Patient education
Under-Eye Hollows: Causes and Options
Written for someone deciding about their own face rather than studying the subject. If you read only one guide, read the second, because whether you have a hollow or a bag decides what the other nine mean for you.
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10 guides
- Tear Trough Anatomy: Why the Skin There Behaves DifferentlyAnatomy
- The Difference Between an Under-Eye Hollow and a BagDeciding
- Why Under-Eye Hollows Form: Volume, Bone and LigamentCauses
- Hollows With Pigment: Two Causes, Two PlansAssessment
- Tear Trough Filler: Who It Suits and Where It StopsCandidacy
- Filling a Bulge: Why It Usually Makes Things WorseRisks
- Under-Eye Creams and Hollows: What Topicals Cannot DoLimits
- Surgical Options for the Under-Eye: Repositioning, Not Just RemovalAlternatives
- Lower Lid Support: Why It Is Checked Before Any Under-Eye WorkPreparation
- Under-Eye Treatment Risks and What Can Be RevisedRevision
Start with what is actually under the skin
Arrange an assessment. We will examine the area in overhead light, lift the cheek and watch what the shadow does, record how the lower lid sits, and say whether this is a hollow, a bulge, or both. Doing nothing is a legitimate answer and we will say so when it is the right one.