A 30yr old female came to the OPD at Richardson Dental and Craniofacial hospital complaining that certain areas on the right side of her face appeared flat and lacked contour. She noticed this change in her face only for the past few years and she wanted the fullness of her face back. Upon examination, it was found that there was atrophy of soft tissues on the right side next to her nose, cheeks, and chin. Using fat from other areas in the body where it is in excess is a minimally morbid way of filling deficient tissues with no side effects and short OT time.
Fat being formless easily spreads into spaces where it is injected unlike other tissues in the body that can be harvested like cartilage, bone, etc. The maxillofacial team headed by Dr. Sunil Richardson harvested fat from the abdomen of the patient and injected it into the deficient areas of the face. The procedure was performed…
