Tear Trough Review
Marguerite Olawale

Senior Editor · Editorial staff

Marguerite Olawale

Leads the publication's coverage of under-eye filler and edits every story for accuracy and plain English.

8 stories by Marguerite Olawale

Close-up of a woman's eyes and brow in warm window light, soft shadow falling in the upper eyelid area beneath the brow bone.Under the Lid

6 min · Marguerite Olawale

Dermal fillers for sunken eyes: the upper-lid hollow most consults never check

Dermal fillers for sunken eyes are usually discussed as a tear trough job, but many people who describe their eyes as sunken are looking at a hollow above the crease, not below it. In one glaucoma study, 60 percent of eyes on a common prostaglandin drop showed exactly that hollow, and filler is the wrong first answer for it.

October 14, 2026

A clinician holding a small penlight and checking a seated patient's eye response in a calm, brightly lit treatment room.Under the Lid

6 min · Marguerite Olawale

Under Eye Filler and Vision: the Anatomy, and What the First Hour Actually Requires

Vision loss from filler is rare, sudden and almost always immediate, which means the variable that matters most is not the injector's technique but whether anyone in the room knows what to do in the first sixty minutes.

July 26, 2026

A calm patient reclined in a bright aesthetic clinic chair while a gloved injector holds a cold roller near the lower eye areaUnder the Lid

5 min · Marguerite Olawale

Does under-eye filler hurt? Pain, numbing, and what to expect

How much the tear trough actually hurts, what numbing does and does not do, and why the discomfort is brief even in the most sensitive area of the face.

July 17, 2026

Three small unlabeled vials of clear gel on a pale stone tray beside a folded white towel in soft daylightUnder the Lid

6 min · Marguerite Olawale

Which fillers are used under the eyes, and why softness matters

Not every hyaluronic acid gel belongs in the tear trough. How firmness, water attraction, and lift behave under the thinnest skin on the face, and what that means for product choice.

July 8, 2026

A gloved clinician gently assessing beneath a calm patient's lower eyelid in a bright clinicUnder the Lid

6 min · Marguerite Olawale

Filler migration under the eyes: why product moves and what to do

How filler drifts out of the tear trough, what migration looks like, and the fix that actually works.

July 5, 2026

A small hourglass beside an unlabeled vial on a bright clinic shelf in soft daylightUnder the Lid

6 min · Marguerite Olawale

How long does under-eye filler last?

Often far longer than the brochure says, and why unusual persistence changes how you should plan, budget, and choose.

July 4, 2026

A person applying a cold gel compress under one eye at home in soft morning daylightUnder the Lid

6 min · Marguerite Olawale

Under-eye filler recovery and aftercare: what to expect

Bruising, swelling, and the day-by-day timeline, plus the aftercare that protects your result.

July 1, 2026

A gloved aesthetic clinician examining a patient's under-eye in a bright clinicUnder the Lid

7 min · Marguerite Olawale

Under-eye filler: the risks you need to understand

The Tyndall effect, puffiness, and migration make this a high-skill area.

September 14, 2025