting with the plastic surgeon. It is often combined with aesthetic surgeries such as face lift, eyelid aesthetics, rhinoplasty and plays a key role in achieving more successful aesthetic results.
Frequently asked questions about Fat Injection
What is the age limit for Fat Injection?
Fat injection is no different from other surgeries in terms of age limit. As in every surgery, the lower age limit for fat injection is 18.
When will you return to social life after Fat Injection?
The social life of the patient may be affected for a few days after the fat injection. For this reason, the patient must provide forbidden rest for a few days.
After a few days, the patient can return to his social life. Although this period varies depending on the person, some people can return to social life at the end of the first week, while some patients may wait for two weeks. It is normal to see swelling, bruising and edema after fat injection. These complaints will go away with the patient’s rest.
What are the complications risks of Fat Injection?
Complication risks of fat injection are bleeding, infection, bruising, swelling, edema, redness, asymmetry and contour differences, fat tissue melting faster than expected and less permanent, not achieving the desired aesthetic result, and fat embolism.
Redness, bruising, swelling and edema after oil injection are the effects seen in almost all patients and should not be worried as they are short-term and spontaneously temporary. Only cold application can be made.
Asymmetry and contour differences, melting of fat tissues faster than expected and less permanence, failure to achieve the desired aesthetic result, and fat embolism are rarer complications. In case of these complications, a second operation can be planned.
Fat embolism is when fat particles pass into the vessels and cause serious effects in organs such as the lungs and brain. This situation has been very rare.
