Temples

The temples contribute to upper-face balance and framing. Volume loss here can create a hollowed look and affect facial harmony.

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The Temples Frame The Upper Face And Are The First Volume Loss Most People Don't Notice.

The temporal fossa — the hollowed region at the sides of the forehead, above the zygomatic arch — is bounded by the temporal line above and the zygomatic arch below. The temporalis muscle fills this space, and overlying it are the superficial temporal fat pad and the skin.

Volume loss in the temples is one of the earliest and most overlooked signs of facial aging. Because it happens gradually and because most people don't study their temples in the mirror, the hollowing often goes unnoticed until it's significant — at which point it creates a skeletonized quality to the upper face that affects the frame around every other feature.

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Restoring temples is often the change that makes patients look most like their younger selves.

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What Can Be Done For The Temples.

The temporal fossa — the hollowed region at the sides of the forehead, above the zygomatic arch — is bounded by the temporal line above and the zygomatic arch below. The temporalis muscle fills this space, and overlying it are the superficial temporal fat pad and the skin.

Volume loss in the temples is one of the earliest and most overlooked signs of facial aging. Because it happens gradually and because most people don't study their temples in the mirror, the hollowing often goes unnoticed until it's significant — at which point it creates a skeletonized quality to the upper face that affects the frame around every other feature.

Related treatments

Restoring temples is often the change that makes patients look most like their younger selves.

How It Changes Over Time

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50s+

Full and convex; smooth transition from forehead to lateral face.

Early fat pad thinning; subtle temporal hollow begins in photos.

Hollowing more defined; temporal vein more visible, skull contour more apparent.

Significant volume loss; skeletonized upper face appearance.

In Your 20s

Temples are full; the transition from forehead to lateral face is smooth and convex.

In Your 30s

Early fat pad thinning begins; the temporal hollow starts to appear, often first noticed in photos.

In Your 40s

Hollowing becomes more defined; the temporal vein becomes more visible and the skull contour more apparent.

In Your 50s+

Significant volume loss creates a skeletonized quality; the entire upper face appears narrower and less youthful.

Why Patients Treat This Area

Patients come in wondering why other treatments haven't made them look as young as they expected. Temples are often the answer.

01

Restore the upper face fullness that aging removes from almost everyone

02

Soften the visible bone and vein structure that hollowing exposes

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Complete the facial frame so other treatments can achieve their full effect

Volume Restored Here Changes The Frame Around Everything Else.

Temple filler at CAMI is placed in the superficial temporal fat pad or along the deep temporal fascia depending on the degree of hollowing and the patient's anatomy. The temporal region has significant vascular anatomy — the deep temporal artery runs through this area — and treatment requires a provider with specific knowledge of the anatomical planes.

For significant hollowing, we often use a biostimulator like Sculptra rather than HA filler alone, as the gradual collagen stimulation produces a more natural and durable restoration of the convex contour.

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CAMI provider administering temple filler injection for hollow temple volume restoration

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