Can Cheek Fillers Such As Restylane Help Diminish Appearance of Undereye Bags?

Yes, hyaluronic fillers such as restylane can be used to build up the lost tissue volume of the lower lids to help hide the under eye bags you describe. The process of losing facial fat starts fairly early and can be sped up with weight loss.

The idea is to improve the soft tissue fullness which then improves the shadowing that occurs in the area.

 

Many, many patients with lower eyelid fullness or actual "bags" do great with fillers rather than lower eyelid surgery.  Restylane is used to fill the hollow under the bag creating continuity in the lower eyelid cheek junction.  Not all practitioners are good at this type of service.  They are basically sculpting your face with filler.  Look for someone who does a lot of this type of service.

One of the first signs of facial aging is the loss of volume in the transition area between the lower lid and upper cheek. We call this area the tear trough. The outline of the orbital rim becomes obvious and the skin may even appear darker in the lower lid. The fat pads of the lower lid may also become more prominent.

Volume addition to the lower lid at orbital rim with restylane restores the youthful appearance to this area with no  downtime and the product lasts for a year.

It is a wonderful correction for those who need volume. It can also be a temporizing measure for those who need surgery but are not ready for it and want an improvement while they decide on when to move.

Seek out  an experienced board certified plastic surgeon to help you with this. All the best.

 

Fillers such as Restylane, Juvederm and Radiesse can be a very good option for the under eye area particularly in younger patients. In this intstance it is correcting either volume loss such as you describe or simply facial structure. If you like the results then a longer-lasting option such as fat transfer might be considered once the filler has gone.

Yes, Restylane or Perlane or Juvederm (but NOT Sculptra or Radiesse) are well suited for injections under the eye lids. There are a few caveats to these injections: they need to be placed deeply and by someone that has experience doing it. They are not a substitute for surgery in the case that the person has loose eyelids that need to have the extra tissue removed or the lid tightened. They need to be placed gradually so you dont get over corrected. I try to correct gradually.

Finally, these injections may be associated with bruising and swelling for a few days.

Restylane can fill the tear  trough, it will not impact an eye bag if you already have prominence.  It needs to be surgically removed if it is hernaited or the fat  used to redrape.

Simple quick answer is yes.  This has become one of the most important cosmetic units to be addressed when patients come in requesting a non invasive treatment for the face.  Fillers in this area can produce dramatic improvement in the overall appearance of the face.  I suggest you see a physician to determine if you personally are a good candidate for fillers in this area.

Thermage did not likely cause this problem. However, Restylane is very effective to blend in the bags with the cheek when injected by an experienced physician. It should last 6 months. Some patients have a hereditary weak orbital septum with fat protrusion that surgery would treat best. Therefore I would recommend finding a experienced in eyelids. Finally, I have been underwhelmed by eye creams, they don't really do much and you can easily spend the same amount of money as a procedure during that time.

Several things happen under the eyes as we age.  Some folks are unlucky enough to have these changes show even in the mid-20's but it is commonly seen in most people by the mid-30's.  Crepey or wrinkly changes under the lids are responsive to medicated skin products like retinoids and others as well as to chemical or laser peels.  Deepning of the tear trough accents the transition from eyelid skin above to cheek skin below.  This is commonly treated with injectable fillers such as restylane.  Bulging fat in the lower lids requires lower eyelidplasty altough early bulging can be temporarily camouflaged with fillers to some extent. 

As you can attest losing fat around the eye results in an aged look. The youthful eye does not really manifest a trench between the lower lid and the cheek. Instead it is a continuous structure. This youthful look can be approximated or achieved by adding volume along the lower rim of the eye socket in the ara termed the Tear Trough. Both fat and Restylane work very well in obliterating this depression and rendering a smooth transition between the lower lid and the cheek.