Under Eye Dark Circle
Under Eye Dark Circle
Under eye dark circle
Dark circles under the lower eyelids are common in men and women. Often accompanied by bags, dark circles can make you appear older than you are. To make matters worse, they can be difficult to get rid of.
What are the causes of Under Eye Dark Circle?
Age
Natural aging is another common cause of those dark circles beneath your eyes. As you get older, your skin becomes thinner. You also lose the fat and collagen needed to maintain your skin’s elasticity. As this occurs, the dark blood vessels beneath your skin become more visible causing the area below your eyes to darken.
Sun overexposure
Overexposure to the sun can cause your body to produce an excess of melanin, the pigment that provides your skin with color. Too much sun — particularly for your eyes — can cause pigmentation in the surrounding skin to darken.
Genetics
Family history also plays a part in developing dark circles under your eyes. It can be an inherited trait seen early in childhood, and may worsen as you age or slowly disappear. Predispositions to other medical conditions — such as thyroid disease — can also result in dark circles beneath your eyes.
How is this treated?
There are various effective treatment options for the tear trough area to reduce or eliminate dark circles and improve sunken eye appearance. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages and the best treatment choice depends on the patient’s specific anatomy and desired goals. The treatments include hyaluronic acid gel filler injection, fat transfer (injection), tear trough implant, and eyelid surgery (with fat repositioning), or a combination of the above treatments.It is also important to mention that hollowness in UPPER eyelids can further exacerbate (worsen) the dark circles around eyes and sunken eye appearance. Therefore, treating the upper eyelid area is also beneficial and complementary to under eye treatment. Treatment for upper eye hollowness includes hyaluronic acid gel filler injection and/or fat injection.
It is also important to mention that hollowness in UPPER eyelids can further exacerbate (worsen) the dark circles around eyes and sunken eye appearance. Therefore, treating the upper eyelid area is also beneficial and complementary to under eye treatment. Treatment for upper eye hollowness includes hyaluronic acid gel filler injection and/or fat injection.
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