As the clinical lead for hyaluronic acid filler augmentation trainings on my courses, I always, no matter the experience level of my students, begin each session with an anatomical review of the tear trough region. Though it may seem redundant to some of the more experienced students, I still do so to stress just how critical anatomical understanding is for mastering tear trough treatments, perhaps more important than in any other non-surgical facial treatment.
Mastery of this region’s anatomy can not only prevent complications and improve patient outcomes, but it can also expand a practitioner’s patient pool and build injection confidence. Of course, such lessons should focus on the structures that most-influence a practitioner’s results as an injector. Here is a brief introduction to the key infraorbital ligaments and their significance for under-eye treatments involving hyaluronic…
