I have dark circles from translucent skin allowing the onicularis oculi muscle to shine through. I have ample fat underneath the muscle (no hollows). Is it possible to transpose the fat between the obicularis oculi muscle and the skin so to create a barrier of fat between the skin & the muscle, thereby masking the muscle’s darkness peeking through the thin, translucent skin?
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