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Can fat transfer to under eye hollows cause scar tissue?

EleanoradollNov 18, 2023
Periorbital fat transfer causing scar tissue? I had a previous lower blepharoplasty which has left me with some hollowing, but I am worried fat transfer could cause more scar tissue. Is this rare?

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