What You Need to Consider Before Getting Undereye Fillers

Undereye fillers are a very popular treatment to restore volume and improve the appearance of dark eye circles and sunken eyes in Singapore. But they might not necessarily be the right treatment for you. Here are 3 factors you need to evaluate before getting undereye fillers.

1. Skin Firmness

Firstly, skin quality matters when it comes to getting under eye fillers. In general, those with firm skin are more suitable candidates as the skin is able to hold the filler in place. On the contrary, those with lax or loose skin at their undereye area are usually not as ideal candidates due to potential risk of filler migration in lax skin, leading to uneven appearances from the filler placing.

2. Skin Thickness

Another factor to assess would be the thickness of your skin. Some people are born with naturally thin skin, which poses a higher risk of filler showing through your skin. Also known as the Tyndall effect, this presents as bluish discoloration under your eyes. For those with thin skin (approximately 0.2mm) and minimal fat at the undereye area, fillers may not be a suitable treatment.

3. Whether You Have Genuine Under Eye Hollows

Undereye fillers are suitable for those who have genuine hollows under the eyes. For patients with actual undereye hollows, it is usually a straightforward case to fill the area (subject to the patient’s skin quality). However, not every sunken eye appearance means that there is an actual issue with the undereye per se. Sometimes, such an appearance can be caused by ageing in other areas of the face, such as the midface. Our tear trough ligaments are supported by the medial fat pads in the cheeks. When these fat pads lose volume due to ageing and they descend, the appearance of the undereye hollows become worse. In such cases, the solution would be to get cheek fillers and restore volume to cheeks instead of the undereye. By treating the cheeks, support is added back to the tear trough and appearance of under eye hollows is improved.

So if you’re not suited for under eye fillers, what other alternatives are available?

For individuals with thin skin and volume loss in the under-eye area, collagen stimulators can be an alternative to replenish lost volume at the under eye, whilst stimulating collagen production and improving undereye skin firmness and thickness over time. This provides a foundation for long-term improvement while reducing the risk of lumpiness.

Individuals with thin skin in the under-eye area are commonly affected by dark eye circles due to the visibility of blood vessels in thinned skin. Skin boosters containing PDRN can help with improving skin elasticity and thicken the dermis and epidermis to reduce the visibility of blood vessels. The regeneration effect of PDRN also makes it a suitable treatment for addressing concerns such as fine lines and wrinkles. Vascular lasers to constrict blood vessels can also minimise the appearance of dark circles caused by vascular congestion.

For patients dealing with eye bags, non-ablative lasers such as SmoothEye is an ideal treatment option that targets the mucosal layer of the eye tissues directly to tighten loose skin in the periocular region, stimulate collagen remodelling and reduce wrinkles.

As not everyone is a suitable candidate for undereye fillers, it is essential to seek an experienced doctor for an assessment before jumping right into fillers treatment. If you have any questions on undereye treatments, feel free to leave a message or arrange a consultation for an assessment.