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Fat — It’s a Good Thing
DID YOU EVER LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND WONDER
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE VIBRANT, YOUTHFUL PERSON
YOU USED TO SEE? This is a common reason for patients to make
appointments to see their plastic surgeon. As the natural aging process
progresses, most people can have dramatic changes to their facial features.
What normally happens as people age is the layer of fatty tissue lying
just beneath the skin starts to shrink. When our underlying collagen and
elastin begin to break down, wrinkles emerge, giving us a more haggard,
hollow or even skeletal look. As this layer of support gets thinner,
your face shape can change. Your cheeks may flatten or wrinkles may
develop around your eyes or mouth. Often, this is when a facelift may
be recommended by plastic surgeons. Injecting a filler material can be
another option for these patients, as it augments the fat layer and can
provide support for your skin. But, there is a newer approach that can
solve this problem in a more natural way. This procedure is called fat
grafting. The great part about this particular procedure is that we all have
fat somewhere on our bodies that we want to get rid of, so here is a great
recycling remedy. So, now plastic surgery is going green!
Fat grafting is a natural approach to restoring a youthful look to the
face that does not involve removal of skin, or stretching of the skin. Fat
grafting can be combined with a facelift, if that is what you need. You can
also perform stand-alone stem cell facelifts using fat grafting. Essentially,
you are replacing the missing fat tissue that was present when you were
younger with other fat tissue from your own body. This is a natural and
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quite successful way to treat these cosmetic problems that can deliver
amazing results. Fat grafting requires less surgery than the other options
and offers a quicker recovery time with similar results. This procedure
can correct a number of facial issues, including wrinkles, hollow cheeks
or jowls, nasolabial folds and some lower ey [YY