Your tear duct runs from the inner corner of your eye (slightly diagonally) toward your cheek, which we call a sunken tear duct. In some people a crease forms here, which creates a shadow effect/dark color and can cause you to look tired, when in fact you are not. It certainly does not have to be the result of lack of sleep.

It is important to note that there is a substantial difference between a deepened tear duct and bags and dark circles under the eyes. To be sure what you're suffering from, we at Cosmetic Clinics always schedule a free intake first to determine which treatment will benefit you the most. Will you benefit from a tear duct filler or just a skin booster?

Causes of a deepened tear trough can include: a loss of volume in the cheekbones, changes in fat around the eyes, and age also plays a role. Despite all these different causes, they do have something in common; you start to look tired. This is a shame, of course, especially since your eyes play such an important role in your facial expression!

A deepened tear duct can make puffiness or dark circles more noticeable. Permanent puffiness is often fluid puffiness, fat puffiness or a result of excess skin under the eyes. At Cosmetic Clinics, we only do non-surgical lower eyelid surgery. When treating a deepened tear trough, puffiness or dark circles, we use fillers or Skinboosters from Restylane, and in some cases the skinbooster from RRS Eyes. With these we can reduce the deepened tear trough or puffiness under your eyes without surgery.