As we age, our tear trough area is one of the first few areas that will start to lose it volume. A sunken tear trough will make one look tired, and also deepen dark eye circles and make them look worse.
Undereye fillers are used to help plump up loss of volume along our tear trough, and also to help reduce dark eye circles.
Dark eye circles are caused by 3 main reasons.
With the right filler, undereye fillers can help replenish lost volume to reduce the appearance of dark eye circles, and also help lighten the discolouration under the eyes.
Undereye fillers can also help plump up some fine lines under the eyes, but would be most effective when combined with an anti-wrinkle or skin booster procedure. Laser can also be done to lighten pigmentation on the undereye area.
A more refreshed look, and a reduction in the dark eye circles can be achieved with undereye fillers.
It can also restore youthfulness to the face as the loss of volume around the eyes tend to make us look older.
Fillers typically last for 12 months. Different type of fillers are designed for different areas of the face and have different longevity due to the filler material.
Most fillers will dissolve away and gets broken down by the body into water.
However, there are cases that we have seen before with fillers that last much longer than it was intended to. For these cases, the filler had to be dissolved with a dissolver called hyalase which breaks down the filler into water.
Most filler procedures are not painful as numbing cream is applied. Some area, like the lips, may however be more sensitive. and uncomfortable.
The skills of the doctor also play a part. An experienced and gentle doctor can mean much less discomfort during the procedure.
Like all medical procedures, there are always potential side effects.
The more common side effects associated with filler procedures are bruising and swelling. This may happen when a larger blood vessel under the skin gets injured during the process. If present, bruising and swelling typically subside after 4-7 days.
The most serious side effect associated with filler procedures is vessel occlusion. Vessel occlusion is when the filler is directly administered into an important blood vessel and blocks blood flow, potentially resulting in skin necrosis and even blindness.
Some patients have heard about fillers causing blindness, in particular nose fillers. In actual fact, fillers performed at any part of the face can potentially lead to blindness. This happens when the filler material travels up the blood vessel and blocks the blood flow to the optic nerve in the eye. Blindness is more often associated with nose fillers due to the blood vessels supplying the eye being close to the nose. Skin necrosis, which is the dying of skin cells, happens when the blood vessels supplying the area of skin affected get occluded and blocked.
The risks of skin necrosis and blindness can be greatly reduced with a clear knowledge of the blood vessels in the face. Therefore, it is very important to go to an experienced doctor for filler procedures. More than 90% of filler complications happen at illegal salons or beauty parlours that are not authorised to perform such procedures.
Avoid strenuous exercise and alcohol for at least 24 hours.
Avoid any facial massage for at least 2 weeks.
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