I had this surgery too
When the discomfort peaks is...
Thank You Plastic Surgery
Hi, this is Dr. Hwang Soong-oh from Thank You Plastic Surgery
Who do you recommend under eye fat repositioning surgery?
Those who have excess fat under their eyes
I mean, older people who have
bags under their eyes as they age
but some young people do have them too
I think those people would benefit from this surgery
There's this tear trough below the under-eye bag
Those with deep tear troughs
And for those who are not happy with that
I recommend this surgery
Do young people get under eye fat repositioning surgery too?
I get that question a lot during consultations
Many people in their 20s and 30s get this surgery too these days
They are who were born with excess fat under their eyes
It's good for them to have this surgery
When you get older and
the fat under your eyes get heavier
Your skin will sag accordingly, and in that case
Even after fat repositioning
sagging skin remains
So it's much better for them to have
lower blepharoplasty to remove excess skin as well
But before your skin gets too saggy
If you get fat repositioning surgery
(It can prevent a big surgery!) that will prevent you from getting lower blepharoplasty later
Is under eye fat repositioning surgery painful?
(1 month after under eye fat repositioning surgery) I had this surgery too
Though I do this surgery a lot as a doctor
it made me worried a bit
to get this surgery as a patient
But to think of the recovery period
and pain after the surgery
I hardly felt pain after the surgery
I felt it a little tense under my eyes
and a little discomfort but
I don't think pain should be any factor for you to not get this procedure
And now that I have personally experience the process
I think now I can perform the surgery
little more from the patient's perspective
How long is the recovery period for under eyelid fat repositioning surgery?
The pain and discomfort will disappear within 3 days after the surgery
and then you will be able to go back to work
or your daily life as it used to be
That's what we tell our patients after the surgery
I think since the word “surgery” sounds too serious
there are many people who have concerns about it
But this surgery isn't performed on the skin
but from the inner conjunctiva of the eye
So it won't leave any scar and the surgery time
only takes about 30 minutes or an hour
So you don't have to worry too much
Also, the recovery period is not very long
so you don't need to worry about it too much