Benefits of your own fat
The patient's adipose tissue is completely biocompatible: allergies and rejection reactions are excluded, and the implanted part remains forever. In addition to volume, adipose tissue contains stem cells that improve the quality of the skin in the injection area. The main feature of the method is that not the entire injected volume survives: in the first 3–6 months, from 30 to 50 percent is absorbed, so fat is injected with a reserve or the procedure is repeated. Fat sampling is performed with a thin cannula through a puncture and additionally gives a slight contouring effect in the donor area.
Plastic surgery of the central area of the face
The nose and lips form the central axis of the face: changes here are most noticeable and require the most precise planning. The surgeon’s task is not to make an “ideal” shape according to a template, but to bring the proportions into harmony with the rest of the features of a particular face.
Therefore, preparation includes a photographic protocol, discussion of expectations and, if necessary, computer simulation of the result.
Key interventions
- correction of the cartilaginous part of the nose - the shape of the tip and wings
- correction of the bony part of the nose - the bridge of the nose and hump
- cheiloplasty - changing the shape and contour of the lips
- lipofilling - replenishing volume with your own adipose tissue
What is important to understand in advance
The final result of surgery on the nose is assessed no earlier than after 6–12 months: tissue swelling subsides gradually and unevenly. Lipofilling requires adjustments for engraftment - part of the injected fat is absorbed in the first months, so the volume is injected with a reserve or the procedure is repeated.