[Fat Grafting]

Any concerns regarding FAT GRAFTING?

Some of the points that were dissatisfying to the patients underwent fat grafting are as below:
- There is no difference between before and after surgery or fat disappeared in a very short span of time.
- I look unnatural with too much fat.
- There are lumps on the grafted sites.

The outcome of fat grafting largely depends on surgical techniques and fat viability.
Also if the grafted areas have soft tissues, then it is relatively easier to graft fat than on areas with thin skin or soft tissues such as temples and lower lids.
Depending on grafted areas or one's conditions, there could be a limitation on amount of fat that can be added with a single procedure to achieve a desired enhancement. Otherwise, one might experience unnatural appearance.

Fat grafting is vulnerable and it is difficult to predict the degree of fat survival in advance because it varies depending on patient's conditions and procedures. So, some surgeons graft fat in an excessive amount, assuming that a significant amount of the grafted fat will not survive.
This could lead to unnatural enhancement, especially while animating a face.

Lump kind appearance might occur on the grafted site where it has thin skin or soft tissues,.
In order to avoid such outcome, a surgeon must choose the right type of cannulas and need to pay great attention while performing fat grafting.

Fat grafting should not be considered as one-time surgery. One needs to be patient until the outcome of the first procedure comes out and consult with the surgeon regarding amount of fat needs to be implemented for the secondary procedure.
ITEM Plastic Surgery performs fat grafting in a way that fat left from the first procedure will be stored for the second 'touch-up' procedure in 3 months in order to accelerate fat survival and also avoid over-grafting fat.


Also it is important to choose an experienced certified plastic surgeon who has good knowledge and has performed a lot of cases of fat grafting.

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[Eyelid Surgery] Revision Double Eyelid Surgery

The primary surgery is the key for plastic surgery.

Double eyelid surgery has been the most performed plastic surgery as it is the most popular among females and males of both young-aged and middle aged.


But, because it is widely performed and often considered as a 'simple' surgery, people tend to rush on making a decision for undergoing double eyelid surgery.
In fact, double eyelid surgery is known as the number of case for its revision surgery is the greatest out of other plastic surgeries.


If one does not consider his or her original conditions, such as size, shapes and skin types of the eyelids etc, in a careful manner when deciding methods of surgery, it might easily lead to a case where revision surgery is required.


Especially thick crease of the eyelids has become one of the common reasons for revision surgery. If the crease is too high or looks swollen, as it looks like a 'sausage' type, even after around a year from surgery, then one might need to consider undergoing revision surgery.


If the previous surgery was performed with an incision method, unnecessary skin and scar on eyelids can be removed as lowering the height of the crease. If it was done by a non-incision method, then revision surgery of untying the sutures can be performed within 2 weeks to remake the crease.
However, if it has been long since the previous surgery was performed, then a plan for revision surgery will have to depend on the conditions of the eyes.
Moreover, minor swelling on eyelids may last long, up to 3~6 months in some cases, therefore a decision for undergoing revision surgery has to be made after enough time has passed.


And revision surgery requires comprehending the conditions of patients like what would be an exact problem from the previous surgery, and solving that problem as well.
Therefore, it is more complicated and thus requires more of techniques and practical knowledge from a doctor.


So, if you are considering undergoing double eyelid surgery or other plastic surgeries, you need to choose a plastic surgery clinic where there are experienced doctors, who will be in charge of the whole process of surgery.


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[Nose Surgery] Men's Rhinoplasty

The surgical method of rhinoplasty for male is similar to one for female, but there are some differences between them.

And, men's rhinoplasty aims to create more powerful looking and sophisticated appearance as creating a nose in a straight line, from the nose bridge to the nose tip, without any deviation.

Corrections for deviated nose, hump nose and upturned nose or flat nose are the most common types of rhinoplasty that male patients desire to have.

A lenght of a nose differs from person to person. So, the plan for men's rhinoplasty, in terms of the nose length, has to be made carefully as considering frontal and lateral appearance.


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[Facial Contouring] Small or Short Chin

Solutions for Small or Short Chin - Chin implant, Fat graft on chin or Chin advancement


Short chin refers to the case in which the lower portion of a face appears to be absent because the lower jaw bone is situated too far back or the tip of the chin is too small.

