New Cosmetic Modality of Fat Graft as a Treatment for Dark Pigmentation and Skin Rejuvenation of Lower Eyelids

Abstract

Back ground: Dark pigmentation and skin laxity of lower eyelids attributed to many
factors including thin translucent skin, prominent vasculatures and excessive melanin deposition which is difficult to treated in this study we used nanofat injection in the lower eyelids as a treatment for dark pigmentation and skin rejuvenation, the aspirated fat was mechanically emulsified so fat fragments altered into liquid emulsion, and the color turned from yellow to whitish, then injected intradermally in the lower eyelids, all procedures
performed in an outpatient clinic. The objectives is to study the effect Nanofat injection for the treatment of skin rejuvenation and dark pigmentation of the lower eyelids • This prospective study conducted in the period of February 2015 to November 2015 included as an outpatient clinic procedure in Kirkuk province in Iraq. 22 female patients were recruited aged from 20 to 40 years, all were treated with Intradermal Nano fat injection in the lower eyelids, and only 4 patients underwent lower eyelid blepharoplasty as they had excess skin in the lower eyelids. All patients had nanofat injection for skin rejuvenation and deep dark pigmentation of the lower eyelids, Assessment of the results by the surgeon were good in 50%.
fair 36.4 and poor 13.6; patient satisfaction was taken into consideration and almost more than half of the them expressed satisfaction (good resule in 59.1% fair result in 31.8%). Only 2 patients (9.1%) had minimal postoperative complications. Nano fat injection may consider au affordable option as an outpatient procedures that can be performed with ease in clinics to relive deep dark pigmentation and skin rejuvenation of the lower eyelids.