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Artefill, Fat Grafting or Other Treatment? Post Blepharoplasty Hollowness

asked 8 months ago by Andrianna in London
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
Question viewed 190 times
Tags: age 35-44, female, hollowness, options

I am 42 years old, and had upper and lower eyelids done 9 months ago. I am not happy with the final result- too much skin removed- eyes look hollow and skeletonized, dead and expressionless. I am very eager to fix the problem but do not want to make another mistake which I will regret later. Which is the best treatment for post blepharoplasty hollowness? Artefill, Fat grafting or other treatment? What are the chances of the correction procedure going wrong? Many thanks

4 answers to Artefill, Fat Grafting or Other Treatment? Post Blepharoplasty Hollowness

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Fat Grafting for Correcting upper eye hollows post blepharoplasty

Many of my brow-upper lid junction structural fat grafting patients have come to my practice for the correction of hollowness created by the over-zealous removal of fat during an upper blepharoplasty surgery. I am continually amazed at how many cosmetic surgeons practice 1970's-era blepharoplasty surgery in the 21st century. I almost never remove upper lid fat during blepharoplasty surgery, and in many cases I actually add fat at the brow-upper lid junction. Fortunately, essentially all... more
Michael Law, MD

Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

michaellawmd.com

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Eye hollowness correction

I would recommend you stay far away from permanent artificial fillers such as artefil, as you will near certainly experience negative consequences in your lifetime. I commonly see patients with your condition in my clinic for correction. I feel that fat is by far the best filler of all and yeilds the best and longest lasting results at the price of a bit more recovery and swelling. For a quick fix any Hyaluronic acid based filer is safe and effective. I use Juvederm... more
Rian Maercks, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon

www.rianmaercksmd.com

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Fat Transfer

I like Restylane for this, or Juvederm. Thank you for your question and good luck with everything.
Vivek Bansal, MD

Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Fat grafting to rejuvenate the eyes

Hello, Aging is in part volume loss and much of this is fat loss. Since most of the energy of our appearence is centered around our eyes volume loss in this area can have a particularly aging affect. The defect of you upper eyelid/eyebrow area is called an 'A-frame" deformity since it looks like the shape of an "A" and it is a direct result of insufficient fat in that area. The thinne the are where fat is to be grafted the more likely it is that you... more
Remus Repta, MD

Phoenix Plastic Surgeon

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