Filling eye bags with autologous fat?

In this age where looks are everything, eye bags are a standard only for cute girls. Autologous fat filling is a popular plastic surgery in recent years. Many people have heard of using autologous fat to fill eye bags. Although autologous fat filling is a minor operation, the operation also involves certain risks. When choosing autologous fat filling, everyone must choose a professional plastic surgery hospital to minimize the risk.

Are there risks associated with having autologous fat under the eyes?

Autologous fat filling of eye bags has the same risks as general surgery. This is because autologous fat filling of eye bags is divided into three important steps: fat suction, fat purification and fat injection. Each step requires the doctor to have good autologous fat filling technology and experience in fat filling of eye bags. This is the only way to ensure that the patient does not suffer additional harm during the autologous fat filling of eye bags surgery. This can avoid possible damage to nerves, blood vessels and muscles, and relatively ensure the safety of the autologous fat filling under-eye bag surgery. In addition, in order to avoid the risks of autologous fat filling of eye bags, it is necessary to ensure that the operation is performed in a sterile environment. If the operating environment is not sterile, the risks of autologous fat filling of eye bags will be greatly increased.

What are the risks of autologous fat augmentation of eye bags?

Filling errors can easily lead to eye bags . When filling with autologous fat to plump up the bags under the eyes, the level of the fat injection is very important. It is usually best to inject fat close to the periosteum. The wrong filling level will lead to the appearance of eye bags. This is because the injection of a lower level is easily affected by the orbital septum fat. When the fat spreads to the orbital septum fat, it will swell violently, and finally lead to the formation of false eye bags.

Local infection is common after surgery . Postoperative infection usually occurs 5-7 days after the operation. The infected area is red, swollen, hot and painful. In severe cases, the local skin becomes flushed and purple or the needle holes do not heal and pus oozes out. This symptom of infection is caused by incomplete disinfection of instruments and appliances used in the autologous fat augmentation surgery. Once infection is discovered, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

Some girls have uneven skin after autologous fat filling to plump up their eye bags. Usually, it happens more frequently in the liposuction area, which is caused by the doctor sucking out a large amount of fat at one time. This situation usually occurs 3-6 months after surgery. The body can adjust itself and most of the time the area can be restored to flatness. If there is still unevenness, you need to go to the hospital for correction.

Hematoma is very likely to form after autologous fat augmentation of the bags under the eyes. It will generally disappear gradually one week after the operation. Although this situation is not considered a risk, it will make the patient feel unable to see anyone. Generally, cold compress before surgery can shrink the capillaries, which is helpful in preventing hematoma after autologous fat augmentation of the eye bags.