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Warning : Fat Transfer Nightmare (Lower Eyelids)

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I used to be so happy with myself , except for...

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Nothing2say2u
$12,000

I used to be so happy with myself , except for some wrinkling on my lower eyelids that I thought would be fixed by the fat transfer procedure. I went to a doctor that had great before and afters, but unfortunately, he did not tell me that i had any other options besides the fat transfer. Had i known about the other less risky dermal fillers , I would have opted for them and not the fat transfer procedure. I thought that since all i needed was a little bit of fat to fill out the hollowing was easy to correct and that there was no way that my doctor could mess up really bad since it was such a simple thing that i needed.

After surgery everything went well and I had no complications whatsoever since I took good care of myself and I had been careful not to harm my face and it showed. I noticed after most of the swelling was gone and the bruising was almost gone, that the doctor had carelessly injected two wads of fat in such a sloppy manner that i could literally feel the wad of fat in my temples. It felt freaky but since i am not a picky person, and my lower eyelids were healing nicely, I was still happy.

Come the day of my post op with the doctor, I am looking almost healed but since it had been a week since surgery I was still concerned with how fragile the fat felt like with the slightest touch , and it made me nervous to even so much as lightly tap it when washing my face. And then during the follow up, the doctor himself comes in to see me and tells me sit down and then he looks at how great i was healing and then he uses his finger to push down hard onto my lower eyelids, damaging the fat so badly that the moment he left i reached up to see if the fat had survived the beating it took under such intense pressure and it did not.

I think i am the worst case of botched plastic surgery ever. Please be careful with your faces. This experience has ruined my life and my face so please choose wisely.

Pros: None

Cons: horrible result and my face is unrecognizable. In one month the before and afters look like i have aged 20 years

After the doctor did this everything went downhill, and I was not able to get an emergency appt with the doctor, even though the complications that i suffered were all the doctor;'s fault f

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April 25, 2010
Hi, Sorry to hear about your negative experience. Is your doctor experienced in fat grafting? It seems he placed the fat too superficially. Do you have any pictures to share? I am planning to have this procedure in the next few months & trying to research the topic as much as possible. Thanks.
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June 13, 2010
Im so sorry to hear about your experience. I agree with the poster above. There are several experts in fat transfer that may be able to help correct the issue - it sounds like your doctor was not one of them. For everything he put you through, I think you should name him here. No one should go through what you have and he shouldnt get away with it.
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October 29, 2011
Thank you, i have found a nice doctor and things are looking hopeful.
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December 20, 2011
Thanks you are sweet and genuine, :)
March 2, 2014
Can you please post the name of your nice doctor?
April 26, 2015
That's awful. Thank you for sharing
June 3, 2015
Could you post some larger/better photos as its hard to see from those small photos what is concerning you?
August 28, 2015
Vo, do not do it. The worst decision I ever made. They should ban this procedure from the lower eye area. The problem is, you cannot fix it one it is done. Don't do it!!
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Oops I did not mean to put that my pain was...

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Oops I did not mean to put that my pain was severe, the pain from the procedure was minimal , but the pain of being botched is pretty hardcore, sorry about the mistake. And no thanks the doctor that did this scares me and they got me banned from another site for writing his name and mentioning my story. I never once called my doctor a "mutilator" and I never once used vulgar language and I was still banned. My doctor didn't try to kill me or mutilate me, I just feel that it is not fair for me to have gone through such a horrendous experience and not be able to share my story online.
I am being treated with so much disdain by doctors and even on my medical records that the doctor sent me, the things he wrote on there make me want to throw up. I am not trying to commit libel or slander and apparently to tell the truth in an honest way will get me accused of defamation and as if I have not already been harmed enuff , he wants to sue me as well? Just be careful and message me if you have any questions regarding what to expect and what the risks are of having fat transfer, I have done lots of research and I know a lot about fat transfers from first hand experience with it. Thanks for being kind and for the sympathy :) God Bless Us Patients and the Doctors who DO CARE.
*Yes i know how to spell *enough* Oh and I don't remember how much i paid i think maybe 12,000- all for nothing The dr also charged me 300 for the consult and on yet on the patient forms it says they only charge 200 usually. I also had to pay 1000 for Radiesse to correct the damage done by this doctor . I lost so much of my own fat, I don't know if the doctor perhaps removed the fat bad to ensure a smooth transition without my knowledge and against my wills, but i noticed that i was really hollow in my lower cheek area and i am missing alot of fat there. On the forms he sent me it says he only charges 950 for radiess and he put that i paid 975$ Not true I paid 1000 to temporarily correct the damage he directly caused to my face, and he was also supposed to inject fat into my jowls and the lines around my mouth , but the doctor marked them before surgery but he never touched them, I had a terrible experience and it cost me more than money.

