Eyelid Fat Repositioning Vs Fat Removal for Eyebags

There has been a very strong trend in eyelid surgery (and in facial surgery in general) toward fat preservation and away from fat removal.

That said,  every case must be individualized.  Sometimes fat removal is still a valuable option.

In many cases, I will sparingly remove fat from certain areas and reposition most of the fat over the bony rim.

Experts in eyelid surgery will customize their surgery to a patient's individual anatomy rather than always sticking with one set technique.

 

Mark J. Lucarelli, MD, FACS

Madison, WI

The improvement of the lower eyelid complex is complex and includes the following approaches:

Correction with filler (fat, HA) (See below weblink for just filler)

Reposition of fat

Removal of fat lower eyelid

All of the above are extremely technique sensitive and both the choice and application of the technique are surgeon dependent.