Facial Rejuvenation Surgery
Advanced Art of Cosmetic Surgery Thomas M. DeWire, Sr., MD, FACS Specializing in Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Facial Rejuvenation Surgery |
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| MicroDroplet Fat Injections for Facial Contour Enhancement or Restoration |
| MicroDroplet Fat Injections or LipoStructure Technique: | ||
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Collagen, and more recently Juvederm and Restylane have been used traditionally as readily available, albeit expensive, injectable soft tissue fillers for temporary cosmetic and restorative purposes. Recyclable body fat is an especially well-suited injectable material for facial contour enhancement. Not a new concept, fat injection has been tried many times in the past with limited success. The pioneering work of Sidney Coleman, MD has led to a renaissance in fat injection techniques, leading to success with proper harvest, purification, and injection transfer of the fat. Low vacuum pressure Syringe Tumescent Liposuction is employed to gently harvest the fat from a convenient source, such as the hip, or stomach. The fat is then centrifuged for purity, and gently transferred to the target area of the face by many passes of specially designed fine blunt fat transfer needles. MicroDroplet Fat Transfer can be used to highlight the lips, cheekbones, and jawline, and is effective to improve the deep lines that bracket the mouth. Re-injection of fat lost from the area of the eyelids and orbits can restore a more youthful appearance, and MicroDroplet Fat Transfer can also be used to restore fat which is lost from the hands with onset of age. The injected fat will remain long-term in most areas, although touchups are occasionally necessary. |
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Photos Before and After MicroDroplet Fat Injection:
| Case 1: A healthy 43 yr old with complaint of deep lines of the cheeks around the mouth. |  |
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Before and after photos of MicroDroplet Fat Injection to the Nasolabial folds and outer aspect of upper lip are shown. A total of 10cc of fat were used in this patient to enhance the lips and fill the folds. |
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| Case 2: A 57 year old with loss of tissue bulk in the lips and especially the left lower chin region was treated by MicroDroplet Fat Injection. |  |
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Before and after photos of a patient following 19cc of fat injection by MicroDroplet Transfer technique. Note the added lip fullness in the side view, and correction of the depressed area of the lower lip and chin seen in pre-op photo. Correction is stable at 9 months after, although these are taken earlier. Note also the patient is wearing lipstick in the second photo. |
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