How Is Fat Transfer to the Hands Done?
By Millicent Odunze, M.D., About.com Guide
Updated November 13, 2011
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The incisions of the hand and harvest site are closed.
Hands After Fat Transfer
Photo © Millicent Odunze, M.D., M.P.H.
After the fat is transferred to the hands, the incisions are closed with suture. A hand dressing/bandage is then applied. The harvest site incisions are closed as well and steri-strips are then applied.
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- The hands are marked.
- Anesthesia is given.
- The hands and fat harvest site are cleansed.
- The incisions are made at the harvest site and in between the fingers.
- Tumescent fluid is injected into the fat.
- The fat is harvested using liposuction.
- The fat is transferred into syringes.
- The fat is injected into the hands.
- The incisions of the hand and harvest site are closed.
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