Type
Botox & Fillers
Duration
45 min
What's included
4 deliverables in this treatment
- Assessment of the under-eye area
- EMLA/Anesderm topical anaesthetic
- Hyaluronic acid tear-trough correction (usually by cannula)
- Aftercare guidance
Hyaluronic acid placed into the tear-trough hollow beneath the eye to soften the shadowed groove that can make the face look tired. A dedicated, less cross-linked filler is used and laid down carefully with a cannula to smooth the transition between the lower eyelid and cheek. This is a technically demanding area, performed here by a surgeon, and the result can be dissolved if an adjustment is ever wanted.
About this treatment
The tear trough is the groove that runs from the inner corner of the eye along the top of the cheek. As the area loses support with age it can deepen into a shadowed hollow that reads as tiredness, regardless of how well rested you are. Carefully placed hyaluronic acid fills and smooths this transition so light no longer pools in the groove, refreshing the lower-eye area without surgery.
This is one of the more demanding sites in facial aesthetics because the skin is thin and the anatomy delicate, so it is performed by Dr Kukulski with topical EMLA or Anesderm anaesthetic and usually a blunt cannula to reduce bruising. A softer, appropriately chosen hyaluronic acid is used and conservative volumes are placed; results are visible immediately and settle over one to two weeks. Mild swelling or small bruises can occur and typically resolve…
Good to know
- Technique
- Soft HA, usually placed by cannula
- Duration
- ~9–18 months
- Reversible
- Yes — dissolvable with hyaluronidase
Who is this for?
Adults with a hollow, shadowed tear trough that makes them look tired
About the clinic
Reviews, team and credentials
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Clinical team
Run by lek. med. Michał Kukulski, an oncological and general surgeon. He worked as an assistant on the Second Oncological Surgery Ward at the Greater Poland Cancer Centre (Wielkopolskie Centrum Onkologii) from 2007 to 2015, performing oncological, plastic and reconstructive procedures, and lectured in human anatomy at the Poznań University of Medical Sciences (2005–2008) to both Polish and English-speaking medical…
Clinic-reported credentials
Languages: Polish, German
Treatment highlights
- Assessment of the under-eye area
- EMLA/Anesderm topical anaesthetic
+2 more items in What's included
Tear-trough (under-eye hollow) correction with hyaluronic acid from 1,400 zł to 2,900 zł depending on the volume needed and the complexity of the hollow. The price includes EMLA/Anesderm topical anaesthetic. Results typically last around 9–18 months.