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| Autologous Fat Transfer | ||||||||||||
Body fat makes excellent
soft tissue filler substance. AFT transfers fat from one part
of the body to another to recontour the face or to fill out
depressed scarred areas on any part of the body. |
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| Considering AFT ? |
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In general, age or sex is
not a limiting factor for AFT. You may be a good candidate for AFT if you desire to:
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| How is the AFT performed ? | ||||||||||||
Fat is taken from an area
(or area's) of the body where it may be unwanted and transplanted
to area's of the face or body where it is needed. Generally, local anaesthesia with IV sedation is used. Using special harvesting and transplantation techniques the fat is transferred to the desired area with minimum trauma to the fat cells. This ensures reliable survival and longer lasting effects of the procedure. The procedure generally lasts for one hour. You may have a small dressing at the donor site. |
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| Post-oprative Course | ||||||||||||
AFT has excellent results
but may produce significant swelling that may take 7 to 14 days
to settle. Bruising usually fades quickly and can be camouflaged
by 7 days. Most people can return to work by 5 - 7 days. Oral medications
will be prescribed to keep you comfortable. |
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| Results | ||||||||||||
The results of AFT can be
a natural, permanent improvement in the shape of your face,
cheek bone, eyebrows, lips or hands. |
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| Advantages with AFT | ||||||||||||
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| Possible risks and complications | ||||||||||||
You may have a detailed
discussion about this during your personal consultation. Some
of the possible complications include - anaesthesia related
complications, swelling & bruising (temporary), infection,
contour irregularity (easily corrected) etc |
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