Can a Fat Transfer correct volume loss around eyes? (photos)

Fat grafting to the eyes is a great way to improve the hollow around your eyes as long as it is done by an experienced surgeon. Many people think they have dark skin under their eyes. Sometimes, it truely is dark pigmented skin, but often it is just a shadow from the hollow. If done conservatively, it can significantly improved the hollowed, sick, or emaciated appearance.

Your photos demonstrate mild under eye volume loss as well as early skin aging changes with textural aging as well as pigmentation.Fat transfer has the power to provide permanent volume to the region similar to the effect that fillers may have done for you.  While the volume would be the single most effect option to optimizing your lower eyelid aesthetics, the skin issues are also part of the problem, and so I'd suggest you consider fractionated laser resurfacing to complete the treatment for your lower eyelids.  The laser could easily be performed at the same time, and also could be used to treat your upper eyelids to provide with with a real boost.  You'd need to be careful about pre treament and post treatment with topical products such as hydroquinone to optimize the pigment stability of your eyelid skin. I hope this helps you.  I wish you the very best!

   Fat grafting is a reasonable alternative to continued temporary filler injections.  The result will be permanent.  Sometimes the fat grafting needs to be repeated, as it is better to underfill rather than overfill the area.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

Dear Lilah31,Fat grafting under the eyes can replace regular Restylane injections for a more permanent resultIt does take a certain level of expertise and experience to graft under the eyes, so choose your surgeon carefullyWith proper technique, the results are fantasticBest regards,Nima Shemirani

Fat transfers to this area are technically difficult, so make sure you find a surgeon who has experience working in this area.  The eyelids may also get quite swollen afterwards, so expect some downtime and an overcorrected appearance initially.