Repositioning the tear trough
Some of the fat may be repositioned downard, to act as a filler in the tear trough deformity which is well exposed. This helps hide the orbital rim and blunt the separation from the eyelid area and the midface area, which, as we age, become more evident as separate regions because the midface descents, while the orbital fat bulges out, creating a hollow space in between along the orbital rim.