Insights from Dr. Etai Funk

Many of our Houston lower eyelid surgery patients are actually in their mid 20's! Lower eyelid bags or dark circles under the eyes may be due to age related changes that allow the lower eyelid fat to push against a weakend connnective tissue barrier called the orbital septum creating fullness or "bags"…

Many of my Houston lower eyelid surgery patients will ask if the fat that causes the lower eyelid bags will return after lower blepharoplasty. When performed properly, lower eyelid surgery to treat lower eyelid bags will remove just enough fat to create a more rested refreshed appearance without hollowing…

Some of my lower eyelid surgery Houston patients will present not only with the classic bags under the eyes, but also with festoons or malar bags. It is important to correctly diagnose these patients as the treatment for these patients is different than those simply with lower eyelid bags due to fat pseudoherniation.

Festoons are excess skin below the eyelid fat…

This was a question recently asked by one of my Houston lower blepharoplasty patients. With lower eyelid surgery, enough fat needs to be removed to improve the bags under the eyes. However, if too much fat is removed, this can lead to a hollowed out effect. The fat should be removed down to the level…

Many of my Houston lower blepharoplasty patients who have bags under their eyes may be at risk for a hollowed out appearance to the eyes after blepharoplasty. This may be due to overresection of fat during lower eyelid surgery. It is important to remove the correct amount of fat during blepharoplasty.…