Why do Korean surgeons favour moving under-eye fat over taking it out?
Rewind can speak only for its own practice. The reasoning there is anatomical: the fat forming the bulge sits directly above the tear-trough groove, so releasing the ligament and moving that fat down treats both at once, while removal flattens the bulge and leaves the groove. The technique is described in published surgical papers.
Does removing under-eye fat cause hollowing years later?
It can contribute. Removal does nothing for a groove that is already there, and Rewind's material describes the groove becoming more pronounced through the forties and fifties. Taking out more fat than the lid can spare leaves it sunken. Rewind publishes no rate for this, so none is given here.
Does Rewind still offer fat removal on its own?
Yes. Under-eye fat removal only is a separate line on Rewind's price list, below fat repositioning and septal-reinforced repositioning. Whether it suits you depends mainly on whether a groove sits beneath the bulge, which is judged at examination.
Can repositioned fat bulge out again?
Rewind gives the purpose of septal reinforcement as strengthening the support that holds the fat, so it settles in a stable position. No operation can promise how tissue behaves over the years, and no recurrence rate is published; durability for lower blepharoplasty is recorded as five years or more, varying by individual.
I had eye bag fat removed years ago and now look hollow. What are my options?
That lid is assessed on its own terms. With little fat left to move, adding volume becomes the question, and Rewind's under-eye fat grafting page covers that. Earlier surgery also changes the risk to lid position, so details of the previous operation are needed before any plan.
Is recovery quicker after removal than after repositioning?
Rewind does not publish separate figures. Its under-eye sheet gives the same markers: three days with the dressing, one to two weeks for bruising and swelling to decrease, at least a week without saunas or hard exercise, and no rubbing of the eye area.
Which of the two leaves a scar?
Neither is defined by a skin cut. Rewind's lower blepharoplasty page says a conjunctival approach leaves no visible scar and a skin approach can leave one beneath the lashes. The repositioning page does not state its route, so the approach for either operation is confirmed at consultation.
Why does repositioning cost more than removal?
It includes more steps. Repositioning adds the release of the tear-trough adhesion and the transfer of fat into the groove, and the septal-reinforced version adds fixation of the septum to the bone. Each carries its own line on Rewind's list, so a quote shows which steps you are paying for.
