Tear Troughs: The Highest-Risk Filler Area

Case selection matters more than technique here — and many patients should be declined.

25 April 2026 · 6 min read

Who is suitable

Patients with true volume deficit, good skin quality, no malar oedema and minimal fat herniation.

Fluid retention, thyroid eye disease, significant festoons or pseudoherniation will worsen with product.

Cannula only, deep supraperiosteal, tiny volumes, conservative and staged. This is not a foundation-level treatment.

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