Tear trough treatment

Tear trough treatment

from 60 min

From 3,490 kr

Hyaluronic acid filler in the groove under the eyes, where the area can look hollow.

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Applied to Eyes

About the treatment

At a glance

Duration
from 60 min
Pain level
Most people rate the discomfort 2–4 out of 10
Downtime
Usually 2–4 days of swelling

Benefits

  • A smoother transition from eye to cheek
  • A less tired look
  • Often lasts over a year
  • Can be dissolved if needed

Expected results

The area under the eyes looks smoother and less hollow. The final result shows after two weeks and often lasts 12–18 months.

Overview & Procedure

What the treatment is and how it's performed

What it is

The tear trough is the groove between the lower eyelid and the cheek. When it deepens, the area can look hollow and dark, even when you are rested. A soft hyaluronic acid filler is placed in small amounts deep under the groove, often with a blunt cannula, to give a smoother transition to the cheek.

  • Usually 0.5–1 ml in total.
  • A check-up after two weeks. Many people have a small adjustment for an even result.

  1. The practitioner goes through your health, your wishes and what is realistic.
  2. With your consent, photos are taken before the treatment.
  3. The skin is cleaned and disinfected. Numbing cream can be applied.
  4. The filler is placed in small amounts with a fine needle or a blunt cannula.
  5. The practitioner checks the shape as they work and finishes with cooling.

  • Avoid alcohol for the last day, and supplements such as fish oil and ginkgo for the last week. This can mean fewer bruises.
  • Come without make-up on the area.
  • If you have had cold sores, tell the clinic before treatment around the mouth.

The treatment itself takes 20–40 minutes. With the consultation and numbing cream, the appointment takes about an hour.

Experience & Recovery

Pain level, downtime and healing

Most people rate the discomfort 2–4 out of 10. Many fillers contain a local anaesthetic, and the practitioner can also apply numbing cream.

  • Common: swelling, redness, tenderness and small bruises where the needle went in. These usually settle within a few days to a week.
  • Uncommon: small lumps or irregularities. They often even out by themselves, and the practitioner can adjust them at the check-up.
  • Rare: infection, a delayed inflammatory reaction with lumps that appear weeks or months after the treatment, or a bluish tint in the skin if the filler lies too close to the surface.
  • Very rare: the filler can block a blood vessel. This can damage the skin and, at worst, the eyesight. The practitioner must therefore know the signs and be able to treat it at once.

  • Do not touch, press or massage the area for the first six hours unless the practitioner asks you to.
  • Wait until the next day before wearing make-up.
  • Avoid hard exercise, saunas, steam rooms, hot baths and alcohol for the first 24–48 hours.
  • A clean cold pack in short sessions can reduce the swelling.
  • Sleep with your head slightly raised for the first nights.
  • Wait two weeks before dental treatment and other facial treatments, such as laser and peels, unless the practitioner advises otherwise.

Usually 2–4 days of swelling. Bruises under the eyes can last up to two weeks. Have the treatment well before an important event.

Expectations & Safety

Who it's for and safety information

  • The skin under the eyes is thin. Too much filler, or filler that lies too close to the surface, can cause swelling or a bluish tint. Small amounts are therefore used.
  • Dark circles caused by pigment or blood vessels do not go away with filler.
  • The body breaks hyaluronic acid down over time. If needed, a doctor can dissolve the filler with an enzyme.

  • A deep groove under the eyes that gives a tired look.
  • A hollow area between the eyelid and the cheek.
  • Good skin quality under the eyes.

  • Bags under the eyes or a lot of loose skin. Surgery may suit better.
  • A tendency to fluid and puffiness under the eyes.
  • Dark circles caused by pigment.

Filler under the eyes often lasts 12–18 months, because the area moves little.

  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding.
  • Infection, wounds, cold sores or inflammation in the area.
  • Known allergy to hyaluronic acid or local anaesthetics, or an earlier reaction to filler.
  • Bleeding disorders. If you take blood-thinning medicine, tell the clinic, but do not stop taking it without agreeing this with your doctor.
  • Active autoimmune disease or medicines that suppress the immune system, unless a doctor has cleared you.
  • Permanent filler already in the area.

Contact the clinic at once if you get severe or increasing pain, pale, white or bluish skin, a net-like pattern in the skin or blisters in the area. Call 113 if your vision becomes blurred or lost. Also contact the clinic if you get a fever, increasing redness, warmth or pus, which can be signs of infection.