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Double-Layer Fascia-Fat (DLFF) Grafting
for Advanced Upper Eyelid Hollowness

A new approach for the restoration of
severely deficient upper eyelid/orbital volume






 

Before



This young patient shows a very deep and highly arched hollowness of the right upper eyelid due to the loss of orbital fat following an orbital fracture years earlier. Such hollowness is sometimes called a superior sulcus defect.

Previous operations designed to help this problem have yielded poor results. The patient had visited several oculoplastic surgeons and been advised that nothing could be done.

By utilizing fat extremely rich in its fascial component, a stable one-piece strip fat graft is able to be implanted without creating lumpiness or upper lid immobility.

In this case, two such strips were layered, thus allowing for more added volume and a safe and natural-appearing enhancement.


Result


Before DLFF and Four Days After

Volume has been substantially increased. Note (1) a much longer distance between the crease and the bottom of the eyebrow and (2) a much diminished depth to the previous hollowness.

Upper Eyelid Hollowness and Strip Grafting


Orbital Fat Grafting
Restoring Fullness to Sunken and Hollow Eyelids

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eyelid plastic surgery preview Before and After Photos
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Overview | Pertinent Anatomy | eyelid plastic surgery preview Preventable Causes

The Orbital Flat Tire | Doll's Eye Deformity
Hollowness in the Asian Upper Eyelid

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Treatment Options: Introduction
Upper Eyelid Hollowness | Lower Eyelid Hollowness
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Pearl Fat Grafting | Strip Fat Grafting
Combination Strip-Pearl Fat Grafting Technique
Small Incision Approach

Orbit-to-Orbit Fat Transfer | Internal Orbital Fat Relocation
Dermal Fat Grafts | eyelid plastic surgery preview Fat Injections | eyelid plastic surgery preview Dermal Fillers



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What is Meant By Under-Eye Hollows?
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Healing and Recovery
Sequential Photos from Before to 18 Months After
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