Tear Trough Hollows / Dark Circles

Under-eye dark circles are a common problem at any age and can be caused by hollow tear troughs – the area from the inner corner of the eye down onto the upper cheeks and out to the outer eye corners.

There are deep fat compartments on the face which anchor the skin. Early on in the ageing process, a weakening of the fibres under the skin cause these compartments to start slipping downwards, causing a loss of soft tissue volume resulting in the overlying skin to lose its support. The skin therefore moves downwards as well. 

In the under eye area this tends to accentuate the appearance of the lower bony orbital margin which lies between the lower eyelid and the cheek. This also leads to the appearance of lower eyelid fat pockets and together these can lead to a “tear trough” depression, or dark shadow or hollow.

The appearance of these dark circles can be exacerbated by lack of sleep, frequent travel, unhealthy lifestyle and age. Dark circles can give the appearance of tiredness, a drawn or sunken look, fatigue, poor health and can be very difficult to conceal with makeup.

These can be due to the ageing process but also hereditary and affect people of all ages.

Addressing this issue can bring significant improvement to the overall appearance of the eye area and thus face.

Small drops of hyaluronic acid filler in the under eye or upper cheek area can bring subtle but noticeable improvements to this appearance.

At the Perfect Skin Clinic we use the only dermal filler that has been specifically designed for, and indicated for the Tear Trough area.