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How Do I Mitigate my Doll's Eye (Orbital Fat Loss) Condition? (photo)
How do I mitigate my Doll's Eye (orbital fat loss) condition now that Dr. Meronk retired? I really would like someone to do Meronk's technique of fat pearl graft with the fat strip overlay in my eye crease. I am 57 and the fat loss will accelerate without intervention as I age. By the way, I had fat transfer just below the brow, above the brow and below the eye 3 weeks prior to this photo. Much of it has since resorbed.
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Researcher Becky
in San Diego
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Correction of Hollow Eyelids
You did not say why you have the hollowness. Frequently this is because of over aggressive resection of the fat during Blepharoplasty. This is why I reposition rather than resect fat at the time of Blepharoplasty. The only way I have found to correct this problem or natural hollowness is with a filler, either one off the shelf or fat. Both work exceptionally well. The fillers are, however, not permanent. Hyaluronic acid fillers like Juvéderm or Restylane have been used well to do this...
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Highlands Plastic Surgeon
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Treatment for hollow eyes
I have had success in correcting this condition by re-arranging the existing peri-orbital fat. This fat can be teased out from under the orbital septum and sutured in place to give added fullness to the retracted eye area. This type of fat, since it is still attached to its own blood supply will remain viable without the risk of resorption. If there is not enough fat to use then it can be supplemented with either fat grafting or a filler such as juvederm.
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Fat grafting is better option
I know that your fat grafting procedure did not work, but not all surgeons do the fat harvesting and grafting same way. You have mild ptosis and your hollowness is more due to the over retraction of the levator muscle. You eye brow position is another indication of your eyes over correction of the ptosis. I would suggest that you find a plastic surgeon with experience in fat grafting.
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Fillers are a good option.
Dr Truong's recommendation is a good one. I'm not sure that it will last for years, but it should give you an improvement.
There are other surgeons that may be willing to try the fat pearl graft technique as well, but as you have not had great luck with fat grafting below, you may go through the surgery and the recovery and still come up short. I don't want to discourage you, but the expectations need to be reasonable in this situation.
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Orbital-upper lid fat loss
Since fat grafting has not worked well for you in correcting the upper lid hollowing, consider Juvederm injection in that area. It works quite well, lasts for years and is reversible if there is a problem area. The obvious advantage is you avoid a surgical procedure and the risks and long healing associated with it.
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