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Fat Grafting via the Supraorbital Approach for Upper-Eyelid Depression Correction: A Retrospective Study.

Hai Gao, Linjing Wang, Lingxu Kong, Lei Wen

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Fat grafting via supraorbital approach greatly improved most patients' eyelid appearance at 6 months.

Fat Grafting via the Supraorbital Approach for Upper-Eyelid Depression Correction: A Retrospective Study.

Hai Gao … Lei Wen

Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026

Purpose

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of combined double-eyelid revision and autologous fat grafting via the supraorbital approach for correcting post-blepharoplasty upper-eyelid depression.

Methods

A consecutive retrospective cohort of 32 patients (30 females; mean age 43 years) with post-blepharoplasty upper-eyelid depression underwent combined double-eyelid revision and autologous fat grafting via the supraorbital approach between January 2020 and January 2025.

n = 32 patients

Results

in most patients, results looked noticeably better to the surgeon at 6 months

81.3%

Very much improved

12.5%

Much improved

More results

All 64 eyelids achieved immediate volume restoration and a natural supratarsal fold, no palpable nodules or eyelid dysfunction occurred.

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Conclusion · 1 of 3

The supraorbital route enables accurate placement and even distribution of fat with minimal trauma during revision double-eyelid surgery.

Conclusion · 2 of 3

Upper-eyelid depression was effectively corrected and aesthetic outcomes significantly improved, confirming the feasibility and safety of this technique in a single-center retrospective cohort.

Conclusion · 3 of 3

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE V: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article.

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Fat Grafting via the Supraorbital Approach for Upper-Eyelid Depression Correction: A Retrospective Study.

Fat grafting via supraorbital approach greatly improved most patients' eyelid appearance at 6 months.

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