Tear trough

The tear trough is the hol­low that runs dia­go­nal­ly out­wards from the inner cor­ner of the eye. It appears when the fat pad under the eye rece­des and the skin the­re lies direct­ly on the bone. The shadow it casts makes the face look tired.

Appli­ca­ti­on

Very soft hyalu­ro­nic acid pro­ducts with low water-bin­ding capa­ci­ty are used, pla­ced deep­ly and in small amounts. A blunt can­nu­la is often used in order to pro­tect the blood vessels.

Good to know

The tear trough is con­side­red one of the most dif­fi­cult regi­ons of the face. The skin is thin, and mate­ri­al pla­ced too super­fi­ci­al­ly or in excess leads to swel­ling or a bluish shim­mer. Whe­re the eyelid fat pads bul­ge mark­ed­ly, sur­gery is the bet­ter solution.

Matching tre­at­ment at Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic: Under-eye hol­low treatment