I have a big problem with the area under my eyes,I have 16 years,and 5 to 6 years in the future,I plan on having a surgery.It's not a typical problem with eye bags,because,I don't have any excess fat under eyes,so it's only dark purple skin,and it really feels like "under eye hole",as it goes in depth.I was wondering if there is operation which can transfer fat from the other part of the body to the under eye area,so it fills is in and evens it.Thank you in advance
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July 2, 2016
Answer: Lower eyelid darkness
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Ron Shelton, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
Fat injections, fat transfer, fat graft are the same. Dermal fat grafts normally are meant to imply that a piece of the dermis is transferred from somewhere else and placed into position. As a bulky tissue, there is a greater risk of necrosis, or death, of the tissue.
Whenever fat grafting is performed, the area that receives the fat will be swollen and will have many fat cells in it for the first couple of weeks that will probably not survive. In most cases, the swelling and fat cells which didn't survive will be totally gone by about 2-3 months....
It is still too early to be concerned about a lump in your lip after fat grafting. It could still be swollen for several more weeks. You could also have a small hematoma or collection of blood under the lip skin. I usually recommend light massage of the lips to soften a lump...