My main issues are tear trough hollowness, moderate upper eyelid hooding, moderate jowling, and lower cheek hollowness (I have very high cheekbones). I have lost a lot of volume in my temples and at the same time have developed some upper eyelid hooding. I got to thinking that increasing volume in temple area through fat transfer might actually work somewhat as a lateral browlift, thereby raising upper eyelids a little. What do the doctors here think about this theory? Could this concept also work on the jowls, with fat transfer to the cheeks for raising the jowls a little?
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Answer: Volume replacement will make you look younger
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Ron Shelton, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
It can dissolveFacial fat transfer, also known as facial fat grafting or lipoinjection, is a cosmetic procedure that involves injecting fat into the face to restore volume and improve the appearance of the skin: How it worksFat is extracted from another part of the body, usually the abdomen,...
If your surgery was six months ago and things have reached a plateau, it is likely that you have a stable problem. The problem is how to treat it.
Firm lumpiness from fat injection to the lower eyelids is a common problem. In my experience it is usually necessary to remove the fat injection...
It is terrible to read about the people who have had less than ideal, and in some cases awful results with fat transfer. In the right hands, on the right patient, the results are natural, beautiful and lasting. It used to be that "bad" facial plastic surgery was characterized by people with...