Tear trough filler, whats your experience?

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I'm looking to get tear trough filler & have a consultation booked in, but I'm an absolute wimp for pain so it's not really leaving my head as I know it's going to hurt.

However, I have so many lines underneath my eyes, but when I look at before and afters, no one really looks like me.

It's £355. I'm just looking for any experiences and if it helped to reduce your under eye lines. I'm 34, but feel I look a lot older.

Thanks

I've looked into this and thought it was more for dark circles, for that the results look great. I'm worried about the low price though. A couple thousand is more average for this

I thought tear trough filler was for under eye hollows, not for lines, which could be improved with a good eye cream and makeup.

The highest I've seen was just short of a thousand. I haven't seen it in the thousands. That's wild

Hmm. I guess they will tell me on the day if it'll work for me or maybe suggest something similar, botox?

I had a phone call with the clinic and they did say that it's not a procedure that's meant for everyone and to be aware they may not do it, it completely depends on what they see in person on the day but from what I've looked into I think I should be ok

If you don't have hollows to fill it can look strange.. Like sausages under each eye
I don't yhink it's for lines tbh they might offer you profilho or lumi eye

I’ve had it and I think I like it. It really only works for under eye hollows so they won’t give you it if you have any puffiness at all. I’m in Scotland and paid around £300 I think from a doctor (it was a while ago and can’t remember exactly). I’ve never seen it priced anywhere near £1000 but Scotland prices are obviously much cheaper than London.

I have read that it is dangerous in that it can affect the optical nerve. I would research it very carefully before having it! And would ensure the person doing it is medically qualified- a doctor or nurse rather than a beautician who has done training in fillers.

Does this help?

Hi
I paid £250 and the results were amazing.
at 65 I felt I looked constantly tired. My cosmetic nurse said it doesn’t remove dark circles but may improve the appearance. It definitely did. The difference was amazing. Now a year later it remains effective. As soon as it wears off I will book another treatment. She used a cannula and it was painless. I just use Mabelline anti age eraser for any dark areas. I would recommend for hollows don’t know about lines. Good luck

Thank you for sharing. I think it's quite hollow tbh but I'm not the expert.

I hope they can suggest something else if not trough filler though

Appreciate the replies ty

Where did you go? I’m looking into this as my hollows are ageing me.

I looked into it and had cheek filler instead (which lifted the whole face) but I did (both times) have numbing cream. Definitely ask for that! I think some people have it without but I wouldn’t.

With numbing cream can you just feel the sensation and no pain? Or do you just feel less pain?

I had no pain but it’s an uncomfortable feeling (I could feel the filler going in) but I am a bit of a wimp!

OP, I have a similar line and been told I am not suitable for tear trough filler due to the skin not being elastic enough. I am in my 50s though so some years older than you. I was told that the skin needs to be able to support the filler as its such a delicate area.

I think it is super risky. I have some dark circles and I've looked into it a few times over the years but the potential risks just seem too great to me. Even with a skilled injector there is the risk of vascular occlusion and blindness.

Also long term it is risky, even if you get good results you are happy with as you age and the skin thins in that area the filler can bulge. It's now proven that filler can stay in the body for many, many years, it can migrate but it can also stay in an area like the under eye and attract water creating bulging eye bags and puffiness years after it was put in. There was also a study done recently showing that filler almost always ends up in the lymphatic system and can block them which is terrible for the health of our skin. All of that is without even considering a poor cosmetic result which is more common in the under eye area than anywhere else.

I am thinking more along the lines of doing PRP or PRF in that area but am still not sure. I have done micro needling and peels for my eye area which have been good in smoothing out fine lines.

Another thing to bear in mind is that even if a persons skin can support the filler now it might not be able to in the coming years and given that filler can hang around in the face for a decade or more lots of people find that the filler can cause further deformity of the eye area as they get older and lose collagen.

I would caution anyone having this done to have it done by an oculoplastic surgeon due to the risk of complications. In addition to the ones mentioned, it can also block lymphatic drainage under the eyes, which is not a good outcome. I haven't had it but have two friends who have and they both look great.

I had CO2 fractional laser eyes and that really smoothed my eye skin
I’m a lot older than you (50s) but I had a good results

• Filler definitely doesn't address wrinkles, so don't do it for that. Only some people are good candidates – generally the kind whose hollowness can be seen from the side of the face, rather than just the appearance of hollowness from viewing the face straight on. But each face needs to be assessed individually.

• As other posters have said, if you have any kind of puffiness in the eye area, be super-cautious, as hyaluronic acid (the main ingredient in fillers) draws water to it, so any puffiness will just be increased. Poorly placed filler, or filler placed in people who are not good candidates can also end up obstructing the lymph system around the eyes, leading to a puffy appearance (these are called malar mounds).

• Only go to a super-experienced person (I'd only go to a doctor or nurse, I'd never, ever go to a beautician for this) – if they misjudge the injection they can end up blocking a blood vessel surrounding the eye, which can cause blindness.
Also ask the person who is treating you if they are set up to administer hyaluronidase (an enzyme that breaks down the filler), and if they are experienced in doing so) if such a thing were to happen – acting swiftly is key here. A good clinic will have such contingency practices in place (including an out-of-hours number for such emergencies). A poor clinic won't.

• As previous poster said, consider whether what you really need is more volume in the cheeks, to support the area under your eyes better. A good, experienced practitioner will do this – assess the your face as a whole, rather than just hone in on one area.

• Another option to consider is polynucleotides – these improve the condition of the skin, encourage collagen (the material that gives skin structure and plumpness) to build and improve the condition of the skin around the eyes generally. Again, only ever go to an experienced, medically trained practitioner for this.

• More info from Moorfields Eye Hospital of things you need to be aware of before you have tear trough fillers: https://moorfields.nhs.uk/private/about-moorfields-private/blog-articles/the-5-key-risks-of-under-eye-filler-injections#:~:text=There%20are%20five%20key%20risks,the%20product%20beneath%20the%20skin.

Definitely take your time and be properly informed before you decide! Good luck.

Great results - can I ask what the healing process what like? How brutal, and how long?

This is from another Mumsnet thread on tear trough fillers:

This article, by a clinic that does fillers, explains why they don't do tear trough fillers and what other treatments have better results that area
https://www.mulberryhouseclinic.co.uk/2024/04/09/3-reasons-to-not-have-tear-trough-fillers/

@Latitudary it was uncomfortable and felt like sunburn after.
swollen and peeling for about 5 days then it improves gradually over weeks.
I had a couple of days off work.
I had my face and neck done about 2 months later and didn’t have time off, but I’m
happy to tell people I’ve had stuff done.

Amazing, I can’t live without it. Only downside is the price- but please go to someone medically trained as I’ve seen tear trough filler go wrong and it’s not good.
Genetically I had deep hollow eyes, which only got worse as I aged and had kids with minimal sleep

From your picture it looks like you could get the result you want from a skin peel or laser resurfacing. I would try this first and then look at filler if the problem was still there but I would bet it would really improve the issue

Thank you, mixed replies. I'll read through the websites now.

I just took a selfie from the side view and it doesn't really look hollow from the side no.

Maybe I'm stuck with it, I hope not though.

If filler stays for so long why do we need top ups?