Treatment details: Under-Eye Dark Circle & Sagging Removal, Condensed Rich Fat (CRF) Injection
The dark area under the eye is rarely pigment. Here it was a shadow cast by fat bulging against the lid with a depression sitting directly beneath it, and light falling across that step is what the eye reads as a circle. Taking the bulge down without filling the step leaves the face looking hollow instead of tired, which is why both were done in one session. The fat used for the injection was harvested from the patient and concentrated before placement, so the material belongs to the patient and integrates with the surrounding tissue. This photograph is from the end of the session. Bruising and swelling follow for two to three weeks, and the contour is judged at three months once part of the graft has resorbed.