Improving your appearance with a scalpel is a complicated procedure, and not everyone is able to do it. An alternative is lipofilling, a simple, safe and high-tech way to correct age-related changes in a person's appearance.
At the end of the nineteenth century, scientists proposed a method of body sculpting based on the use of a regular syringe and the patient's own subcutaneous fat. However, it took doctors a little over a century to perfect the technique. Now it is a fairly common and painless procedure.
Lipofilling does not require special preparation. Those who decide to undergo such an operation will not have to undergo complex tests or undergo a lengthy interview at the clinic. The patient's stay in the operating room usually takes no more than 1-2 hours.
Results of the operation
- Increase the volume and contours of the face and body
- Correction of age-related changes in the hands and face
- Correction of retracted scars
- Breast and buttock augmentation
- Improving the contours (volumetric contouring) of the legs and thighs
Work examples
Operation time
1-2 hours
Anaesthesia
Local anaesthesia or general anaesthesia
Inpatient
1 day
Rehabilitation
1-2 weeks
Result.
Increase the volume and improve the contour of the operated area
Why you should do it
- Deep facial wrinkles in the lip area and around the eyes, pronounced nasolabial folds;
- Reducing the volume of cheekbones and cheeks;
- Breast volume of about the first size, moderate asymmetry of the mammary glands and deformities after mammoplasty;
- Rejuvenation of various areas, for example, rounding of the lower leg;
- Various deformities of the body and limbs;
- Hemifacial atrophy;
- Atonic skin of the back of the tassels;
Contraindications.
- The presence of inflammatory processes, including infectious ones, in the area intended for correction;
- Diabetes mellitus and oncological pathology;
- Blood clotting disorders;
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding;
- The patient's weight is less than 53 kg;
- Increased metabolism.
Preparation
- Before the operation, the surgeon will conduct a detailed consultation, answer all questions, collect a detailed medical history and perform a medical examination
Operation.
- Fat removal from the abdomen, thighs, flanks, and inner knees;
- After the fatty tissue is removed by liposuction, it is processed, centrifuged, settled or mechanically filtered to remove the remaining fat cells without impurities and blood;
- In this form, the fat is injected with a syringe with a cannula into the right places, similar to fillers;
- After the lipofilling procedure, a sterile dressing is applied to the fat grafting site, and a compression bandage is applied to the collection area;
Stages of the operation
- Physical activity may be limited for some time, usually for a couple of weeks
- The bandage can be removed in a couple of days
- Usually, bruises and some swelling remain at the site of adipose tissue injection for some time, they go away on their own in a week
Popular queries
Can lipofilling be combined with other surgeries?
Today, there is only one answer to this question - it is necessary! Lipofilling is not only an independent and quite effective method of aesthetic correction, but also an integral element of an integrated approach. When visiting a plastic surgeon for liposuction, it is advisable to take a close look at yourself in the mirror to understand how to use "unnecessary" adipose tissue more effectively.
Up to what age can lipofilling be performed?
Up to 65-70 years old. Lipofilling is not quite the operation we imagine it to be, because these are injections that can be performed under local anaesthesia without resorting to anaesthesia. And the procedure takes from 30 minutes to an hour. As a rule, there are no painful sensations after the operation. And the result in most cases lasts for the rest of your life. It turns out that today it is the simplest and practically painless method to restore youth.
What determines the effectiveness of the method?
First and foremost, it depends on the correct determination of the indications for its performance. This choice is based on a comprehensive analysis of the existing defect, the condition of the areas for fat harvesting, and the patient's expectations. It is quite obvious that unless there is a significant excess of subcutaneous fat on the body, it is impossible to perform large volumes of adipose tissue transplantation. Prolonged fencing of fat in areas with insufficient volume leads to its damage and increased resorption after injection. In addition, it is impossible to ensure one hundred per cent engraftment and guarantee a large increase in areas that are thin in themselves, or those areas with dense scars, or, for example, changes after radiotherapy. In such cases, repeated procedures are necessary. When correcting age-related changes, all patients see improvement. In terms of minimising the risks of intervention, lipofilling is a champion, it is one of the safest procedures.