Lower Blepharoplasty: Transconjunctival Fat Repositioning

Abstract

Traditionally, lower eyelid herniated fat is removed, which may create a sunken or hollow lid appearance, especially in patients with a tear-trough deformity (nasojugal groove). Lower eyelid transconjunctival fat repositioning, defined as the subperiosteal repositioning of the medial and central lower eyelid herniated orbital fat into the nasojugal fold, may prevent the surgical hollow lower eyelid appearance while treating the herniated fat. Fat repositioning may be combined with an endoscopic subperiosteal midfacelift, transcutaneous skin pinch, and transconjunctival orbicularis oculi excision. This technique offers a powerful tool in the surgical armamentarium of the facial plastic surgeon.