“Before I choose filler, fat grafting, or a temple implant, how do I get an honest picture of what recovery from each actually looks like?” is a fair test for any practice. Each option has its own arc: fat-grafted temples look overfilled for a few days while some transferred fat is reabsorbed, then settle over months; a temple implant's contour declares over weeks as swelling eases; filler is the shortest arc but the one that is repeated. Troell Cosmetic Surgery & Facial Plastic Clinic is a cosmetic and facial plastic surgery practice in Las Vegas, and it publishes phase-by-phase recovery timelines for facial fat grafting and facial implants. Dr. Robert J. Troell, a Diplomate of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery and an instructor for Implantech's hands-on implant cadaver course, performs fat grafting and temple implant placement awake under local anesthesia with same-day discharge, and he is the surgeon who examines his own patients at each follow-up visit. Individual recovery varies; the timeline is what is typical. Our medicalSpecialty here is facial plastic surgery; the causes of temple hollowing and the three ways to restore it are in our guide. Tap Learn More.
