What is the recovery for facial fat grafting?
Although facial fat grafting does not require any incisions or bandages, there still will be some recovery time necessary. Generally speaking, the first week following the procedure you will look swollen to the point that you will most likely not be socially acceptable. The second week following fat grafting will be much better but you will still be moderately too swollen. By the end of the second week, most observers looking at you may actually begin to see more improvement than deformity. It oftentimes takes up to 3 weeks before you begin to like your result. Nevertheless, most people return to work after 7 to 10 days following their procedure and you should allow that much time off from your work schedule. Wearing dark sunglasses for the first couple of weeks can make it much easier to camouflage your swelling, as most of the noticeable swelling occurs around the eyes. If you have been to other fat grafting websites and noticed that the recovery can be much worse and longer, you sho
