Would fat grafting help my eyes look less prominent while also lowering the eyelid crease? (photos)

December 22, 2023
Asked By:lavenderpetal in Rockville, Maryland

I am an 18 year old female. I have large prominent eyelids. I have hollowed eyes so it makes my crease high. Would fat grafting be an option to help my eyes less prominent and lower my eyelid crease? I don’t like how my eyes look tired from how hollow they are. The hollowness in my eyes might be because of genetics but no one else in my family has large eyelids like I do with a high crease. I want my eyelids to be smaller with a lower crease, what surgery would be recommended?

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December 24, 2023

Answer: Eyelids

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Steve Laverson, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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December 24, 2023

Answer: Eyelids

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Steve Laverson, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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December 24, 2023

Answer: Grafted fat does not fix this.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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December 24, 2023

Answer: Grafted fat does not fix this.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
December 24, 2023

Answer: Smaller cheek bones, possibly eyelid ptosis

Zoran Potparic, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 24, 2023

Answer: Smaller cheek bones, possibly eyelid ptosis

Zoran Potparic, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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December 24, 2023

Answer: Blepharoplasty

John L. Burns Jr., MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 24, 2023

Answer: Blepharoplasty

John L. Burns Jr., MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 24, 2023

Answer: Eyelid surgery

December 24, 2023

Answer: Eyelid surgery

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