“Pearl fat grafting”
Fat transfer: NOT worth it
Pain: Painfree
I had a Lower Blepharplasty done on both eyes. The Doctor was to aggressive in removing fat and it left me hollow under both eyes. I was mad. I had to find another doctor to put fat back into my hollow eyes.
I went to different doctors who said it's hard to put fat back in. So i searched on the internet to see how i can get it fixed. I found the doctor who does Pearl Fat Grafting. Pearl ZFat Grafting and fat Grafting is different. Pearls are remove from the fat they get from your body and placed in your Orbital eye area. With Fat Grafting they remove from your inner legs or other areas, remove some fluids and inject it into the area where needed.
I read his website and it had alot of information on Pearl Fat Garfting what i needed. I sent picture to the doctor and he email me back that he could fix my problem. So i schedule for surgery.
I'm 3 months now and my eyes look puffy and 1 eye isn't all the way filled.
Feb 11, 2009Comments and replies (10)
unregistered guest
12 Feb 2009
I think your under eye area looks a lot better. From some of the research I have done the effects are supposed to improve over time.
26 posts
16 Feb 2009
[Editor's note: sign in above to view doctor's name] Hello Deirdre, Thanks.This was Revision Surgery thats why it was 7,800.DR Andrew Miller wasn't the doctor who did the pearl Fat Grating. He did the first lower Blepharplasty on both eyes. And thats what made me Hollow. I went to a doctor in oxnard,CA for Pearl fat Grafting. The top photo is day of and the bottom photo is 6 Weeks after Pearl fat grafting.And i have Post Hyperpigmentation under both eyes from this surgery.The doctor said i had it aready it was very faded. After the surgery it got darker. he said it would fade in time.Great Now i have 2 problems.Your research was of Pearl Fat Grafting not Fat Grafting. There's a difference.My left eye is more puffier. My right eye is under filled in the outer corner you can see from the bottom photo. I'm 3 months now no changes. I really dont see my eyes getting better.I went to see another doctor who does fat tranfer. Glasgold in Nj.Just to see what he had to say. I showed him picture before all my surgeries. He said to give it more time or he can use a steroid shoot in that puffy area to dissolve some of the fat.I told him it was pearl fat grafting he didnt know of it. I said to you know if it would dissolve the pearls he didnt know.I was like i want to wait for some more time. The swelling may go down some more.I dont want to made it worst than it is.I'm sick of good to all of these doctors.It was the first Blepharphasty surgery that mess me up. My doctor was Very Aggressive in taking fat out.This doctor is the BUTCHER. I cant believe i cant find a good doctor who i can trust. Thats the other thing you put your trust in a doctor and they walk away if they can't do anything else.
unregistered guest
15 Feb 2009
i'm not sure what you're complaining abut, especially after surgery to redo a big mistake. you look plenty better already and it's only been a couple months. give it some time 2 settle down.
unregistered guest
16 Feb 2009
Sorry you have had such bad experiences. I have had a number of procedures over the past 10 years or so. Most have been good. One was expensive and completely worthless (Thermage) and one left me with scars (RF treatment for veins on my nose). Most of the time I went to doctors who were recommended by people I knew who had actually been to them--those were my best experiences. No guarantee--but I do think personal references from people you trust are important in choosing a doctor. All the best to you.
26 posts
16 Feb 2009
Hello jimi Yeah on the top picture you can't see but my right eye was very hollowed out(looking at photo it would be the left eye). Now after pearl fat grafting my left eye is puffy and the right eye is not filled from the middle to the right corner. If you sent your email i can show you.
27 posts
11 Mar 2009
Seems to me whether call it fat injection, grafting, or pearl, it is the same thing.
7 posts
23 Jul 2009
Babyjoe im so sorry to hear ab it, i totally feel your pain, i went through the same nightmare, as i looked at your pic, i know what u mean,u r right,i had restalyne a week ago,big improvement, better than fat transfer, no bumps,but the sad news is it wont last for too long...my doctor also sugested me laser treatment to thicken the skin and get rid of the wrinkles and the sagg skin,on the lowerlids. maybe chemical peels or any laser type might fix the problem of your hyperpigmentation. is it possible to post a pic before blepharplasty procedure? All the best to u ! please keep up posted if you fix your problem.
23 posts
27 Jul 2009
You can get that fat cut out, its the only sure way to remove.Or restalynne around it and fill and make even.
55 posts
6 Aug 2009
Wow, I've followed your reviews and traumatic delema from it's beginning. I have been seeking a reversion for bad upper and lower eye lid surgery. Yippers,an aggressive doctor and his tools. Sure can mess, and alter your appearance up for life. This "give it time" statement is one I've heard to many times. There are somethings that time will not fix. But then again,there are somethings we can only give more time too. I have been told of the fat grafting, fat injections, structural fat grafting, open composition grafting and Pearl grafting,is what is needed for my own reversions. All a bunch of blah, blah, blah's, that basically mean the same thing. Just a different method of harvest,configuration and placement. As old as "fat grafting" "Injections" are suppose to be, it's methods are still in the experimental stages,and need improvement. Some methods work for one doctor, another works for others. Therefore the different takes. For me,it's a game of chance.Whether or not your body will feed enough oxygen,and blood flow to those little bugger fat cells to take hold,and grow fat,is 50/50. From what I've read most die. Plus,one eye may make the grade,while the other lags behind leaving you with more decisions,and out of pocket expense.Here's where the waiting game starts to make sense. Like you, I've read everything on the web about fat grafting, and the likes. There is also palate grafting, which apparently is taking a piece of skin from the inside mouth palate and transferring or grafting under lower lids. Fat strip grafting is another type of skin fat grafting,needing similar donor skin. None hold a 100% success rate. And so the beat goes on and on. They are continually improving and coming out with new methods and tools for harvests. But this tells you what? For me, I'd better have a specialist that knows what he is doing,and this is all he does.Unfortunately,many make this claim. There method is working and in some cases it does. However, I get a feeling the success rate is trial and error. With more repeated trial. Just look at the top of this pages "score board".67% said it wasn't worth it, and there bank accounts agree. I know,you want an answer. Restalyanne is another filler that may help with appearance. Even you out some. It is short term and doesn't last more than few months. It Can give you needed time.This may straighten out. Tissue has been manipulated, and sometimes they don't like it. Steroids can help with swelling and fat, but can also alter natural fat. Some cures turn out to be another cause. Like I've said,some get procedures done, are thrilled with results. Then there are the rest of us. If a reversion for lower eyes cost you $7,800,( $1,500 above national average) which I personally feel is outrageous (and they saw you coming). I can only imagine what mine will cost. The more I read on "Realself" I'm beginning to think I don't look that bad. Another reason I love this Sight. Keep us posted, and good luck.