[Vibe Plastic Surgery] The Real Reason Why Facial Fat Grafting is Recommended Along with Rhinoplasty?

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When receiving a rhinoplasty consultation, fat grafting is

often recommended as well!

At first, you might only want to do rhinoplasty,

so you might wonder why

and feel a bit burdened

by the suggestion.

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So today, let's take some time

to find out why fat grafting is recommended

along with rhinoplasty :)

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Why recommend rhinoplasty and fat grafting together?

The reason for getting rhinoplasty is not only for the frontal effect but also

for a beautiful side profile when viewed from the side.

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However, if you have a flat forehead

or lack volume in the temples,

the balance of dimensionality can drop.

Therefore, to achieve a harmoniously three-dimensional look for the entire face,

clinics sometimes recommend

doing both procedures together.

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What is facial fat grafting?

For most fat grafting procedures, including the face,

fat is harvested from the thighs or abdomen,

separated and purified,

and then injected into the necessary areas.

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In the case of facial fat grafting, you can expect

great results with a relatively small volume.

Because fat grafting uses your own autologous fat

to restore volume,

it has the advantage of allowing you to undergo

surgery without worrying about

foreign body rejection.

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Also, the most important factor in fat grafting is the engraftment rate.

The engraftment rate refers to how much of the fat

survives and settles successfully.

Although it varies by individual, an average

engraftment rate is about 30~40%.

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How to increase the engraftment rate?

I would like to say first that the best way to increase the engraftment rate

is to have the surgery performed by an experienced medical professional

who harvests the fat meticulously.

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How carefully and meticulously the fat is injected

is also considered very important.

And for those who lack volume in certain areas after recovery,

a secondary fat grafting procedure is performed.

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The fat harvested during the primary surgery

can be kept frozen

and then thawed for reinjection.

However, at Vibe Plastic Surgery, to improve the engraftment rate

and reduce the risk of infection and calcification,

we use fresh fat even for the secondary fat grafting.

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Additionally, as a method to increase the engraftment rate,

mixing highly concentrated PRP can further

boost survival while providing effects like

improved skin tone and elasticity.

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What are the side effects after fat grafting?

Side effects of fat grafting include

unevenness in the area

where the fat was harvested,

and phenomena where the injected fat clumps together,

leading to cysts, necrosis, oil cysts, or calcification.

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If the fat is injected finely

using a cannula, clumping itself does not occur,

so the risk of these side effects is low.

Even if it does happen, it can be relatively easily resolved

with injections that break down the clumps!

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For larger lumps,

they can be dissolved and removed

using LipoSound available at Vibe Plastic Surgery.

What you should remember here is that

facial fat grafting generally has a low incidence of side effects,

and since Vibe Plastic Surgery uses fresh fat

up to the secondary procedure, you don't have to worry too much :)

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In this post, we took some time

to briefly learn about

fat grafting.

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For successful results,

the touch of an experienced medical professional is absolutely necessary.

Rather than thinking of it as an add-on to rhinoplasty,

if you proceed with the mindset that this is a main surgery,

you will be able to achieve a more beautiful and vibrant appearance :)

Thank you!

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