DARK CIRCLES UNDER EYES
TREATMENT OPTIONS AND COMMON QUESTIONS TO DOCTOR
Filler for hollow circles?
BEST FOR: hollowness or depressed areas under eyes.
COST: from $600
DOWNTIME: none or 2-4 days (bruising)
Less bone can support the thin skin under the eyes, causing drooping under eyes skin drooping down. Additionally, thinning with age under eyes skin is more transparent for darker blood and hollow areas under the skin.
Filler can be placed under the eye to provide support (you can do a test yourself – press under eye bone with your finger – more pronounced fat pad will fill in the under eyes darkness and will appear lighter and less wrinkles). Typically such filler also provides less tired look.
If needed, doctor can carefully place a small amount of filler (sometimes mixed with vitamins and non-crossed linked hyaluronic acid) for rejuvenation of the under eyes skin and filling in hollowness.
Pigmentation under eyes?
BEST FOR: brown and dark pigment
COST: from $300
DOWNTIME: 1-2 days
Biorevitalisation is a type of skin booster with additional active ingridients which doctor will prescribe after assessment. Delivering nutrition, moisturising agents into the deepest, most active layer of the skin – basal – will create the best conditions for your skin to regenerate. It’s health of skin (rather then damage like most other procedures). Cosmetic doctor often prescribe medications for home skin care.
PRP for dull skin?
BEST FOR: dull skin, wrinkles around eyes
COST: from $500
DOWNTIME: bruising possible
Stimulation of own regenerative capacity of the gentle skin around eyes by using person’t own concentrated growth factors. Cosmetic doctor will take blood, separate the most active growth factors from blood and inject into the area of the body which requires regeneration and boost. Particularly working well with prescription creams.
PDO thread lift?
BEST FOR: prolapsing down mid face
COST: from $1400
DOWNTIME: 2-5 days or none
Aging bone loss, gravity and lack of elasticity may cause loose excessive skin which are pulling down the gentle skin under eyes. under chin and jawlines. The excessive skin is being pulled up to temples – such lift movement of the skin is strengthening the under eyes skin also, by threads. Under local anesthetic, the procedure is usually well tolerated. Swelling and bruising possible.
Neck exercises?
BEST FOR: stiffness in neck
COST: $0
DOWNTIME: none
Exercises for neck stretching. massages are helpful for neck stiffness, as well as more aesthetic appearance of the lower face and neck, as well as under eyes pronounced swelling or hernias. VISTA Clinic Australia we encourage patients to do such neck stretching daily (with care) to improve circulation and prevent age related deformation. What is good for health, generally is good for beauty also.
Plasma skin tightening?
BEST FOR: excess skin and ridges
COST: from $450
DOWNTIME: 3 days – 1 week
Excess skin of fine and thin eyelid area can create shadows and darker appearance. Combination with good home care, microneedling and plasma usually help with skin tightening
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