Can I have upper eyelid fillers?

Question

I have some hollowing in my upper inner eyelids and am interested in fillers for this area. I am 53 years old with good skin tone; I used to have very full upper lids which I loved but time took them away.

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS · Answer

Yes, upper eyelid filler injection is definitely possilble. I was the first person to ever publish on use of filler for upper eyelids. Expertise is important.

Cameron Chesnut, MD, FAAD, FACMS · Answer

Upper eyelid hollowness is a dramatically underappreciated, yet incredibly important component of aging in the eyelids. With normal aging, our upper eyelid fat pads tend to retract and expose this upper lid hollowness, those with “deep set eyes“ are especially prone, and unfortunately old-school upper eyelid surgery that is overly subtractive can artificially create this hollowness early, actually looking worse than it did before surgery - the before and after photo in the link below resulted from overly subtractive upper eyelid surgery with another surgeon, and you can see the results after revolumization of the upper lids. Correcting this hollowness can happen with fat or filler injections into very specific planes of the upper eyelid, or transposing and rearranging the upper eyelid fat pads to provide fullness, as you see in this surgeon’s view video, borrowing the excess fat to move into the areas lacking fullness!
To ensure you are receiving the highest level of care, seek out a modernly trained, new-school dermatologic surgeon, oculoplastic surgeon, facial plastic surgeon or plastic surgeon who is board certified and fellowship trained in one of these “core four” cosmetic specialties. Membership in organizations like the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery help to identify a highly trained surgeon.
Cameron Chesnut
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Martin Jugenburg, MD · Answer

filler is not recommended for the upper eyelid as there is a lot of vascularity in that region and complications can occur

Avron Lipschitz, MD · Answer

upper eyelid filler is possible to improve hollowness and deep recessed eye appearance. Several fillers are optional including juvederm, belotero and restylane.
Thank you for your question

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

Yes, you can have fillers (Restylane, Juvederm, Belotero) in this area. I recommend injections with cannulas. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer

Can I have upper eyelid fillers?

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Can I have upper eyelid fillers?

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Answer: Upper eyelid filler

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Answer: Upper Eyelid Filler with Restylane, Juvederm, or Belotero, Use Cannulas

Answer: Upper Eyelid Filler with Restylane, Juvederm, or Belotero, Use Cannulas

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