Fillers before implants/fat grafts ? Or bad gameplan

[pcmaxing]

after losing bf. I was considering getting filler in infra orbital and Supra area , cheekbone area and jawline area to see if I like the results and how much work to do in each area before jumping into implants. If I like the outcome obvious next will be going to implants instead of continuing filler path that leads to bloated or overdone look.

is there any downfall to this stradegy besides the cost??

 

[Foreverbrad]

I think this is a good game plan but it’s confirmation bias as I want to do this too.

Will be hard to find anyone to give you supra orbital filler in my experience.

 

[Deleted member 20064]

Pretty sure they’d dissolve filler before they can do implants.

 

[Frexa]

Fat grafts doesnt keep in your skin for 100%, I think you only conserve like 30% or so of the fat graft after some time. Get fillers first

 

[Deleted member 23391]

Fat grafts are a gigantic gamble. The fat can migrate, it can absorb and integrate unevenly, and then there is nothing you can do about it.

 

[pcmaxing]

@RealSurgerymax

 

[FutureAestheticMale]

after losing bf. I was considering getting filler in infra orbital and Supra area , cheekbone area and jawline area to see if I like the results and how much work to do in each area before jumping into implants. If I like the outcome obvious next will be going to implants instead of continuing filler path that leads to bloated or overdone look.

is there any downfall to this stradegy besides the cost??

Why tf would u want squishy cheekbones made of fat lollll

 

[VenatorLuparius]

after losing bf. I was considering getting filler in infra orbital and Supra area , cheekbone area and jawline area to see if I like the results and how much work to do in each area before jumping into implants. If I like the outcome obvious next will be going to implants instead of continuing filler path that leads to bloated or overdone look.

is there any downfall to this stradegy besides the cost??

You'll have to get everything dissolved before getting implants.

@Win200 kept his cheek fillers before
Implants and it completely fucked results. Had he dissolved them pre-surgery he probably would not have needed a revision.

 

[chemosh]

You can also get hydroxiapatite, it mirrors bone https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00266-022-02793-y.pdf?pdf=button

 

[pcmaxing]

You'll have to get everything dissolved before getting implants.

@Win200 kept his cheek fillers before
Implants and it completely fucked results. Had he dissolved them pre-surgery he probably would not have needed a revision.

Why wouldn’t they dissolve them before surgery. ?

 

[pcmaxing]

You can also get hydroxiapatite, it mirrors bone https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00266-022-02793-y.pdf?pdf=button

Never even heard of this. Anywhere with before or after pics ?

 

[chemosh]

Never even heard of this. Anywhere with before or after pics ?

If you click the link you can see. But the article only uses it in oldcells. Some surgeons like arnett and gunson also use it to widen the mandible (instead of implants)

 

[Win200]

You'll have to get everything dissolved before getting implants.

@Win200 kept his cheek fillers before
Implants and it completely fucked results. Had he dissolved them pre-surgery he probably would not have needed a revision.

I still would have wanted to get them resolved to eliminate the infraorbital rim part of the implant, but you're largely right--you need to get rid of fillers before you get facial implants. Not optional. They'll disguise your result, and you need to be looking at your face without fillers to accurately assess what to augment with implants.

 

[Win200]

Why wouldn’t they dissolve them before surgery. ?

Because the surgeon said that the surgery would cause them to dissolve, which turned out to be wildly untrue. Multiple ccs were still left in place and completely covered up my results, making the implants look much worse than they actually did.

 

[seezy_feezy]

Because the surgeon said that the surgery would cause them to dissolve, which turned out to be wildly untrue. Multiple ccs were still left in place and completely covered up my results, making the implants look much worse than they actually did.

Hey man how are you doing now? Are you satisfied with the results?

 

[Win200]

Hey man how are you doing now? Are you satisfied with the results?

I am; I honestly go back and forth on removing the implants completely, because I still think they're a little overprojected laterally. And Eppley didn't nail it in terms of perfect symmetry when he revised them by hand-carving. But I'm not sure, to be honest. There still some filler in my cheeks to remove, though--four removal sessions and it's still there; just a lesson in how resilient that shit is.

 

[seezy_feezy]

I am; I honestly go back and forth on removing the implants completely, because I still think they're a little overprojected laterally. And Eppley didn't nail it in terms of perfect symmetry when he revised them by hand-carving. But I'm not sure, to be honest. There still some filler in my cheeks to remove, though--four removal sessions and it's still there; just a lesson in how resilient that shit is.

It's so different for each individual. For some people it lasts only a few months until it starts to break down even though some filler will still be there for a longer time and for some people it can last for a significant amount of time which it did in your case.

I'm following you around for a while now and I have very flat cheeks. They are not projected at all. I don't know if I should go with fillers or directly with implants. Cheek implants are very hard to do correctly

 

[VenatorLuparius]

I am; I honestly go back and forth on removing the implants completely, because I still think they're a little overprojected laterally. And Eppley didn't nail it in terms of perfect symmetry when he revised them by hand-carving. But I'm not sure, to be honest. There still some filler in my cheeks to remove, though--four removal sessions and it's still there; just a lesson in how resilient that shit is.

I'm having cheekbones implants in a few weeks but I already have decent zygos. How much was the projection of your implants before Eppley's shaving ? I reckon 5mm should be more than enough ?

 

[FacialStructure404]

after losing bf. I was considering getting filler in infra orbital and Supra area , cheekbone area and jawline area to see if I like the results and how much work to do in each area before jumping into implants. If I like the outcome obvious next will be going to implants instead of continuing filler path that leads to bloated or overdone look.

is there any downfall to this stradegy besides the cost??

Idk maybe ask a plastic surgeon, not a bunch of random mentally ill weirdos

 

[Win200]

I'm having cheekbones implants in a few weeks but I already have decent zygos. How much was the projection of your implants before Eppley's shaving ? I reckon 5mm should be more than enough ?

Mine were 4-5mm. 5 is a LOT of augmentation in the area. When he revised them, I asked him to shave them down to 2-3mm. And it's still PLENTY.

 

[Win200]

Y

It's so different for each individual. For some people it lasts only a few months until it starts to break down even though some filler will still be there for a longer time and for some people it can last for a significant amount of time which it did in your case.

I'm following you around for a while now and I have very flat cheeks. They are not projected at all. I don't know if I should go with fillers or directly with implants. Cheek implants are very hard to do correctly

Yeah, agreed. I'd see what you can do with fillers; I think malar implants have a huge risk for revision. If you do them, go very, very conservative on size.

 

[VenatorLuparius]

Mine were 4-5mm. 5 is a LOT of augmentation in the area. When he revised them, I asked him to shave them down to 2-3mm. And it's still PLENTY.

Thanks. You're really one of the best guys out there: sharing all the details and giving proper guidance.

 

[Win200]

Thanks. You're really one of the best guys out there: sharing all the details and giving proper guidance.

Hey, thanks--happy to do it. I've had lots of trial and error and want to help other people avoid the error part.

 

[seezy_feezy]

Hey, thanks--happy to do it. I've had lots of trial and error and want to help other people avoid the error part.

You are a real one man. God bless you!