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Foreign Body Removal

Foreign Body Removal

Side effects after volume procedures such as fillers and fat grafting, foreign body removal surgery.

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DIVA Plastic Surgery foreign material removal — a guide to removing foreign material after side effects from volume treatments such as fillers and fat grafting

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Filler or fat grafting, etc.
Side effects arising after a volume treatment,
Get free of it at DIVA Plastic Surgery!

Foreign Body Removal

Diva Plastic Surgery Foreign Body Removal — what is it?

arising after the injection of foreign material such as filler or grafted fat
We resolve the side effects and remove every trace of the foreign material.

Where illegal foreign material has been injected for cosmetic purposes, or another substance such as filler or grafted fat has been inserted into the face, the skin can harden, or
facial asymmetry and skin necrosis can occur, and foreign material removal surgery on the face is carried out according to the type and condition of the material
It is surgery that takes the cosmetic aspect into account as well, carrying out removal and restoration together.

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  • The gloved hands of medical staff

    Duration of surgeryAbout 1 hour

  • A hand operating a patient monitor in an operating theatre

    AnaesthesiaLocal / general anaesthesia

  • Medical staff writing on a medical chart

    HospitalisationNone

  • Surgical suturing instruments

    Suture removalAfter 3–5 days

  • A doctor writing on a prescription

    Follow-up visitsNone

  • A model of a blue minibus placed outdoors

    Daily activitiesAbout 5 days – 2 weeks

Types of foreign material

Illegal foreign material

Substances not approved by the food and drug administration / various procedures done in beauty salons

  • Industrial silicone
  • Paraffin
  • Vaseline
  • Illegal filler
  • Collagen
  • Other (foreign material)

Ordinary foreign material

Side effects from indiscriminate procedures

  • Filler
  • Fat Grafting
  • Various procedures

The dangers of foreign material

  • · Calcification of the treated area
  • · Hardening
  • · The foreign material shifting position over time
  • · Deformation of the face shape and redness

Not only fillers but also foreign materials such as industrial silicone, Vaseline and over-injected fat, and the inflamed tissue caused by the foreign-body reaction,
skin depressions, skin sagging, skin necrosis and swelling have recently occurred in many people, and
It can develop into a serious situation, so having the foreign material removed is definitely the wise choice.

Diva Plastic Surgery Foreign Body Removal Who the surgery is for

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  • 01The area after a volume treatment
    the surface is uneven
    if it becomes so
  • 02who have had filler or fat grafting
    the area looks bluish
    If it shows through
  • 03after filler or fat grafting
    the shape is unnatural and
    If it looks artificial
  • 04Filler or fat grafting
    a boundary in the area
    If it looks
  • 05the foreign material moves or
    it is floppy, and small
    It sinks in under pressure and
    If it does not come out
  • 06the shape is uneven so that
    If it is asymmetrical
  • 07where foreign material was injected
    the treated area clumps together and
    If it is hard
  • 08pain after the foreign material was injected, or
    If inflammation has occurred
  • 09after the foreign material is removed, the skin
    it sags, or the foreign material still
    If it remains
  • 10after fat grafting
    calcification
    has occurred

Diva Plastic Surgery Foreign Body Removal Surgical method

The difference between non-incisional and incisional foreign material removal

Non-incisional foreign material removal

Medical staff in white gloves applying a non-incisional treatment handpiece to the forehead

Incisional foreign material removal

Medical staff in blue gloves holding surgical scissors and forceps
Where the examination shows that the foreign material can be dissolved,
The foreign material is dissolved by injection therapy and the like, and then removed.
Almost no scar remains, and the return to everyday life
being fast is an advantage.
Surgical method
Where the examination shows that an incision is unavoidable to remove the foreign material,
A minimal incision is made in an area that does not show from outside and
We operate so that the scar is hardly visible.
Forehead, eyes, nose, cheeks, nasolabial folds, lips, chin, chest
Surgical site
Forehead, eyes, nose, cheeks, nasolabial folds, lips, chin, chest
Non-incisional, non-surgical (Venus laser)
Surgical method
Incisional, surgical
About 30 minutes – 1 hour per area
Surgery time
About 1–2 hours per area
Local or sedation anaesthesia
Anaesthesia method
Sedation anaesthesia
About 3–5 days
Recovery period
About 5 days – 2 weeks

The foreign material inside the skin spreads so that the skin tissue hardens overall and
Where removal is difficult with non-incisional foreign material removal,
it can be removed cleanly with incisional foreign material removal.
There is also no worry about recurrence afterwards, and we create a natural line.

A woman's face looking at the camera against a pale pink background — a diagram of the areas treated in foreign material removal

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Foreign Body Removal Surgical site

  • Forehead
  • Between the brows
  • Under the eyes
  • Nose
  • Nasolabial folds
  • Chin tip
  • Eyes
  • Cheekbones
  • Cheeks
  • Lips
  • Jawline
Medical staff wearing loupes and a mask concentrating on surgery

Diva Plastic Surgery Foreign Body Removal The results of the surgery

  • 01A natural change in the face
  • 02Minimal damage to nerve tissue
  • 03Skin sagging resolved
  • 04Smooth facial skin

After all surgeries and procedures, side effects such as inflammation, bleeding, and infection may occur depending on the individual, so caution is required.

Watch & Read

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