Radiation Fibrosis Treatment: A Path to Softer, Healthier Tissues
What is Radiation Fibrosis?
Radiation therapy is a powerful tool for treating cancer, but it can sometimes leave behind lasting effects on the surrounding healthy tissues. Over time, these tissues may become stiff, tight, and uncomfortable - a condition known as radiation fibrosis. This can make movement difficult, cause pain, and even change the appearance of the skin and body.
If you have been struggling with these changes after radiation, you're not alone, and there is hope. Dr. Boris Volshteyn, a board-certified plastic surgeon and microsurgeon with over 20 years of experience, has helped many patients improve their symptoms using advanced fat grafting and tissue expansion techniques.
How Radiation Fibrosis Affects the Body
Radiation fibrosis doesn't happen overnight; it develops slowly, sometimes months or years after treatment. It can affect different tissues in various ways:
Skin: Becomes tight, thin, and less elastic.
Fat: Shrinks or hardens, leading to changes in shape and contour.
Muscle: Stiffens, making movement difficult.
Nerves: Can become irritated, causing numbness, tingling, or pain.
Blood Vessels: May narrow, reducing circulation and slowing healing.
If you've noticed these changes, it's important to know that they can be treated, and there's a way to restore softness and mobility to these affected areas.
How Can MicroFat Grafting Help?
One of the most effective treatments for radiation fibrosis is fat grafting, a procedure that Dr. Volshteyn has used successfully to help patients regain comfort and function. This innovative technique harnesses your body's own healing power by transferring healthy fat cells to the damaged area.
What Does Fat Grafting Do?
Softens Hardened Tissues as it helps restore flexibility and elasticity.
Activates Natural Healing as Fat contains stem cells that promote regeneration.
Improves Blood Flow as it helps bring oxygen and nutrients to the area for better healing.
Reduces Pain and Tightness and Many patients report feeling more comfortable after treatment.
What to Expect from Treatment
The procedure is simple and minimally iinvasive.
1. Fat is Gently Removed with a Small cannula - A small amount of fat is taken from an area like the abdomen or thighs with a special cannula designed to remove not large but very small pieces if viable fat.
2. Fat is purified and prepared in a special way to remove impurities, and it's processed to ensure the best quality for injection.
3. Fat is Carefully Injected : It's placed into the affected area, gradually improving tissue softness and function.
Because radiation fibrosis affects tissues deeply, multiple sessions may be needed to achieve the best results. Each treatment builds upon the previous one, helping to restore mobility, comfort, and confidence over time.
Take the Next Step Toward Feeling Better
If you're experiencing stiffness, pain, or other changes from radiation therapy, you don't have to live with it. Dr. Volshteyn has helped many patients regain comfort and mobility, and he's here to help you too.
With over 20 years of experience in plastic surgery and microsurgery, he specializes in techniques that restore damaged tissues and improve quality of life.
Call us today to schedule a consultation and find out how fat grafting can help you feel better, move more easily, and regain confidence in your body. LLet'stake the next step toward hhealing together
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