Patient education
Tear Trough Filler: Guides
Written for someone deciding about their own lower lid rather than studying the subject. Hollow against bag, why a bulge is made worse by filling, the grey tint of thin skin, swelling that drains slowly, the vessels close to the target plane, and the honest refusals.
All guides
12 guides
- Hollow or Bag? The First Question Before Tear Trough FillerDeciding
- Why Filling a Bulge Makes It WorseLimits
- What Tear Trough Filler Changes, and What It Does NotExpectations
- Who Is a Poor Candidate for Tear Trough FillerCandidacy
- How the Lower Lid Is Assessed Before Any InjectionAssessment
- Thin Skin and the Risk of a Grey TintRisks
- When Tear Trough Swelling Does Not SettleRecovery
- Lumps, Vessels and the Risks Specific to the Tear TroughComplications
- What Tear Trough Filler Cannot UndoAftercare
- Alternatives to Tear Trough Filler: Surgery, Light or NothingAlternatives
- Questions to Ask Before Tear Trough FillerPreparation
- When to Say No to Tear Trough FillerSaying no
Start with the finding, not the injection
Arrange an assessment. We will establish whether the shadow under your eye comes from a hollow or from a herniated fat pad, explain what an injection can and cannot change in your case, and set out the alternatives, including leaving the area alone.