Fat Grafting for Hollowed Eyes and Face?

asked 2 years ago by W7575 in Atlanta, ga
Latest answer by David V. Martini, MD
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Tags: eye hollows, face, Asian, bump, cyst, fat, hollow, risk, side effects

After RF(Radio Frequency) treatment, I appear to have lost too much fat in my eyes and face. My skin is thin and hollowed, my bones are showing.

I am interested in Fat grafts in multiple areas of my face, especially around temple, below brow, and around upper eyes. I am an Asian female. I am concerned about fat grafts causing bumps and/or cysts, and other possible risks/side effects.

Is there a good way to determine if I will be a good candidate? Why do so few doctors offer this treatment? Thank you!

5 answers to Fat Grafting for Hollowed Eyes and Face?

Microfat grafting to face and periorbital regions

The reason that so few physicians perform the procedure is that it is technically demanding and prone to the risks that you have mentioned. Risks are generally lowered if conservative and multiple sessions are undertaken to achieve a gentle and gradual augmentation. The area around the eyes is especially prone to visibility and attention to detai and technique are essential.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Fat Grafting Following radio frequency

I have treated a number of patients who have experienced facial fat atrophy as a result of procedures which can heat the facial deep soft tissues excessively such as IPL or Thermage. Most of these patients come to my practice not only with areas of fat atrophy, but also with the frustration that their facial skin in the affected areas has lost its youthful quality. Remarkably, structural fat grafting has provided these patients not only with a correction of the soft tissue contour problem,... more

Michael Law, MD
Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

michaellawmd.com

Fat grafting can be rewarding

Fat grafting varies in the percentage of fat which permanently survives. in general, fat grafting can have significant effects at adding volume to areas such as temporal wasting, infraorbital hollowing, loss of cheek mass, just to name a few examples. i find it critical to have enough stable donor fat. i find very thin, ectomorphic patients with high metabolism difficult cases. most patients recieve great reward, including improvement of skin... more

David V. Martini, MD
Elkton Facial Plastic Surgeon

Fat injections

Fat injections are capricious in their results. It is not a predictable procedure. Some patients derive very good benefits and with long term improvement, but others don't seem to be able to obtain more than several months of volume augmentation. The fat may at times appear lumpy. The area around the eyes can show more of this uneveness or even bumps as the skin is very thin. That's why more physicians deal with thin off-the-shelf fillers for this purpose, but some of my satisfied... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Fat Transfer Following IPL/RF

Hi, Thanks for the question. I have had successful outcomes following laser/IPL/RF treatments using fat transfer (see the video testimonial shot at 11 months. photographs on my site are at 15 minutes following a single session of fat transfer for a patient after supposed IPL injury). Although none of us is clear as to whether fat transfer is effective in every case, but I am confident that it will work well. Fat grafting works tremendously well to counteract facial volume loss of... more

Samuel Lam, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.lamfacialplastics.com

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