DARK CIRCLES

Beneath the eyes, the skin is much thinner, allowing blood vessels to become more prominent, causing a dark appearance. This becomes worse with environmental factors such as sleep deprivation, alcohol or smoking. Shadows are accentuated under the eyes, making a person look exhausted and contributing to looking aged. Also, the loss of natural fillers and connective tissue (collagen and elastin) cause a loss of volume around the eye leading to the tear trough becoming more pronounced.

Our Solution

During the consultation, Owen assesses the underlying cause of the dark circles, discusses relevant changes that could be made to your lifestyle to alleviate the appearance.

Owen considers use of specific dermal fillers for tear trough in his London and Swansea aesthetic clinic, also now using nucleotide injections which stimulate growth of collagen and soft tissue, reducing the appearance of dark circles over the course of weeks.

These have the additional advantage of not leading to swelling in the affected area which can be a problem if there was minimal volume loss in the teartrough itself. Patients with additional volume loss and grooves which are noticeable, then tear trough dermal fillers will tend to be a better choice.

This reduces pigmentation and shadowing, allowing you to appear more youthful and feel radiant.

In the tear trough, dermal fillers last quite a considerable time as there is little muscular movement, often patients can expect around a year before considering retreatment although at some can be less and some more. With nucleotide injections several treatment can be required to obtain an optimal effect.

Tear trough dermal fillers are often used in conjunction with cheek augmentation and rejuvenation. Indeed cheek enhancement with fillers is often used as a first-line treatment before considering whether any additional teartrough procedure would be necessary.

It is essential to have a bespoke and thorough assessment with an advanced aesthetic practitioner and Owen is always delighted to share his knowledge and experience with clients to obtain the best result for them.