Can Fat Under Eyes be Removed Without Surgery?

There are some non-surgical treatments that help with the appearance of fat bags.  These include some laser procedures or injectable fillers.  There is no substitute for surgery, however. Excess bags are often not caused by just fat alone.  They are often a result of some connective tissue of the lower orbit that weakens and causes normal fat to bulge.  Surgical manipulation of this membrane can help blend the appearance of this area and reduce the prominence of the eye bags, without appearing "sunken in"

So we cannot remove the fat without surgery. We can camouflage it though. This can be very successful with fillers and fat transfer. To tell you the truth the paradigm has shifted. We (as surgeons) are not removing as much fat as we once used to. This is because we have learned that 20 years down the road people end up with a hallow and aged look. 

So now even when we do surgery it is more of a re positioning of the fat than removal. With fat transfer we can camouflage this transition point. 

It is all about the balance of this transition from the orbit to the cheek. There are many ways to treat this and they vary by the underlying cause. I recommend seeing a surgeon who also does a lot of these treatments. This can make a big difference as most people have a combination of the above that lead to the issue.

Hope this helps.

Best of luck,

DrC