Will Exercise After Undereye Fat Grafts Cause Them To Move?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m looking into getting a facial fat graft under the eye area. My question is, if I lift weights at the gym 1 week post op will this prevent the fat from engrafting? Can it cause the fat to die or move around? Please let me know. 

A:The understanding of the biology of fat transplantation currently remains incomplete. It is not clearly known whether high levels of metabolic/physical activity after fat grafting positively or negatively impacts its survival. It certainly does not affect it’s location of where it is placed (will not make it moves) and I suspect it does not have any negative impact on how much of the fat graft survives.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon