When addressing swollen mounds on the cheek, the goal should be to flatten them. Likewise, any attempt to put filler in the area of the festoon is also a mistake. It is my opinion that attempting to camouflage lower eyelid bags with fillers is a mistake because it often causes irregular results. I’ve written extensively about the fact that fillers have only a narrow role in the eyelid region, and should only be used in young patients with true hollowing in the inner lower eyelid region. The second problem is that fillers are sometimes placed into the lower eyelid region or festoon directly. The first is that fillers placed in the face can generally cause swelling to occur, and some of this swelling can find its way into the area of the festoon. This combination of procedures provides the most natural rejuvenation of this critical area of the face.įestoons and malar mounds can also become much more noticeable after having fillers placed in the face. For the best results, fix both lower eyelid bags and festoons and malar mounds at the same time. We expect heavy lower lids to accompany eyelid festoons and malar mounds, and when only one of these conditions is corrected, festoons and malar mounds are accentuated and become more pronounced. When the lower lid bags are improved through surgery but the festoons or malar mounds aren’t, the results can look even worse than before. Many people seek help from cosmetic surgeons with these issues, but sometimes this type of correction isn’t the best decision. One example of how isolated lower eyelid surgery can be a mistake is when lower eyelid festoons or malar mounds are present. The brain sees these things as normal in an older person. It’s normal for people with lower eyelid bags to also have the swelling on the cheeks known as festoons or malar mounds. Our brains constantly evaluate other people’s faces for communication cues. Any of these can make a person appear tired, sick, or older than they really are.
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We develop baggy lower eyelids, loose skin on our lower eyelids, wrinkles, and festoons and malar mounds. The eyes are one of the focal points of the face, but as we age our faces - and specifically our eyelids - can change. 10 Things You NEED to Know About Festoonsģ) They appear worse if not corrected at the same time as lower eyelid blepharoplasty.10 Things You NEED to Know About Under Eye Filler.Laser Eyelid Surgery/Laser Festoons Treatments.