Lipofilling

Nature has not taken care of the absolute perfection of people, the majority of them would like to improve something in themselves. This is especially true for women, they give a very big role to appearance, which is understandable. Regardless of age, you want to please the eyes of others, to be liked, to fall in love. Unlucky are those who were born with an obvious defect on the face or have a disproportionate body: somewhere there is excess fat, and somewhere you can add. In the 80s of the last century, along with the introduction of liposuction - vacuum suction of fat, lipofilling appeared - body corrections by introducing it into areas requiring correction.

What are the benefits of lipofilling?

In cosmetology, many different technologies have been developed aimed at rejuvenation and defect elimination. What is good about lipofilling and what is its advantage? It allows you to eliminate imperfections by filling wrinkles with your own fat tissue, restore a youthful appearance to your face, and give clarity to its contours. The operation is of moderate severity, under local, sometimes general anesthesia, a few hours after it is performed, a person is able to return to normal life. Plastic surgeons talk about the lifelong effect of the operation, but practice shows that it is more correct to talk about a longer period of action of natural fillers than beauty injections. In most cases, lipofilling does not cause a response immune reaction.

The harm of lipofilling

The harm of lipofilling is in the sometimes unpredictable behavior of fat in a new "habitat". There are cases when fatty tissues were introduced unevenly and this led to the appearance of asymmetry, tubercles. Sometimes pigment spots appear in the place where the fatty tissue is introduced. Most often, this happened during lipofilling of the lacrimal glands.

Indications for the procedure

Indications for lipofilling are deep nasolabial folds, correction of lip volumes and shapes, chin and cheekbone contours, addition to eyelid surgery, facelift. This method allows you to fill sunken cheeks, enlarge your breasts, give a beautiful shape to your buttocks, rejuvenate your hands, which always give away your age, even with a well-groomed and smooth face, and raise your eyebrows to get rid of the sad Pierrot effect from the famous fairy tale.

Preparation

The operation involves several stages and requires certain preparation. The preparatory period consists of examining the patient, assessing his physical condition, determining the zones and volume of fat that will serve as a filler, examining the problem area, drawing up an action plan, the need for local or general anesthesia. A general blood test is performed, for AIDS, syphilis, a coagulogram to determine blood clotting.

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Technique kbpophilingf

The technique of the operation consists of the following sequence: first, lipofilling is performed, the area to be operated on is processed. Then, small incisions are made in the places where the fat will be collected (on the hips, waist, back, stomach, etc.) using a special syringe made of plastic. A vacuum is created in it due to the movement of the piston, the end of which is a rounded cannula. Its shape prevents damage to nerves and blood vessels, and mainly fat cells are sucked into the syringe. They are cleaned of various impurities and placed under the skin or muscle space of the desired area. The operation ends with suturing the punctures and gluing them.

Subeye lipofilling

Motivations for lipofilling of the under-eye area may include bags under the eyes, bruises, wrinkles, and hollows. Before the operation, the surgeon determines where the material will be taken from, marks the face, anesthetizes and makes incisions at the sites of the operation, including under the eyes above the bone of the lower part of the orbit. After anesthesia, the material, cleared of blood and fibers, is injected evenly under the skin in microscopic droplets. In order for them to take root, it is not recommended to do physical exercise or expose the face to heat for 2-3 months. Swelling persists for several days after the procedure, and bruises may also occur. On average, pain appears at the site of material collection for a week, then the suture heals and the discomfort goes away.

Breast lipofilling

Unlike the introduction of implants into the breast for its enlargement, breast lipofilling is a non-surgical procedure that involves transplanting fat from other areas. Its advantage is the speed of implementation, the absence of a rehabilitation period, low trauma. The disadvantage is the short duration of the effect - up to two years, then a correction is carried out. In addition to the usual examination before the operation, a consultation with a mammologist and an ultrasound of the mammary glands are required. If any medications are taken, you must inform the doctor about it. Smoking is prohibited 2 weeks before the procedure. It is prescribed no later than a week before menstruation or 3 days after them. Further, the algorithm is no different from others: after collecting the material and cleaning it through incisions, it is introduced by punctures of the mammary glands inside. In this way, you can increase the breast by half a size or a size. To obtain larger volumes, you need to return to the procedure after some time. The operation is usually performed under general anesthesia and lasts 2-3 hours. Compression underwear must be worn for a month. Traces will be visible for a week or two, swelling and bruising are possible. Usually, after 2 weeks, women return to their normal life.

Contraindications to the procedure

Contraindications to lipofilling include diabetes mellitus, circulatory disorders, and cases where, for various reasons, tissue does not take root.

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Consequences after the procedure

Each organism is individual, so the consequences after the procedure depend on such things as age, smoking, taking medications, what part of the body was corrected: rehabilitation after the procedure on the face requires less time than on the chest or buttocks. Sometimes there are swellings and bruises, but most often it goes without them. Other negative factors include long-term pain syndrome, a decrease in skin sensitivity for some time, the appearance of an inflammatory focus, which is treated with antibiotics.

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Complications after the procedure

Compliance with all recommendations and a reliable clinic reduces to zero all possible complications after the procedure. However, there are cases of the appearance of bumps and unevenness of the skin, asymmetry, which spoils the aesthetic appearance. Sometimes there is a need for surgical correction.

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Care after the procedure

Lipofilling requires special care and special attention to both the correction object and the source of the material. The latter must be sealed with a surgical patch. Cold is applied to the site of the plastic surgery for two or three days to relieve swelling. On average, it takes one and a half weeks to return to normal, while you cannot sunbathe, go to the sauna, or take hot baths. The final result will be obvious after 2 months.

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Reviews

Reviews of lipofilling are mostly positive. Patients are satisfied with the short time spent on the procedure, the ability to kill two birds with one stone (the operation is combined with liposuction), the minimal possibility of complications, the long-lasting effect, the exclusion of allergic reactions due to one's own native material, and the relatively low cost. There are also statements that although the procedure gives a good rejuvenating effect, its duration is exaggerated. Doctors explain this by individual characteristics: in one organism, the implanted fatty tissue remains for a long time, in another it is quickly absorbed.