What are the long-term side effects of tear trough implants?

Good Afternoon! Great question. The infraorbital nerve is a big sensory nerve providing input to the cheek area as on the diagram. It's rather easy to identify from an intra-oral route as long as care is taken to elevate the tissues gently. The implants themselves often are crafted in such a way...

I don't think you need these implants. You could use some volume in your midface, but standard fillers or standard submalar implants could do fine. This implant is more than I would recommend.

Hi there! Absolutely, skin plays a role in how the cheekbone, jaw, and chin respond to an implant. The ratio of improvement isn't 1:1 in terms of 1 mm increase in implant equating to 1 mm of increase projection. Thicker, more firm skin tends to restrict movement more than thin skin. Depending on...