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June 16, 2010

I consulted with a famous celeb star doctor after and this was 8 months after I had the fat transfer and He lied to my face saying that I was still swollen and that he did not believe anything I said, so then I found another doctor who was honest but only offers non surgical procedures and the blessed doctor fixed my face but only temporarily.

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June 21, 2010
The fat underneath my eyelids was not superficially placed, in fact it felt smooth healthy and held together whenever I would lightly tap them to check on them. After the doctor forced his d*** fingers hard on the fat graft, he caused so much damage on the fragile fat that it instantly broke apart and it became watery, loose and lumpy. why my doctor did this I will never know. I also believe that he removed my own fat padding in my lower cheek area because as soon as the swelling went down I saw that I now had hollow cheeks as well as permanent grooves from where the doctor caused damage to both the fat and the tissue under both eyelids.
July 22, 2010
are you giving the name of the doctor to thodse who want to know and how are you today? why was your face fixed only temorary? so sorry i know how debilitating this is and dont know what I should do did he do a peel or oygen mask after the procedure? is fat transfer for the eyes all you did and now you are hollow in your cheeks?
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June 10, 2012
Yes the only procedure i had was fat transfer to my lowwr eyelids and he was supposed to treat some minor areas that were beginning to shadow and my temples but he marked up my face and then he only treated my lower eyeluds and he carelessy injected two fat wads into each temple area in a sloppy manner and into my lips, but i think he also performed an endotine wrinkle release against myconsent and he destroyed my lips and was too aggressive with my tissue causing my lower face to sag
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July 29, 2010
I am scared of the doctor ... so i have not given out his name and the only procedure that i had was fat injections to my lower lids, or fat grafting and after surgery i noticed some strange oddities and changes to my face and surrounding tissue/fat. My doctor must have removed my healthy fat padding in my youthful cheeks for some unknown reason which left me very hollow as if i was a cigarette chain smoker and after the doctor pushed onto my lower eyelids it left me with two dents and with worse hollowing in my lower eyelids than before . I now am hollow all over and i am very sad. My lips were also done and I think my doctor did more than what i gave him consent to. I did not want my doctor to touch my nose even though he kept saying how it was my #1 complaint/problem area., I think he went ahead and changed the shape of my nose ( i am not sure but my nose is def. not the same as it was before) I say temporarily because right now i have been treated with fillers which do not last long at all. I do not want anyone else to suffer like i have , my face was all i had to be happy with appearance wise and i cannot believe my misfortune and how wrong some doctors are and how they do whatever they want and what is worse is that they are not disciplined and so they do not learn to change.
May 18, 2011
Any updates Rubyslippers on how things are almost a year later?

I was thinking of getting fat transfer under my lowerlids because I had lower lid blepharoplasty surgery 9 years ago and now I am really hollow there. My doc told me then that I should have gotten fat transfer under my eyes, but I couldn't understand "why would I want you to put fat under my eyes when you just removed fat (bags under eyes). I had a filler about 2 years ago and I didn't like it at all. I am now thinking of leaving my face the way it is. I am so sorry for all the women/men who have had this done and it turned out to be a nightmare! Best Wishes to all of you!
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October 29, 2011
I think men don't need to worry about their lower eyes, or at least they shouldn't be worrying.
November 10, 2011
I had both of my lower eyelids filled with restylane last week on a thursday when back to work on monday with no problem. I had it done by a occuplastic surgeon in LA.No problems, swelling or any complications.The "eyes filler" are safe and risk free but,only when is performed by a specialist in eyelid, like a occuplastic surgeon, and not just a general plastic surgeon.There are many surgeons in BH area, but only two specialist in LA in fat/stem cell transfer in the face.I did alot of research before I had a eyes done.In my opinion before you do any surgery look for the surgeon specialty. Best luck to all of you!
February 10, 2012
Use of fillers directly under the eyes is risky and normally discouraged by the best known doctors.
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June 10, 2012
.."randall"., i had dr hilinski inject restylane into my lower eyelid area and i love it! No problems whatsoever so you are incorrect'...