What AlloClae is
AlloClae is processed fat tissue from a screened human donor, injected to add volume the way fat transfer does, without taking fat from your body. It goes in through small entry points, and there are no sutures to remove.
Part of the injected tissue is absorbed, so your result settles over about 3 months, and a touch-up may be advised. AlloClae can be done on its own or as part of a surgery, at True Surgical Center.
Every procedure is performed at True Surgical Center, our AAAHC-accredited surgical center in Beverly Hills. About True Surgical Center
Who it is for
Your surgeon tells you at your consultation whether AlloClae fits your goals, and says so when another approach would serve you better.
AlloClae Injection in Beverly Hills: the essentials
- Where
- True Surgical Center, the AAAHC-accredited surgical center at 150 S. Rodeo Drive, Suite 220, Beverly Hills.
- Anesthesia
- Local anesthesia, with sedation when your plan calls for it. After sedation, someone takes you home or to your hotel and stays nearby the first day.
- Entry points
- Small entry points, with no sutures to remove.
- Swelling
- Swelling, redness and bruising at the treated areas for 5 to 7 days; the areas may feel firm at first.
- Exercise
- No strenuous exercise for 1 week. No massage or pressure on the treated areas for 2 weeks, unless your surgeon asks you to massage them.
- Result
- Settles over about 3 months, when a check-up is advisable; a touch-up may be advised.
Every plan is personal, so your surgeon confirms each of these for you at your consultation. Recovery, week by week
What happens on the day
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01Before your treatment
Stop the medications and supplements on the Medications and Supplements to Avoid list for 7 days before, as they increase bruising. If you get cold sores, tell us: you may need medicine to prevent a flare.
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02Treatment day
AlloClae is injected through small entry points at True Surgical Center. When it is part of a surgery, you also follow that surgery’s instructions.
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03Going home
Sleep with your head raised on 2 to 3 pillows for the first 3 nights, and ice 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off, for the first 2 to 3 days. Starting Day 1, clean the entry points twice a day with soap and water, then apply Aquaphor.
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Recovery, week by week
This comes from the written instructions our patients receive before surgery, so it changes only when those instructions change.
Swelling, redness and bruising are expected for 5 to 7 days, and the treated areas may feel firm at first. Keep your head raised for the first 3 nights and ice for the first 2 to 3 days. No strenuous exercise for 1 week.
No massage or pressure on the treated areas for 2 weeks, unless your surgeon asks you to massage them. Call us right away for pain that keeps getting worse, skin that turns white, dusky or blotchy, or any change in your vision.
Part of the injected tissue is absorbed, so your result settles over about 3 months. A check-up is advisable at 3 months, and a touch-up may be advised.
Difficulty breathing, chest pain, or bleeding that does not stop with gentle pressure means call 911. For anything else that worries you, call us at (424) 363-4112, day or night. When to call us right away
AlloClae Injection risks, and how we keep you safe
Every procedure carries risk. Your surgeon goes through the risks that apply to your plan at your consultation, and each one is written in the consent you read and sign. For AlloClae, the consent lists:
AlloClae is processed fat tissue from a screened human donor, injected to add volume the way fat transfer does, without taking fat from your body.
- Resorption. Part of the injected tissue may be absorbed, so the result may fade and more treatment may be needed.
- Lumps and Firmness. Lumps, firmness or nodules that can be seen or felt are possible and may need treatment.
- Over- or Under-Correction. Too much or too little fullness, or asymmetry, is possible.
- Movement of the Material. The material may move from where it was placed.
- Reaction to Donor Tissue. Your body may react to the donor tissue with redness, swelling, firmness or a lump that appears weeks or months later.
- Donor Tissue. Donor tissue is screened and processed, but passing an infection from donor tissue cannot be ruled out completely.
- Entering a Blood Vessel. The material entering a blood vessel is possible and can block blood flow, causing loss of skin (skin necrosis), blindness or loss of vision, or a stroke.
- Hemosiderin Staining. Hemosiderin staining is possible: iron left in the skin after bruising can leave a brown or yellow-brown discoloration that may last months or be permanent.
- More Than One Session. More than one session may be needed.
- Calcium Deposits. Small calcium deposits in the tissue are possible.
Risks of any treatment
- Bleeding. Bleeding during or after surgery is possible. A collection of blood under the skin (hematoma) may need drainage or a return to the operating room, and severe bleeding may need emergency treatment or a blood transfusion.
- Infection. Infection is possible and may need antibiotics, drainage or further surgery.
- Bruising and Swelling. Bruising and swelling are expected. They may last several weeks, and swelling or discoloration may persist longer.
- Change in Skin Sensation. Numbness, tingling or a change in skin sensation around the treated areas is possible; it may be temporary or permanent.
- Allergic Reactions. Allergic reactions to tape, sutures, skin cleansers, latex or medications are possible.
- Anesthesia. Risks of anesthesia and sedation are possible; the anesthesia provider reviews them with you separately.
- Pain. Pain after surgery is expected and should settle over several days; pain that lasts longer is possible.
- Result and Revision. A result that does not meet your expectations is possible: healing differs between people, no result is guaranteed, and a revision may be advised, with the fees described in your patient policy.
- Serious Complications. Serious complications, including death, are possible with any surgery or anesthesia.
- Medication Side Effects. Side effects of the medications used during and after surgery, such as nausea, vomiting, constipation, dizziness or trouble urinating, are possible.
- Injury to Deeper Structures. Injury to deeper structures, such as nerves, blood vessels, muscles or glands, is possible.
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AlloClae Injection FAQ
AlloClae is processed fat tissue from a screened human donor, injected to add volume the way fat transfer does, without taking fat from your body.
A fat transfer moves your own fat, taken by liposuction from your stomach or thighs, so there is swelling and bruising where it was taken. AlloClae uses donor fat tissue, so nothing is taken from your body. With both, part of what is placed may be absorbed and a further session may be needed.
Part of the injected tissue is absorbed, so your result settles over about 3 months, and a touch-up may be advised. The consent notes that the result may fade and that more than one session may be needed.
Swelling, redness and bruising for 5 to 7 days, with no sutures to remove. Keep your head raised for 3 nights, ice for 2 to 3 days, no strenuous exercise for 1 week, and no massage or pressure on the treated areas for 2 weeks. Pain that keeps getting worse, skin that turns white, dusky or blotchy, or any change in your vision means call us right away.
The consent you read and sign lists these possible complications: part of the tissue may be absorbed, so the result may fade and more treatment may be needed; lumps, firmness or nodules; too much or too little fullness, or asymmetry; the material moving from where it was placed; a reaction to the donor tissue, with redness, swelling, firmness or a lump weeks or months later; passing an infection from donor tissue, which screening and processing cannot rule out completely; hemosiderin staining; small calcium deposits; and the material entering a blood vessel, which is possible and can block blood flow, causing loss of skin, blindness or loss of vision, or a stroke. It also lists bleeding, infection, bruising and swelling, a change in skin sensation and the risks of anesthesia. Your surgeon reviews each one with you.
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