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Anti-Aging Breakthroughs

The Oprah Winfrey Show  |  January 01, 2006
Terry before and after fat injections to remove bags under her eyes

This is what 58-year-old Terry looked like before her anti-aging procedure (left), and this is what she looked like six months later (right). Like Reggie, Terry had fat injected in the hollows of her eyes except Reggie got Restylane, which lasts up to a year, and Terry got fat, which is permanent.

How does Terry feel about her new look? "I'm absolutely ecstatic about it," Terry says. "I feel like I've had a big rest. I think I look younger."

Oprah: So now you can take out what we used to call "bags," that's what we're calling these fat pockets?

Dr. Airan: Actually what you're doing is re-contouring around the lid. One way that we describe it to patients is when you're young the way that the fat is held in [around] the eye is like a sling, like a hammock. And then as you age, the hammock loosens up and the fat can pouch out. In the old thinking, they would remove fat. But now you can use Restylane or fat to reshape, re-contour the lower eyelid area and that makes people look better, more well-rested.

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