Temple Filler in Spokane Valley

Temporal hollowing is volume loss in the temple — the area lateral to the brow and above the cheek. As it hollows, the upper face loses support, and the way the brow and the upper face read changes. The brow can look heavier; the face can look narrower at the top; the whole upper third can look less supported. None of that reads as "the temple" to the person in the mirror. It reads as a change, somewhere.

That is the thing worth understanding about this area: treating the temple is often what makes other work look balanced rather than being the thing a patient came in for. A patient who treats the cheek or the brow alone can end up with a result that looks slightly off because the upper face around it is still hollow. Restoring the temple is sometimes the step that lets the rest read the way it was meant to.

Temple filler is a less commonly requested treatment than the other filler areas, and that is worth saying plainly. It is usually raised during an assessment rather than booked directly — Keanna examines the upper face and points out the temple as part of why something reads the way it does. You are welcome to ask about it, but it is not a treatment most patients arrive knowing they want, and that is fine. Whether it is appropriate, and whether it is what you actually need, is a clinical decision made in person.

Temple filler is not appropriate during pregnancy or breastfeeding, not appropriate over an active skin infection or inflammation at the site, and not appropriate for anyone with a known allergy to the filler or its components. Patients with a history of severe allergic reactions should discuss it before treatment.

The temple also has anatomy that needs to be respected — the temporal vessels sit in the area — which is one more reason it is assessed rather than booked off a page. And not every hollow temple needs filler; sometimes the better answer is a different area, or nothing at all. Working out which is the point of the consultation.

This may not be right for you if:

• You are pregnant or breastfeeding.
• You have an active skin infection or inflammation at the treatment site.
• You have a history of severe allergic reactions.
• You have a known allergy to dermal filler products.
• The change you see is not actually coming from the temple.

Keanna evaluates you and examines the upper face as a whole. If you came in about something else, the temple may come up as part of explaining why that something reads the way it does. She decides whether temple filler is appropriate and, if it is, how it relates to any other work. You are told the cost before anything is done, and you are told what to expect afterward and how to reach the practice if something concerns you.

If a registered nurse performs the treatment, you have already been seen and cleared in person by Keanna.

Swelling, bruising and tenderness are common and can last several days. The temple sits over the temporal vessels, so this is an area where the rare but serious complications of filler — injection into or compression of a blood vessel — are taken seriously, which is why it is a medical treatment after an assessment. You are given aftercare instructions and a way to reach the practice.

See the dermal filler overview, or read about cheek and midface filler and under-eye filler.