“Since childhood, the tear trough is very deep, looks like drug addiction, how can not cover. I don’t know how many eye creams I’ve bought, but I don’t know how many expensive eye masks I’ve been doing every day, but I still look super old, and I don’t look good with any makeup.” –This is a tearful complaint from a mushroom girl about tear trough. So today, let’s talk about tear troughs. Many people ignore tear troughs because of the presence of bags under the eyes, so the whole lower eyelid treatment only focuses on removing the protruding bags, leaving the sunken tear troughs unattended, resulting in complaints about post-operative sunkenness or feeling that the bags were not removed. Today, let’s take a look at what tear troughs are. Let’s start with this pictureâ–¼ Tear troughs and eye bags, I believe many babies are confused. Because of the contrast between the sunken tear trough and the surrounding skin, the lower lid tissue looks a little bloated and bulging, making it easy to think of it as an under-eye bag, but in fact that is just an illusion given by the deepening tear trough. But when you look at it from the side, the bags have a sense of protrusion, while the tear trough is only a depression. I think I thought the same thing back then, but now it is more than clear. Tear trough refers to a groove that appears on the lower eyelid from the inner corner of the eye against the nose, which is generated by the atrophy and sagging of the soft tissue at the lower edge of the orbital septum. Some tear troughs can even extend to the cheeks in severe cases. Therefore, some beauty lovers may ask: Can tear troughs be eliminated? We can eliminate tear trough through modern medical cosmetic treatment! In general, eye bags and tear troughs are one and the same, and tear troughs will be treated after removing eye bags. Therefore, beauty seekers must take more advice, make a good design, find the most suitable solution for themselves, and just make moderate adjustments. Aging is like a shadow, please make a decision for beauty, don’t let the tear trough be too arrogant! Tear trough removal – different treatment for different causes Depending on the degree of soft tissue atrophy at the lower edge of the orbital septum, tear troughs can be divided into the following three types, and different treatments should be taken for different types. 1, young and light tear trough For people whose tear trough ligaments are not very strong and who do not have bags under the eyes, but only have skin depressions, you can choose autologous fat or hyaluronic acid filling. When autologous fat grafting or hyaluronic acid is injected into the tear trough area, it can be fused with the original hyaluronic acid/separated fat in the tear trough area, and the skin will expand and the tear trough will bulge and flatten. 2.Eye bags type tear trough If the tear trough depression is because the tear trough ligament is relatively strong, or even a little bit of eye bag problem has appeared, it is recommended to deal with eye bags and relax the tear trough ligament first. Through eye bag surgery, from the eye conjunctiva surgery, remove the eye bag fat, in the relaxation of the tear trough ligament at the same time, the eye bag fat transposition filling in the tear trough area. In this case, there is usually no need to inject hyaluronic acid. 3.Older tear troughs Older tear troughs are often not just a problem of sunken tear troughs, but also accompanied by heavy eye bags, skin laxity, fat loss, etc. Often, the problem cannot be completely solved by only removing eye bags and filling tear troughs, and it is also more difficult, so comprehensive treatment is needed at this time, which should be combined with face lifting projects. Common methods to get rid of tear troughs – injectable fillers For autologous fat transplantation and hyaluronic acid, you may not be unfamiliar with them, knowing that they can be used to remove wrinkles and fillers, the same choice of autologous fat fillers or hyaluronic acid injections can also be used to fill tear troughs. But because they have the same functionality, many people have questions when choosing a filler product to remove wrinkles: Should I inject hyaluronic acid or should I choose self-fat grafting? Or should I choose autologous fat transfer? What is the difference between the two? Don’t be in a hurry! Don’t worry! Don’t worry! Kepu will tell you more about it. 1, the difference in materials (1) autologous fat: is directly extracted from our body fat, after centrifugal machine separation process extracted pure fat, because it is autologous tissue, injected into the face compatibility is very good, there is no rejection phenomenon, almost no side effects, the post-operative effect is also very natural. (2) Hyaluronic acid: It is a substance that exists naturally in the human body, it exists in large quantities in our connective tissue and dermis and has a powerful moisturizing effect, and it is also very effective for shaping. It will be slowly absorbed by the body a few months after injection and will not remain in the body. 2. Different functional parts (1) Autologous fat: Autologous fat transplantation can fill facial depressions (forehead, temples, tear trough, apple muscle, cheeks), decorate the face (lip augmentation, nose augmentation, chin augmentation) and reshape the body (breast augmentation, buttock augmentation), etc. And fat not only plays a filler role, but also can improve skin quality, elastic fibers, collagen. (2) Hyaluronic acid: Hyaluronic acid can get rid of static wrinkles (lines at the corners of the mouth, lines of decree, etc.), as well as fill facial depressions (forehead, temples, tear troughs, apple muscle, cheeks), decorate the face (lip augmentation, nose augmentation, chin augmentation, earlobe augmentation) and reshape the body (breast augmentation). It can also improve skin water retention, fill in acne scars and pits, etc. 3, the treatment time is different (1) autologous fat: the time varies depending on the individual situation. If the problem is completely tear trough, you can directly inject autologous fat filler; if there is a combination of bags under the eyes, the bags will be removed first, and then the appropriate amount of fat under the eyes will be implanted. (2) Hyaluronic acid: Hyaluronic acid is particularly convenient and fast for the improvement of the five features, 1-2ml per part, 30 minutes can be done, the effect is immediate. Girls can try regardless of fat or thin. 4, maintenance time is different (1) autologous fat: autologous fat filling is closely related to the survival rate of autologous fat and the extraction technology of doctors. At present, the survival rate of mature autologous transplantation has reached 50%-80%. Generally, the ideal effect can be achieved and maintained for a long time after 1~2 times of filling. Therefore, candidates also need to carefully choose a skilled plastic surgeon for surgery. (2) Hyaluronic acid: it is related to the size of the molecular weight of the selected injection and the absorption of the autologous body. The maintenance time varies from 6-12 months, if you want to last longer effects also need to be played. 5, the recovery period is different (1) autologous fat: if time is rich, you can consider autologous fat transplantation, the filled parts need half a month to a month of recovery time after surgery. (2) Hyaluronic acid: If you want to participate in important activities in the near future, then it is enough to have hyaluronic acid injection filling at most one week in advance, and you can have the injection 1-3 days before the activity. 6, the risk of trauma is different (1) autologous fat: If you choose autologous fat transplantation treatment, the medical staff will first clarify that you this belongs to the category of surgery, that is, the need for anesthesia, incision, bleeding and recovery period, the need to abstain from some food such as spicy hot pot, seafood hair, while taking a week of oral antibiotics, etc., pay attention to the massage of the treatment site and post-operative maintenance, as well as regular return visits. (2) Hyaluronic acid: If you confirm that you are in good health and have no contraindications to treatment before surgery, you can prepare for the treatment by simply applying surface anesthetic cream to the treatment area and start the treatment after 20-30 minutes. If the result of the treatment is not to your satisfaction, it can also be eliminated by injecting hyaluronic acid dissolving enzyme. Hyaluronic acid injections and autologous fat grafting fillers are two very common ways to get rid of tear troughs. Which one should be used is also determined by each individual’s different condition. It is important for people who have tear troughs to communicate with their doctor before surgery, to make a careful assessment, to understand their problem and to find the right way.