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Looking for Experienced Physician for Under Eye Fat Transfer in Europe

asked 1 year ago by linda99999 in belgium
Latest answer by Michael Law, MD
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Tags: age 25-34, under eyes, dark circles, doctor referral, Europe

i have dark circles under my eyes and i am 27 y.o.It is blue colored but i don't have eye bags. i read many bad story about fat grafting under eyes and i am afraid to this. Is fat grafting for dark circles save or does it go wrong most of the time? I think maybe it depend on the experience of the doctor. My Question is: Is there physician who is highly experience in fat transplanttation under the eyes (for dark circles) in Europe? thank you.

6 answers to Looking for Experienced Physician for Under Eye Fat Transfer in Europe

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Fat Transfers for Lower Lid Pigmentation

Fat transfer to the lower lid will not change skin pigmentation. It would be better to use bleaching creams or laser treatments.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Physician in Europe

In my experience, bluish discoloration by itself does not resolve with fat injections. Pigmentation can be improved with Teamine. Fat is for hollows that may cause shadows. 
Marc Schneider, MD

Fort Myers Plastic Surgeon
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Belgian fat transfer

Dr Patrick Tonnard is in Belgium and is well-respected and very experienced with fat transfer in the face.  I heard him speak in San Diego recently and was very impressed.  Just Google his name and you can find a link to his site. Good luck!
Colin Pero, MD

Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drpero.com

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Fat Grafting

Because of the tremendous variability in all of these factors, there is tremendous variability in fat grafting results. To perform fat grafting successfully and reproducibly a surgeon must employ careful preoperative planning, appropriate instrumentation and meticulous surgical technique. It is not something you can 'rush through' or spend just a few minutes on during a larger surgical procedure. The unfortunate reality is that not everyone who performs fat... more
Michael Law, MD

Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

michaellawmd.com

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Dark circles underneath the lower eyelids

Usually dark color of the lower eyelids is very hard to correct. It is either a vascular flow situation or a pigment problem. Sometimes a shadow is created by depressions in this area and that can make it dark too. Some topical agents help a few patients while they don't seem to help most. Laser resurfacing has not been very helpful and fillers only seem to help those with contour deficits. If fillers are injected between the muscle and skin to hide the... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Eyelid skin pigmentation

Eyelid skin pigmentation is often a result of the thin skin of the eyelid allowing the visibility of the muscle underneath. The way that fat grafting might help is by layering between the skin and muscle. Unfortunately, this is a very risky technique due the possibility of "lumpy bumpy"ness of the fat being quite visible through this thin skin. Then you will have exchanged one problem [pigmentation] for another [lumpiness]. There are some fat transfer surgeons whom have a lot... more
A.J. Amadi, MD

Seattle Oculoplastic Surgeon

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