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Do your temples look more hollow than they used to? This subtle change is common and often noticed with time, weight fluctuations, or changes in training and lifestyle. Temple hollowing can be influenced by individual anatomy, genetics, and age-related changes in skin support and soft tissue volume.
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Temple hollowing refers to a visible reduction in fullness at the side of the forehead. For some people it’s subtle, while for others it may become more noticeable over time. Temple volume loss typically begins from your early 30s onwards and can be influenced by several key factors:
Natural Ageing: Over time, the natural fat pads and collagen in our skin diminish, leading to noticeable hollowness in the temple region.
Genetics: Some individuals naturally have less volume in their temples, making them prone to an earlier or more pronounced hollowing.
Weight Loss and Exercise: Significant weight loss or intense exercise routines can accelerate fat depletion in the temples, causing a gaunt or prematurely aged appearance.
As we age, collagen production decreases by approximately 1% each year, leading to volume loss and temple hollowing. Collagen acts as the structural support beneath our skin, and its reduction causes the skin in the temple area to become loose and sunken. This typically begins subtly in your mid-20s and progressively becomes more pronounced throughout your 30s and 40s.
Temple hollowing can create noticeable depressions between the brow, hairline, and cheeks, significantly altering facial aesthetics. This condition is particularly common among individuals genetically predisposed to facial volume loss, dedicated athletes with low body fat, and those who have experienced rapid weight loss.
Hollow temples can also accentuate crow’s feet wrinkles, create prominent eyebrow ridges (known as eyebrow bossing), or contribute to a gaunt appearance.
Consultations addressing temple hollowing aim to support improved facial balance and contours, potentially enhancing your overall facial appearance.
A temple hollowing consultation with a cosmetic practitioner focuses on assessing your overall facial anatomy and skin health, discussing your goals, concerns and what’s realistically achievable for you.
During your consultation, your doctor may:
Review your medical history and relevant medications
Assess facial proportions, symmetry, skin quality, and areas of volume change
Use 3D imaging to support a detailed assessment and track change over time
Discuss which cosmetic options may be suitable for your anatomy and goals
Explain potential risks, limitations, expected recovery considerations, and aftercare
Provide clear, personalised pricing information as part of your plan
We understand that cost is an important factor in your decision-making process. Due to Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) regulations, we’re unable to publish pricing details online for temple contouring treatments.
At Contour Clinics, treatment pricing varies depending on individual needs, the extent of treatment required, and personal aesthetic goals. For a tailored estimate and detailed information, please feel free to call us directly, send us a message, or book a consultation. Our friendly team is here to provide you with personalised guidance, transparency, and clear pricing information to support your treatment decisions.
All consultations with our cosmetic doctors are complimentary and obligation free.
Regulations in Australia prevent clinics like ours from publicly advertising the prices of certain treatments. You can read more about it in Contour Clinics pricing.
All review appointments are complimentary. We understand that most of us lead busy lives. These reviews are not mandatory and only need to be booked if you feel it necessary.
At Contour Clinics, we’re committed to providing safe, ethical, and personalised cosmetic care. Our experienced doctors focus on delivering balanced, realistic consultations tailored specifically to your needs.
Book your complimentary consultation today to discuss suitability, cosmetic options and experience the patient-focused care that sets Contour Clinics apart. Individual results can vary, and your practitioner will guide you through what could be achievable for you.
Over time, the temples naturally lose volume due to collagen depletion, ageing, significant weight loss, or intense exercise. For some people, this s can create unwanted shadows, emphasise crow’s feet, and can accentuate the normal ageing process appearance.
At Contour Clinics, our experienced cosmetic doctors offer consultations to discuss your concerns around temple volume loss and facial contours. Consultations are individually tailored to suit your unique facial anatomy and aesthetic goals.
Because everyone’s anatomy is different, outcomes vary. During your consultation, your doctor will discuss:
Whether temple hollowing is contributing to shadowing or contour changes
What degree of change may be realistic for your facial structure
The limitations of different options
Potential risks and aftercare considerations
A consultation is the first step to understanding what’s realistic for you. Our experienced cosmetic practitioners will listen to your concerns and give you all the knowledge you need to make an informed, measured decision.
Temple volumisation primarily addresses hollowing and loss of volume in the temple region itself, aiming to restore aesthetically desirable contours to the upper face. While it doesn’t directly lift the cheeks, restoring volume in the temples can indirectly contribute to a subtle changes in the overall balance and harmony of the facial structure. By providing support to adjacent areas, temple volumisation may help create the visual impression of gentle elevation and improved definition in the cheek area.
Temple volumisation doesn’t directly lift or reposition the eyes. Instead, it restores volume in the temples, subtly enhancing the support and structure around the eye area. By addressing temple hollowness, it aims reduce shadows and soften the contours of the upper face without an actual lift.
If your primary concern is eye-lifting or rejuvenation, your practitioner at Contour Clinics can discuss targeted treatments that may specifically address those concerns, complementing your temple volumisation treatment for optimal overall results. If eye lifting is your primary goal, you may like to read more about our brow lifting, or under eye treatments.
Comfort levels vary between individuals. If your doctor believes an option may be suitable for you, they will explain what you might feel during and after the procedure, along with expected recovery considerations.
All procedures carry risks, and your doctor will discuss relevant risks and limitations during your consultation. Suitability is determined through a comprehensive medical and facial assessment, and individual experiences and outcomes vary.
All medical procedures carry some degree of risk, including temple volumisation. The temple region contains important structures such as the superficial temporal artery and deep temporal arteries.
At Contour Clinics, our practitioners use anatomical knowledge and precise injection techniques to carefully avoid these critical vessels. Choosing experienced, highly trained practitioners is essential to ensuring the safest possible treatment outcome.
Temple volumisation is not recommended during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. Although there is no direct evidence suggesting these treatments are harmful during pregnancy or lactation, the safety of cosmetic treatments in these situations has not been conclusively established.
Headaches after temple volumisation are uncommon but can happen. Usually, if they do occur, they’re mild and temporary. If you experience one, it should resolve within a day or so. If it persists or worsens, discuss with your Contour Clinics Practitioner.
Other signs to watch out for include increasing swelling, redness that becomes worse or spreads, pain that doesn’t subside, warmth or tenderness around the treatment area, fever, or generally feeling unwell. If you notice any of these symptoms, or if you have any concerns at all about your treatment or recovery, please reach out to us immediately for advice and support.
Before undergoing temple volumisation treatments, consider the following precautions to enhance your safety and results:
Avoid blood-thinning medications and supplements (such as aspirin, ibuprofen, vitamin E, fish oils, or certain herbal supplements) for at least one week before treatment to minimise bruising and bleeding. However, no medication should be ceased unless you have first discussed it with your general practitioner or prescribing doctor.
Limit alcohol consumption for 24–48 hours before your procedure, as alcohol can increase the risk of bruising.
Inform your practitioner if you have a history of cold sores, infections, or any previous medical issues in the facial area, as special precautions or medications might be necessary.
Do not schedule treatments immediately before significant social events, allowing sufficient time for potential swelling or bruising to subside.
Arrive with clean skin free of makeup, creams, or lotions to minimise the risk of infection.
At Contour Clinics, your treating practitioner will provide detailed pre-procedure instructions tailored specifically to your needs during your consultation.
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