Will Prior Fat Grafting Interfere With Custom Infraorbital Implants?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a solid silicone infraorbital / tear trough / lower orbital rim implant. I previously had fat grafting in the infraorbital area and a canthopexy. Would previous fat grafting and canthopexy generally make this unsafe or impossible, or can silicone implants still be considered after examination/photos/CT?

A: Many patients that present for custom infraorbital implants have had prior fat grafting procedures. Such fat grafts are simply autologous soft tissues which do not preclude the placement of implants secondarily.

Dr Barry Eppley

Plastic Surgeon