Non Surgical Tear Trough and Eye Bag Treatments

How can I treat my eye hollows/tear troughs non-surgically?

Eye hollows or tear troughs are the groove that sits between your lower eyelid and the cheeks. They can lead to tired looking eyes. As the fat under the eye begins to protrude with age, this can also exacerbate the tear troughs, as the groove is made relatively deeper by the protrusion of fat above it. The transition from the eyes to the cheeks becomes interrupted by the formation of eye bags and tear troughs, and this can age the face.

Surgically, a lower eyelid blepharoplasty can be performed to remove the excess skin and fat from under the eyes, and fat transfer from another part of the body can be used to fill in any hollows. This procedure has a downtime of approximately two weeks and a general anaesthetic is required. In some cases, removal of the fat/skin under the eyes can cause the eyes to appear more hollow.

Non-surgically, it is not possible to remove the protrusion of fat under the eye. However, by filling in the tear trough underneath it, the eyebags can appear less prominent, thus making the transition from the eyes to the cheeks smoother. This procedure is usually done with the hyaluronic based dermal fillers Type R/P and JU. By depositing this product through the hollow, it is possible to lift this groove and fill in the tear trough. Because this is an area that does not move much, dermal fillers tend to last much longer here than other areas (up to 2 years). Usually one syringes of product is required for this area.

Case study 1

This patient presented to The Victorian Cosmetic Institute with concerns about her tear troughs and eyebags. She felt that she looked tired even when she was not. 

1 syringe of filler type JU was injected into the tear troughs and this helped to smooth the transition between the eyelids and cheeks and hide the appearance of her eyebags.







Case study 2

This female presented to The Victorian Cosmetic Institute with concerns about her under eye area. She was concerned about the puffiness under her eyes in particular. Using 1 syringe of filler type JU, her under eye tear troughs were filled, and this smoothed the transition between her under eye bags and her cheeks, effectively camouflaging her eye bags/puffiness.










Case study 3

This female presents with concerns about her under-eye bags. She was treated with a dermal filler (type JU 1 syringe) to her tear troughs (the depression just underneath the buldge). It has lifted the tear trough and decreased the apparent appearance of the eye bags by smoothing the transition from the eye to the cheeks.

Non surgical face shaping case study 3

Non surgical face shaping case study 3

Non surgical face shaping case study 3

Non surgical face shaping case study 3

 

Tear trough correction video 

Dr. Gavin Chan demonstrates tear trough correction using filler type JU. The patient has been anaesthetised prior with a nerve block that numbs the area around the eye. Filler type JU is injected deep into the tear trough to lift the skin and reduce the transition between the lower eyelid and the cheeks.

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Why should I choose The Victorian Cosmetic Institute as my provider of Tear Trough and Eye Bag Treatments?

At The Victorian Cosmetic Institute, our doctors have a large range of dermal fillers for you to choose from to suit your needs and goals. Furthermore, we specialise in anti-wrinkle injections and Lipodissolve treatments in facial shaping.

Making that first phone call can be a confronting task - many of our patients have preferred filling out our online enquiry form. We can then contact you with an understanding of the results you are hopeful of achieving and ensure the treatment is appropriate.

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Otherwise, you can phone us directly on (03) 8850 0655 (Templestowe) or (03) 9707 0888 (Berwick).