Dr. David Fett Weighs in on "Two-In-One" Surgical Procedures

PHILADELPHIA, PA, October 16, 2012 (Press-News.org) According to The Telegraph, surgeons in the United Kingdom have pioneered a "two-in-one" procedure that takes the tissue collected from bags under the eyes and reinserts it into the cheeks, allowing cosmetic patients to undergo two separate procedures at once while recycling, in a sense, the tissue harvested from beneath the eyes. Dr. David Fett, a Los Angeles-based plastic surgeon who specializes in procedures regarding the eyelids, explains that this technique has been used in the United States for two decades. Regardless of which country created the procedure, and how long it has been offered to patients, Dr. Fett emphasizes the fact that it allows patients a higher degree of convenience, as it completes two individual surgeries with less invasive incisions.

"This is an article that pertains to English cosmetic surgeons using a 'new' technique to move fat from the lower eyelid to the cheeks. This is touted as a recycling or reusing of fat from the lower lids to the cheeks to build up flat cheeks, as would be done with cheek implants," explains Dr. David Fett. "However, this is not a new procedure. In ophthalmic plastic surgery, we have been doing this same operation for 20 years. We term this a fat translocation or transfer if it is moved with its blood supply from the lower lid to the cheek during a lower eyelid surgery. If that fat is removed it can also be injected into the cheek as a free fat injection."

The article reports that the "two-in-one" approach "has a lower risk of complications than conventional lower eyelid surgery--in which fat and wrinkled skin are removed from below the eye--because it involves less cutting." Additionally, the article notes that patients who may not be candidates for traditional procedures may be better suited to this particular technique.

Dr. Fett agrees that the patients who undergo the "two-in-one" operation can reap the benefits of plastic surgery even if they are not ideal candidates for more outdated procedures.

ABOUT:

Los Angeles-based eyelid surgeon Dr. David Fett specializes in providing cosmetic and reconstructive procedures to patients who have droopy eyelids, eyelid asymmetry, and bags beneath the eyes. One of the most seasoned eyelid specialists in the country, Dr. David Fett has completed over 30,000 ophthalmic plastic surgery procedures in an effort to correct a multitude of conditions, including reconstructive and cosmetic eyelid surgery, ptosis ocular surgery, entropion surgery, and ectropion surgery. Dr. David Fett innovated the use of the advanced CO2 laser technology, which ultimately minimizes the swelling and discomfort associated with the operation and improves recovery time. Pairing his insight regarding both ophthalmology and plastic surgery, Dr. David Fett is able to offer his patients at the Fett Eyelid Center in West Los Angeles a high degree of support before, during, and after their procedure. Dr. Fett has also served the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, for over two decades and is a respected Associate Clinical Professor at the University's School of Medicine.

Website: http://davidfett.com