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I had this surgery too

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When the discomfort peaks is...

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Thank You Plastic Surgery

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Hi, this is Dr. Hwang Soong-oh from Thank You Plastic Surgery

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Who do you recommend under eye fat repositioning surgery?

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Those who have excess fat under their eyes

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I mean, older people who have

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bags under their eyes as they age

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but some young people do have them too

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I think those people would benefit from this surgery

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There's this tear trough below the under-eye bag

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Those with deep tear troughs

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And for those who are not happy with that

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I recommend this surgery 

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Do young people get under eye fat repositioning surgery too?

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I get that question a lot during consultations

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Many people in their 20s and 30s get this surgery too these days

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They are who were born with excess fat under their eyes

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It's good for them to have this surgery

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When you get older and

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the fat under your eyes get heavier

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Your skin will sag accordingly, and in that case

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Even after fat repositioning

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sagging skin remains

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So it's much better for them to have

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lower blepharoplasty to remove excess skin as well

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But before your skin gets too saggy

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If you get fat repositioning surgery

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(It can prevent a big surgery!) that will prevent you from getting lower blepharoplasty later

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Is under eye fat repositioning surgery painful?

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(1 month after under eye fat repositioning surgery)
I had this surgery too

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Though I do this surgery a lot as a doctor

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it made me worried a bit

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to get this surgery as a patient

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But to think of the recovery period

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and pain after the surgery

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I hardly felt pain after the surgery

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I felt it a little tense under my eyes

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and a little discomfort but

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I don't think pain should be any factor for you to not get this procedure

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And now that I have personally experience the process

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I think now I can perform the surgery

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little more from the patient's perspective

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How long is the recovery period for under eyelid fat repositioning surgery?

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The pain and discomfort will disappear within 3 days after the surgery

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and then you will be able to go back to work

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or your daily life as it used to be

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That's what we tell our patients after the surgery

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I think since the word “surgery” sounds too serious

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there are many people who have concerns about it

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But this surgery isn't performed on the skin

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but from the inner conjunctiva of the eye

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So it won't leave any scar and the surgery time

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only takes about 30 minutes or an hour

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So you don't have to worry too much

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Also, the recovery period is not very long

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so you don't need to worry about it too much