I am 25 years old and I have had fat injections under my eyes about 3 months ago. I had hollowness and dark circles around my eyes, and my plastic surgeon suggested a fat injection. However, I found that the fat has lumped and the dark circles are still visible. It now looks like a have bags under my eyes. I'm really not happy with the results of the procedure and I want to know if it can be corrected by transconjuctival blepharoplasty. However, I don't want all the fat to be taken out because I have found that my eyes aren't as dry as they used to be before the fat transfer.
I am really worried about the bags under my eyes. It makes me look tired and I am really conscious about it. Please give me some advice. Thank you.
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Answer: Yes Surgery and Laser Lipolysis can be helpful
Structural fat grafting is a procedure in which small amounts (less than 0.1 cc at a time) of fat are carefully microinjected in a series of discrete layers to gradually 'build' new soft tissue structure. As there is space between each microinjection, new blood vessels are able to grow into the...
A fat graft does not regenerate after a steroid injection.
Sometimes, if the undesired fat graft consists of fibrous tissue, the steroid will be unable to melt the fat graft, and it persists. If steroid injections fail, the graft can usually be removed with a small incision.
Ah, if only the world worked this way.
Fat is a living tissue. It is you. Someone can't give you their fat, because your body would see it as "foreign" and attack it. Why can we do kidney, lung, and liver transfers? For a large organ like the...