Volume Loss Is Only One Part of Facial Ageing.

A hollow can look like simple volume loss. Often, it is more complex.

Changes in facial support, fat distribution, skin quality, laxity and surrounding proportions can all influence where a hollow appears. True soft-tissue volume loss may be only one part of the picture.

That is why a specialist asks what is creating the hollow before deciding how to treat it.

• Has structural support changed?
• Is true volume loss present?
• Is skin quality or laxity contributing?
• Are surrounding proportions exaggerating it?

Doctor’s Note:

Facial ageing is layered. Assessment should distinguish structural change from true volume loss before treatment is planned.

Seeing a hollow is easy. Understanding why it is there is the important part.