Dark Circles

Brighten Your Look: Comprehensive Care for Under-Eye Concerns

Dark circles—also known as poriorbital hyperpigmentation—are discolouration of the skin around the eyes. In India, this somewhat prevalent skin disorder affects all age groups. Found in skin types III to V, dark circles are independent of skin tone.

Which factors lead to dark circles?

One can find familial dark rings. Medical disorders such hypothyroidism, anaemia, atopy—a predisposition for allergies—visual disturbance, skin allergies or following a skin infection are common in which case Around the eyes, acanthosis nigricans—a disorder in which skin darkens and thickens—can strike. Capillary oozing and hemosiderin deposits follow from poor blood circulation. Dark circles are exacerbated by hollowness in the lower eyelid region sometimes known as Tear Trough deformity. Dark circles may get worse with skin laxity. Not to mention, pigmented contact dermatitis can cause darkening around the eyes from eyelid cosmetics.

Are home treatments able to fade dark circles?

Because they increase skin moisture, home therapies including potato peel application, cucumber slices, papaya peel etc., often temporarily reduce dark circles. Dark circles return a few hours after the hydration decreases. Skin is a strong covering; so, natural actives in these cannot reach the skin to lower melanin synthesis.

Is any natural treatment available to help with Dark circles?

Regular physical exercise and low body fat help; regular and enough night sleep for seven to eight hours; use of suitable spectacles or lenses for vision problems; avoidance of scents in case of allergies around the eyes.

Who shouldn’t get anti-wrinkles injected?

Those with neuromuscular weakening illnesses include Eaton Lambert syndrome, myasthenia gravis, or those hypersensitive to anti-wrinkle injections or pregnant or breastfeeding moms should not have this treatment.

Regarding Dark Circles, what are the available treatments?

Home care should include topical creams like Hesperidin, which lowers capillary leak, AHAs, which lower melanin and retinol, so reducing skin thickness. Lightening peels and growth factor. To reduce dark circles, concentrated treatments are carried out four to six times at three to four week intervals. Fractional carbon dioxide lasers and skin boosters—which elongate the skin—address skin laxity.