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Tear Trough Deformity, Restylane Did Not Treat the Problem? (photo)
I have uneven tear trough deformity. I received a restlyane treatment before (2 weeks go to be exact) and obviously that did not treat the problem. Would I be a canidate for surgery that can banish this? The Dr. that did the injections said my under eye circles are a "pigment" problem; is this true? Would be nice to banish the tear trough deformity in total. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you for your time.
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You appear to have thick sebaceous skin transitioning abruptly to think delicate skin at the trough area. You have a very high risk of an unsatisfactory result with injections, herniated fat relocations, fat transfers, etc. The suggestion of injecting Radiesse into this area is not prudent. This material is white and may show through. More importantly, it cannot be removed because tissue grows into it. If you get a bad result, it may embarrass you for many...
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Tear Trugh Treatment with Fat Grafting
In patients who have developed deep 'tear troughs' at the junction of the lower lid and cheek, adjacent to the side of the nose, the meticulous grafting of fat harvested from the patient's abdomen, hips or thighs can build this area back up and nicely restore a more youthful contour. In some blepharoplasty patients this depression or 'hollow' extends horizontally across the entire junction of the lower lid and cheek, and this must be corrected to obtain the ideal postoperative result.
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Using a combination of treatments for hollowness and pigmentation
Thank you for your question. The under eye appearance along with a relatively hollow skin between the eyes and having dark circles is not an easy problem to manage. I actually wrote an article years ago called Ethnic Considerations in Eyelid Surgery and recognizing that there different areas to enhance when you feel that your under eye area looks tired and hollow. I think that the Restylane was still a reasonable choice to help improve the hollowness, but to help lighten the pigmentation is...
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The deformity in your picture may be corrected with either fillers or surgery. It appears your previous treatment did not fully fill your trear troughs, and you need more filler. It can take up to 4ml to correct deep tear troughs. This can give you an immediate result with rather little downtime or risk, but it must be repeated every 9-12 months.
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