In this case, the boundary between the neck and face becomes undefined and thereby giving relative protrusion of the mouth.

Small or short chin can be corrected by different surgical methods: chin implant, fat graft and bone advancement.




When the case is not severe, the size of a chin can be enlarged with inserting an implant (gore-tex or silicone) at the tip of a chin or with fat graft on a chin.

But, for a severe case of short chin, bone advancement is recommended. Chin bone advancement (genioplasty) consists of cutting the chin bone horizontally and moving the lower portion of the cutted bone forward and fix the upper and lower parts with pins.

The accurate methods of surgery will be determined depending on one's conditions.



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[Eyelid Surgery] Upper Blepharoplasty

It will be so nice if we can reserve youth.
But, unfortunately, aging is irresistible.

Among common symptoms of aging, eye wrinkles and saggy eyelids are the ones that appear at the earliest stage of aging.
And they cannot be improved by home remedies only.
Sagging skins of the eyelids can become a major problem because they obstruct one's vision - they are associated with functional impairments of eyes such as poor vision.
So, upper blepharoplasty (surgery of removing excess skins on the upper eyelids) is popular among the middle aged.

According to the research by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the number of patients who had received treatment for saggy eyelid skins has increased every year by 6.2%.
And, most of those patients are found to be aged over 50.

ITEM plastic surgery clinic also performs a lot of cases of upper blepharoplasty.



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[Rhinoplasty] Revision Nose Surgery

REVISION RHINOPLASTY


The most frequently consulted case of plastic surgery is rhinoplasty, as many cases as eyelid surgery.

Nose is positioned right in the middle of a face, so it is considered as the main feature of the face which draws the most attention. And, with simple correction or improvement added onto the nose structures, one can achieve more balanced looks.

Because rhinoplsasty includes usage of an implant in most cases, making an imprudent

decision on rhinoplasty may lead to a greater chance of postoperative side effects.
It is found that more than 30% of the patients who had undergone rhinoplasty went for their revision surgery.

According to Dr. Lee Jin Hwa from ITEM clinic, out of many reasons for revision nose surgery, ‘dissatisfying results of surgery’ takes more part than postoperative complications such as infection or contracture.


Many cases where an ‘L-shaped’ silicone implant was used for the primary surgery, without cartilage graft, the dermal tissues of the nose tip may become thinner and result in modification of the overall nose shape. And, as time goes by, the nasal tip may become droopy and the profile of the nose bridge or the tip may change as well.











In case of having a droopy tip or change in the nose shape after surgery, cadaver rib cartilage graft is mostly recommended for revision surgery to strengthen the columella, thus preventing it from modification.

Along with this procedure, ear cartilage graft on the nose tip can result in a balanced height of the tip.

And Dr. Lee advised that patients need to discuss their symptoms and reasons for revision surgery thoroughly with a doctor, specialized in rhinoplasty, who is in charge of a whole process of the surgery.






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REAL STORY from ITEM Plastic Surgery Clinic

She had a flat and bulbous nose even though she had nose surgery done before.

That was her one of the main concerns.

So, she decided to get corrective surgery for her nose at ITEM clinic

At the same time, she wanted some more surgeries for more adorable look and dimensional profile.

 


<Operartion Plan>
1) Natural adhesion method of double eyelid surgery & ptosis correction and epicanthoplasty
2) Revision nose surgery - nose bridge augmentation, correction of bulbous nose & cartilage graft on the tip
3) Paranasal augmentation by using an implant
4) Fat graft on forehead and cheeks

 


Let's take a look how her appearnace changed.




<After 7 Days>
Most of swelling had gone down, but still she had little degree of brusing.
She was able to cover bruises by applying BB cream on her face.

 


<After 2 Weeks>
Swelling and bruising had gone down dramatically.
She could go out bare-faced, and she could see curvy line on the nose.

<After 1 Month>
What a beautiful lady!
She looks more adorable.

<After 3 Months>
She sometimes forgets that she had the surgeries.
She does not feel any irritation on surgical areas.


We were very glad to see her being happy and satisfied with the changes she got from the surgries!

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