【Garnet Plastic Surgery Director Baek In-su Plastic Surgery Column】 Aegyo Filler VS Under-Eye Microfat Grafting

From Director Baek In-su of Garnet Plastic Surgery

Doctor's Note

Hello! I am Baek In-su, a board-certified plastic surgeon and the director of Garnet Plastic Surgery.

Today’s case is that of a woman in her 20s who visited the clinic to create under-eye aegyo-sal.

She was also concerned about the dark circles under her eyes and hoped to create aegyo-sal, and said that she had been recommended aegyo filler during consultations at several clinics.

Preoperative Diagnosis

A representative method for creating aegyo-sal is the aegyo filler procedure, and because it is easy and simple, many people undergo it without much hesitation.

However, because the skin under the eyes is thin, if a transparent filler is injected, it can appear bluish due to the Tyndall effect. Also, after more than 6 months, filler tends to break down and spread downward.

Surgical Procedure

The procedure involves harvesting a very small amount of fat from the abdomen or thigh, separating only pure microfat, and then delicately grafting it to the under-eye aegyo-sal area.

Postoperative Course

After surgery, the under-eye aegyo-sal was improved to a natural skin tone without appearing bluish or translucent.

In addition, to keep the under-eye area clean, we also performed lower eyelid fat repositioning on the area with dark circles, which allowed for an even cleaner aegyo-sal shape. The grafted fat becomes established, so it lasts semi-permanently and maintains its shape without loosening.

In Closing..

If you are considering filler or fat grafting to create aegyo-sal, please refer to today’s case and consider creating aegyo-sal through microfat grafting rather than filler.

Thank you.