Fat injection is the process of transferring fat taken from one part of the body with special methods to another body part of the same person with special cannulas.
It is possible to apply to all suitable areas of the body. Cheek, cheekbone, chin area, hands, breasts, legs, etc. used in places.
Injected fat cells can maintain their vitality in the region where they are transferred at various rates. Although this rate varies from person to person, it can be 20-50 percent. Permanence rate also varies according to the places where the oil injection is applied. While the permanence in the body after injection is higher in immobile areas such as the cheek area, the permanence rate is lower in active areas such as the leg area.
The amount of fat left in the body after the fat injection process appears after about 6 months. Sometimes a second or third injection is required.
Deep wrinkles in the body, scars, correction of body contours, cheek fullness, cheek area clarification, filling the mouth-nose groove on the face are performed with fat injection. In this way, a livelier, fuller, aesthetically better image is provided.
Since it is the patient's own tissue, no allergic reaction occurs.
The patient is usually discharged on the day of surgery. If a large amount of injection is made in many areas, it is kept in the hospital for one more day.
There is no excessive pain after the operation. There is some swelling and bruising at the injection site. This situation returns to normal in about 7-10 days.
