Temple Hollow Correction with Dermal Filler in Amarillo, Texas
There's a difference between looking rested and looking "done." At Awaken Medical Aesthetics, we're after the former- the kind of rejuvenation that makes people say you look great, not ask what you've had done.
Temple hollowing is one of those sneaky signs of aging that most people don't notice consciously, but they feel its effects. When the temples lose volume, everything shifts. The eyes look heavier, sometimes even weaker. The face appears more gaunt. Even your best angles don’t look quite as refreshed in photos.
Nurse Injector and Founder Kati Howard, MSN, FNP, and our experienced nurse injectors specialize in reversing this subtly, using advanced techniques with Sculptra, hyperdilute Radiesse, and strategic Botox. We’ll explain how below.
Why Your Temples Matter More Than You Think
Think of your temples as the architectural support of your upper face. When that foundation erodes through natural fat loss, bone resorption, and tissue thinning, everything above and around it begins to sag. Women and men alike will come to us feeling that their striking features at the eyes and brows aren’t as obvious as they were in their prime youth.
What happens when temple volume disappears:
Your brows sit lower, creating a tired or heavy appearance around the eyes. The upper face flattens, losing that gentle curve that signals youth. Shadows form in places that once caught light, making you look older than you really are.
Both men and women experience this, though the pattern differs slightly. What doesn't differ? The dramatic improvement that comes from restoring balance to this overlooked area.
How We Restore Temple Volume (And Why It's Not Just "Filling")
Temple correction isn't about pumping in hyaluronic acid filler until the hollow temples disappear. It's about understanding depth, proportion, and how the temple relates to your brow, cheekbone, and eye area.
We use a customized combination of advanced techniques:
Temple correction isn't about pumping in hyaluronic acid filler until the hollow temples disappear. It's about understanding depth, proportion, and how the temple relates to your brow, cheekbone, and eye area.
Voluma
Juvederm Voluma hyaluronic acid filler specifically designed for deep volume restoration. Placed strategically in the temples, it provides structure and lift that can last up to two years.
Hyperdilute Radiesse Cocktail
We often combine hyperdilute Radiesse with HA dermal filler and saline for a customized temple treatment. This approach adds immediate structure while stimulating collagen production from within, think of it as scaffolding that also beautifies the walls.
Strategic Botox (optional, but sometimes recommended)
Botox, Dysport, and Xeomin relaxes the muscles pulling your brow downward, amplifying the lift from temple filler and opening up the eye area.
Each treatment is customized. Your facial structure, your goals, your timeline.
With or Without Botox: You Choose the Level of Lift
Some patients achieve perfect balance with temple filler alone. Others want that extra brightening effect around the eyes that comes from pairing filler with Botox.
Kati evaluates your unique facial anatomy: where you hold tension, how your muscles move, what your face needs to look like your best self; she recommends accordingly. The goal is always the same: refreshed, not redone.
Why Temple Correction Works Best as Part of Facial Balancing
Here's the truth about treating hollow temples in isolation: it can look off.Not bad, necessarily, but incomplete. Like hanging a beautiful painting on an unfinished wall.
The face is a system, not a collection of separate zones. When the temples are hollow, other areas compensate. The mid-face may appear heavier by comparison. The jawline might look wider. The forehead can seem more prominent. Treating just one area without assessing the others can actually draw more attention to what you were trying to fix.
This is why Kati Howard, MSN, FNP, approaches temple correction as part of a comprehensive Facial Balancing assessment, which is a full evaluation of how your features relate to one another.
What Facial Balancing Looks Like in Practice
During your consultation, Kati doesn't just look at your temples. She evaluates:
Proportion
How does your upper face relate to your mid and lower face? Are the temples the only area showing volume loss, or is there deflation in the cheeks, under-eyes, or jawline as well?
Contour
Where has your natural facial curve flattened? Temple hollowing often accompanies other changes that, when addressed together, create exponentially better results.
Symmetry
Facial asymmetry is normal, but sometimes hollowing on one side is more pronounced. A balanced approach accounts for these nuances.
Movement & Expression
How do your muscles pull when you smile, raise your brows, or squint? This influences whether Botox should be part of your temple treatment plan.
The Power of Subtle, Comprehensive Treatment
Most patients who come in asking for temple filler end up benefiting from 2-3 additional touch points: perhaps a subtle cheek contour, a jaw refinement, or under-eye support. Not because they "need" more, but because addressing these areas in harmony creates a result that looks naturally youthful rather than "corrected."
Think of it like this: if you remodel one room in your house, the rest suddenly looks dated. But refresh the whole floor plan subtly, and everything feels cohesive and intentional.
The benefits of a balanced approach:
-Results look natural, never obvious — No single area appears "done".
-Aging is reversed strategically — You address the root cause, not just one symptom.
-Longevity improves — When the face is structurally supported, individual treatments last longer.
-You look like yourself — Just rested, refined, and refreshed.
At Awaken Medical Aesthetics, we're not interested in doing more treatments just to do more. We're interested in doing the right treatments so you see the most transformative results with the subtlest touch.
Temple correction is powerful. Temple correction as part of facial balancing? That's where the magic happens.
Meet Kati Howard, MSN, FNP, And Our Team, The Injectors Behind the Results
Kati Howard doesn't chase trends. She studies faces.
With advanced training in aesthetic medicine and years of hands-on experience, she's built a reputation in Amarillo for one thing: results that look like you, only better. Her philosophy is simple: enhance what's already there, restore what time has taken, and never cross the line into "overdone."
Her signature approach blends artistry with anatomy, focusing on facial harmony, collagen stimulation, and rejuvenation that ages gracefully alongside you. Patients travel from across the Texas Panhandle to work with her, and they return because she listens, customizes, and delivers.
Kati Howard, MSN, FNP
Amanda Sanders, RN
Jackie Loya, RN
Ready to See What Balanced Temples Can Do for Your Face?
Sometimes the smallest change makes the biggest difference.
Discover how temple filler can restore lift, light, and harmony to your entire face. Schedule your complimentary facial assessment at Awaken Medical Aesthetics in Amarillo, Texas.
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