What is the Best Treatment for Tear Troughs?
The tear trough area is located near the inner corner of the eyes and is often an area of
concern. Improvement of this area is very much dependent on accurate assessment of the
anatomy on this area. The tear trough is affected by factors such as skin thickness, skin color,
bone structure and the presence or absence of fat pockets. In our practice, if there
are no prominent fat pockets, we often combine volume correction with skin quality improvement.
We routinely use a hyaluronic acid filler such as Restylane and platelet rich plasma.
Platelet rich plasma or PRP is derived from the patient’s own blood by the same method
used for standard blood tests. PRP stimulates collagen production and improves blood supply
Correction of volume with improvement in skin quality can make real difference for the tear trough