Temple and Forehead Fillers

A high-impact, often-overlooked treatment

Hollowed temples are one of the earliest visible signs of facial ageing — and one of the most under-recognised. Most clients arriving at Aesthetic Clinique have not noticed their own temple hollowing in the mirror, but it is often the change that makes the upper face look "tired" or "unwell" while the rest of the face looks essentially unchanged.

A small, well-placed dose of firm HA filler in the temples often achieves more for overall facial freshness than a much larger investment in any single mid-face area. It is one of the treatments we recommend most often to clients who have arrived asking for something else.

Why temples hollow

The temple region (the temporal fossa) sits between the lateral brow and the hairline. It contains layered muscle, fat pads and bone — and all three thin with age. Bone resorbs along the lateral orbital rim, the deep temporal fat pad atrophies, and the temporalis muscle thins. The result is a visible hollow that casts shadow on the lateral upper face, drops the brow tail and disrupts the smooth contour from forehead to cheek. Significant weight loss and prolonged stress accelerate the process.

What temple filler can — and can't — do

Temple filler restores the volume that bone, fat and muscle have lost. Done well, it lifts the lateral brow, softens the upper face, and supports the cheek and jaw indirectly. It does not address heavy upper-eyelid skin (which may need surgical assessment), it does not remove forehead lines (which respond to facial line treatment), and it cannot meaningfully change the position of the medial brow.

We will not treat clients with naturally flat, non-hollowed temples seeking exaggerated lateral definition — this is a misuse of the area and risks unnatural results.

On the day at Aesthetic Clinique

A temple appointment takes around 40 minutes. We map the vasculature carefully, mark a single safe entry point on each side, and apply topical numbing. A blunt cannula is introduced and firm HA filler is placed deep in the temporal fossa, beneath the temporalis muscle, in small controlled volumes. Cannula technique is the strong default in this area for vascular safety.

Most clients experience only mild bruising at the entry point and minimal swelling. Results are visible immediately and settle fully within two weeks.

Longevity and combinations

Temple filler typically lasts 12–18 months. It combines particularly well with cheek filler as part of a comprehensive volume-restoration plan, and with subtle facial line treatment for clients whose forehead and brow lines also contribute to an "aged upper face" appearance. We always plan in stages — temples first for many clients, with mid-face added at later sessions if needed.