Eye bags & hollowness back after lower eyelid bleph & fat transfer under eyes, what options do I have? (Photos)

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I had lower eyelid bleph with fat transfer under eyes with an oculoplastic surgeon . I dissolved the fillers and ended up with eyebags and hollowness which looked really bad . My doc recommended fat grafting and blepharoplasty. I I loved the results at first but now my eyebags and hollowness is back. I am disappointed and feel like my surgery failed . What can I do to improve ? I retain water with the filler but what other options do I have ? Thanks again

Zoran Potparic, MD · Answer

Providing that first of three photos is before surgery I would say that you have some improvement. The issue with far grafts in that area is that about 30% of injected volume will take after 6-8 months. In some patients additional fat grafting may be needed to provide optimal result. I hope this helps.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD · Answer

Based on your nicely posted photos and story I’ve treated these areas with the end lift laser treatment with success. Fee $5000. Best of virtual consult with.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

The junction between the midface and lower eyelids is highly complex, and there are different approaches to how it should be treated.
Whenever we have a complex situation, it’s more likely that providers will have different recommendations and approaches.
In my experience fat grafting in this area is imprecise, unpredictable and potentially unforgiving if patients don’t like the outcome.
In my opinion filler is the gold standard for midface volume restoration. Your pictures are a bit limited, but based on those, it looks like you may have some malar edema. This is a condition that causes puffiness in the area and we really don’t know why some people get it nor that we have a good treatment for it.
I have heard some people feel it gets worse with the use of fillers but I have not seen this personally on any of my patients.
Midface volume restoration can be treated with fillers, fat grafting, implants, or a midface lift.
As I mentioned this anatomic region is a bit complex.
Provider selection is probably the most important variable.
See what can be accomplished you only fillers in the hands of the right provider consider checking out the before and after pictures on the website(yourfaceinourhands dot com) of Dr. David Mabrie MD in San Francisco.David is a facial plastic surgeon whose career is devoted exclusively to facial volume enhancement using fillers.
His work is the best I’ve ever seen and I consider his work to be the gold standard.
I’m not suggesting people fly to San Francisco to get facial fillers.
I do believe that seeing his results can be a powerful tool for patience to understand what can be accomplished using only fillers in the hands of the right providers.
 provider selection is the most important variable and finding the right provider is inherently difficult and requires work.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom MD

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