Cosmetic Surgery > Face > Temples

The Temples
in Paris by Dr Weiss

The temples, located on each side of the forehead, extend from the zygomatic arch and the brow tail to the hairline above the ear.
The temples are composed of several layers and structures including the bone of the temporal fossa, the temporal muscle covered by the aponeurosis through which noble elements run, such as the facial nerve branch and the temporal vessels. All of this is covered by relatively thin skin.

Who Is It For?

Throughout our lives, as time advances, the temples lose volume and become hollow. This is a phenomenon that accentuates the appearance of bony contours at the temples, giving our face a skeletal appearance.
It is caused by volume loss of the temporal muscles and disappearance of the fat covering them. This often-neglected anatomical zone is one of the very important factors that accentuate facial ageing.

What Solution for Temple Filling?

Before undertaking any treatment for this imperfection, it is important to get the opinion of a cosmetic surgeon who perfectly masters the anatomy of this zone and who can advise and perform a procedure to reduce your imperfection.

Temple filling requires several precautions related to the thinness of the skin, which transmits every irregularity due to injection. There are two types of injections: sub-aponeurotic (more superficial) or sub-muscular, which can use more cross-linked hyaluronic acid such as "Voluma." Ideally, injections should be performed in 2 planes, subcutaneous and sub-aponeurotic.

There are 2 main methods for filling temporal hollows:

• The first, in the medical office, using hyaluronic acid injected with a cannula in a fanning technique for maximum injection homogeneity: its disadvantage is that this injection must be renewed every 12 to 24 months, depending on the product used.
• The second method, which requires surgery but is stable over time, is lipofilling: injection of your own autologous fat.