What is an appropriate method for a “under-eye fat rearrangement” lower eyelid examination to improve eye aging?

The first area to age as we age is the eyes. The skin around the eyes is thinner than other areas and has a structure that is vulnerable to irritation, so wrinkles are likely to occur. Since there are few sebaceous glands, it is easy to become dry, and this causes loss of elasticity, sagging skin under the eyes, and wrinkles under the eyes. This makes the overall impression seem tiring and makes you look older than your age.

Recently, as more and more people seek appearance, interest in under-eye fat relocation and lower eyelid surgery to improve changes under the eyes due to aging is also rapidly increasing.

Undereye fat rearrangement is a surgery to improve bumpy under-eye areas when skin elasticity is relatively maintained and fat is excessively protruding. Instead of simply removing bulging fat, it is a method to reduce under-eye wrinkles and dark circles by properly rearranging it. By making fat even and flat through the conjunctiva on the inside of the eye rather than a skin incision, natural results can be obtained without visible scars.

If dark circles occur due to thin skin under the eyes and blood vessels are visible, or if under-eye fat is severe, under-eye fat grafting can be expected to improve fine wrinkles and dark circles. In this way, it is necessary to improve it with an appropriate method according to the current condition of fat under the eyes.

Lower eyelid surgery targets middle-aged and elderly people with excessive fat under the eyes and severe loss of skin elasticity. It helps reduce fine wrinkles under the eyes by removing and rearranging sagging skin and overhanging fat through a fine incision below the lash line, then flatten and pull and suture sagging muscles and sagging skin. Since it is difficult to improve the type of sagging that extends to the midface due to severe under-eye sagging, a lifting lower eyelid should be considered.

Park Jang-woo, director of WJ Wonjin Plastic Surgery Clinic, said, “Since the appropriate surgical method for under-eye surgery varies depending on the individual's eye condition, skin elasticity, and fat distribution, etc., and the results can also vary significantly, it is helpful to accurately diagnose the current condition through sufficient consultation with an experienced specialist with an understanding of the structure under the eye and sufficient consultation with an experienced specialist with extensive clinical experience, and proceed with an appropriate method.”

[Current Affairs Cast] Park Jang-woo, Director of WJ Wonjin Plastic Surgery/ Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo