How to Treat Dark Circles and Puffy Eyes
Are you not well ? Haven’t slept is it ?
All these questions when you have slept and well rested is down right perplexing!
Did you know the skin around the eye is different from the rest of the face? Make up May not do justice to this area and can leave you feeling conscious about the way you feel. While using home remedies to treat dark circles are a big no-no, makeup products are only a temporary solution. But how to remove dark circles? Today there are several pigmentation treatments available. Pigmentation treatment in Bangalore when done by qualified experts is safe and effective.
Reasons for Dark Circles & Eye Puffiness
Are you blaming ageing for the appearance of the darkness around your eyes? Well, you aren’t wrong. But there’s more to bringing the annoying dark circles to life. Lifestyle, dietary as well as genetic factors too play a role in causing these conditions.
→ Lifestyle choices such as lack of or poor sleep quality, smoking, rubbing the eyelids roughly can contribute to pigmented skin around the eyes. Exposing yourself to direct sunlight also makes dark circles prominent. Pigmentation treatment in Bangalore includes treatment options for lowering the impact of the sun on the delicate layer of skin around your eyes. Consuming too much alcohol often results in puffy eyes.
→ Dietary choices, including salty food items, contribute to water retention which can puff up the eyelids and make the dark circles appear more prominently. Caffeine and alcohol can cause dehydration and thus make the appearance of dark circles more visible.
→ Genetic factors are also responsible in making the skin under your eye more transparent, making the blood vessels underneath apparent. If you have lost weight recently, you also may have seen an increase in the presence of pigmentation.
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Who Can Get Dark Circles & Puffiness
Although dark circles and puffiness can practically happen to people of any age bracket, gender or geographical boundary, there are certain groups who can be more susceptible. As a result, dark circles and eye puffiness are more common in–
- Adults and elderly people
- People who have genetic conditions
- People who have darker skin complexion– more melanin, more the pigmentation
How Can Dark Circles & Puffiness Be Treated
Spotting dark circles in the mirror right after waking up is a sight you’ll definitely dread. The same feeling stays when you have puffy eyes, hours after you have woken up. Pigmentation treatment in Bangalore offers a range of options for people who have different extent of dark circles & puffy eyes.
- Catching On The Lost Sleep – The best way to help reduce dark circles & puffiness is to not let them happen further. Catching up on lost sleep is a great way to repair & reproduce damaged cells. A healthy adult requires about 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Less than that, your body does not get enough rest and signs of sleep deprivation begin to show.
If you struggle to sleep naturally, make certain lifestyle modifications. For instance, fix certain times to go to bed, so that your body can know and prepare ahead. Getting plenty of exercise, not using mobile phones before bedtime, and creating a peaceful ambience are some of the ways you can sleep better. If you have any condition, consult your doctor.
- Watch What You Eat – Certain food items can cause mild dehydration– resulting in dark circles to become more apparent on the skin. Reducing the intake of alcohol and caffeine will decrease the chances of dark circles showing up! Limit your salt intake to reduce fluid retention underneath your eyes, making them swell.
- Use OTC Products – If making lifestyle changes are not enough, you can incorporate external agents to tackle the dark circles. Over-the-counter skin lightening products are available. Such products typically have vitamin C, green tea, kojic acid, retinol and hydroquinone in their list of ingredients. Available in the form of gels and creams, they regenerate new cells and boost collagen production. Remember to use sunscreen to get the best results of these products. Before you start experimenting with the products, if you have sensitive skin, consult your dermatologist.
- Try Injectable Fillers – One of the major pigmentation treatments in Bangalore are injectable fillers. Fillers work by sculpting the under eye area. Since fillers are usually injected under the muscles, the skin becomes firmer, resulting in less visibility of broken blood vessels. Fillers not only reduce dark circles, but in the process minimizes the appearance of puffy eyes too.
- Laser Therapy for Dark Circles – Laser therapy can be effective in reducing the appearance of dark circles. Lasers help reduce the spread of fluids from the broken blood capillaries around the eyes. They also heat the skin, increasing the rate of collagen production.
- Cold Compress for Puffy Eyes – Eye puffiness can be reduced to a great extent by holding a cold wet cloth against your skin. Reducing salt intake , increasing the water . This is a difficult to treat concern usually and you may not see great changes but it gets better with time.
Although the treatments are effective, not everyone will notice similar results. The extent of efficacy depends on factors such as age, skin texture, genetics and lifestyle. Also, before undergoing any treatment on areas around your eyes, consider expert opinion.
Dr.Tina Ramachander is one of the best dermatologist in Bangalore and Medical Director at Dr.Tina’s Skin Solutionz, a skin care clinic in Bangalore. She completed her master’s in dermatology from the well acclaimed JJM Medical college in Karnataka and is now a practicising dermatosurgeon and Medical Cosmetologist in Bangalore.