Are Custom Infraorbital-Malar Implants The Best Solution for Undereye Hollowness?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was wondering if custom infra-malar implants would be the best procedure to improve my infraorbital rim hollowness/discoloration, zygomatic arch, cheekbone setness and overall lack of cheekbone mass.

-improving the overall mass and getting that “high set” look are paramount to me.

– is infraorbital discoloration due more to the lack of bone prominence in the area or could their be other reasons that are separate from the bone prominence itself?

A:To improve the number of midface issues that you have described custom infraorbital-malar implants would be the only effective way to do so. Undereye discoloration comes from two sources, shadowing and hyperpigmentation, often occurring concurrently. Custom IOM implants addresses shadowing but not hyperpigmentation.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon