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Soft Tissue Fillers for the Periorbital Region

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The peri-orbital region is one of the most eye-catching regions of the face and has a considerable portion in the formation of others impression of our overall facial looks and is much affected by ageing due to its unique delicate structure. The most common deformity that occurs due to ageing is a relative depression near the medial orbit in the area of the lower eyelid-midface transition called the tear trough deformity which can be classified into three classes based on its extent and therapeutic options should be adjusted depending on the deformity identified in each patient to non-surgical techniques as soft tissue filler augmentation and the surgical approach shall be reserved to the more advanced cases. Proper understanding of the anatomy of the region, characteristics of the filler to be injected and different injection techniques is very important for good treatment results and to avoid undesired complications and side effects.

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  1. Cairo Hospital for Dermatology & Venereology (Al-Haud Al-Marsoud), Cairo, Egypt

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Sadek, A., Elshebl, D., Nagaty, A. (2020). Soft Tissue Fillers for the Periorbital Region. In: Badawi, A. (eds) Periorbital Rejuvenation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46866-8_4

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