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Is fat grafting permanent?
Surgery| Editor Nick| Posting update : 2021.06.08
Fat grafting is a kind of plastic surgery that takes fat from one part of the body and transfers it into another. Fat grafting is done to restore the volume loss on the cheeks, eyelids, and under-eye area.
The plastic surgeon recommends having two sessions of fat grafting because only then is there a high likelihood that transferred fat will survive in the body.
If there are any hollow areas, the third surgery might also be needed. The doctor will determine the need for the third surgery during the follow-up consultation.
When it comes to the question of this post, not all the transferred fat survives. Some of the fat survives, while some portion is absorbed by the body.
It is the main reason why one needs to repeat the surgery two or three times.
Moreover, the amount of transferred fat decreases because of excessive exercising, diet, or the aging process.
Therefore, one needs to follow all the post-surgery instructions and help survive the transferred fat.