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INTRODUCTION
Dark eye circles or eye bags is a common concern, even for the young.
In general, dark eye circles or dark eye bags aren’t a scary health concern, but the appearance of dark circles around the eye can make someone look perpetually tired and worn-out.
The worst part about dark eye circles is their persistence – they don’t simply go away by themselves.
CAUSES
Up to 80% of dark eye circles actually have a combination of contributing causes: vascular congestion, pigmentation and sunken shadowing appearance and thinning skin under the eyes. Of these, vascular congestion is the most common, which explains why dark eye circles worsen when you have a late night or a blocked nose.
Here are some common causes of dark eye circles:
1. Sun Exposure
Directly exposing yourself to the sun causes the production of melanin. Melanin is a pigment that directly affects your skin tone and color (it’s the reason why we get tans). Due to our genetics, Asians also tend to develop pigmentation issues around the eye area, resulting in the appearance of dark eye circles around the eyes.
2. Aging Skin
Skin aging reduces the amount of collagen and elastin in your skin, causing it to lose its firmness and healthy look. When this happens around our eyes, the fat and bony loss will make the area around the eyes look hollow and sunken. The already thin skin will also start to show the blood vessels underneath, giving your eyes a hollow and dark look which leads to dark eye circles.
3. Vascular Congestion
When we sleep, our body rejuvenates itself and repairs any damage we sustained during the day. When the body lacks sleep, the circulation of blood to the skin will be affected, causing blood vessels under the eye to dilate. This reduces oxygen flow to the skin, making the skin look tired, shadowed and dull which results in dark eye circles. Those with sinus issues and allergic rhinitis are also more prone to developing dark eye circles as these conditions restrict blood flow and impede venous drainage.
EVIDENCE-BASED METHODS
Laser dark eye circles treatment with Fotona BrightEye combination lasers can help with both pigmentation as well as vascular congestion from the dark eye circles. In this clinical study, all its participants rated this laser dark eyes circles treatment (the Starwalker PICO, VERSA3 and VERDE) with 100% satisfaction for their vascular congested dark eye circles with no side effects. This is more effective than simply using a single wavelength laser, because different wavelengths are needed for this complex dark eye circles problem.
Do note that not all vascular lasers work for dark circles – we see many patients who have failed treatments elsewhere, when the wrong laser wavelengths was used.
PCL collagen stimulator has the unique ability to stimulate our body’s own production of collagen. For sunken undereyes caused by collagen loss of fats and bone mass, PCL collagen stimulator restores volume naturally to remove dark circles and eye bags, with immediate results that lasts over 2 years.
Skinboosters such as PDRN (i) can combat thinning skin under the eyes with Polynucleotides derived from Salmon DNA. The high concentration of Polynucleotides in PDRN (i) can stimulate collagen and elastin production, resulting in thicker and healthier skin under the eyes. This helps to better conceal blood vessels under the eyes from showing through.
Botulinum toxins should be prescribed if there is a bulky under eye muscle that is casting a shadow, resulting in dark eye circles. As a bonus, you also get to treat fine lines!
Certain hyaluronic acid-based dermal fillers can be used for the undereye area. However, they run the risk of looking puffy as HA absorbs water, and has the potential to cause a tyndall effect if skin under the eyes is too thin or lax.
Dark eye circles have multifactorial contributing causes and an individualised treatment approach is needed for treating this condition.
Veritas’s knowledge and experience in aesthetic medicine enables us to find optimal solutions tailored to your needs.
Reach out to our experienced doctors for a consultation for your dark eye circles concern. Learn the best dark eye circle treatment in Singapore for you.
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