Has anyone had the "Fat Transfer" process for treating facial wasting.

  It would seem to me that this would be the treatment that would

result in the least amount of side effects and would be the most cost

effective as the fat used to fill the face is from your own body and

thus the most unlikely to provoke any kind of adverse reaction in the

body.



I would appreciate any feedback from anybody who has had this treatment.



Many thanks--Mike Mattheisen  (New Orleans)

Dr David Teplica is a plastic surgeon in Chicago who specializes in this

technique. He would most likely be a great source for a referral. He also sees

clients from other locales very routinely.



Sanford



Sanford M. Gross, OD, FAAO

Associate Professor

Illinois College of Optometry

3241 South Michigan Ave

Chicago, Illinois 60616



>>> "tryst77" <tryst77@...> 1/11/2009 3:00 PM >>>

Has anyone had the "Fat Transfer" process for treating facial wasting.

  It would seem to me that this would be the treatment that would

result in the least amount of side effects and would be the most cost

effective as the fat used to fill the face is from your own body and

thus the most unlikely to provoke any kind of adverse reaction in the

body.



I would appreciate any feedback from anybody who has had this treatment.



Many thanks--Mike Mattheisen  (New Orleans)







--- Scanned by M+ Guardian Messaging Firewall ---

BEGIN:VCARD

VERSION:2.1

X-GWTYPE:USER

FN:Gross, Sanford

EMAIL;WORK;PREF;NGW:SGross@...

N:Gross;Sanford

TEL;WORK:x7314

ORG:;Primary Care

END:VCARD

The only problem with this idea is that the fat would just tend to

melt away again, especially if the cause of the depletion isn't

somehow how addressed (i.e., mitochondrial toxicity, particularly

from stavudine/Zerit or other meds or inflammatory responses to HIV).



Otherwise, I think that does make some sense--and indeed, to the

extent newer meds are less likely to result in fat atrophy, and the

source of the lipoatrophy is being addressed, this may represent a

smart approach.



Is it covered? How much does it cost?

Will we ever get HR 676 passed? (Single payer healthcare bill. No co-

pays. Medical, dental, vision covered. You know. Like most

industrialized countries. Where health care is a right. See

www.fiar.us to get a copy of the bill.)

George M. Carter





On Jan 12, 2009, at 8:24 PM, Sanford Gross wrote:



> Dr David Teplica is a plastic surgeon in Chicago who specializes in

> this technique.