Dark circles can make you look older and give you a dark and tired impression.

 

 Dark circles can make you look older and give you a dark and tired impression.

Dark circles can not only make you look older but can also give you a dark and tired impression. Dark circles are symptoms in which the skin under the eyes looks black and bluish, or the fat under the eyes protrudes and shades under it. The causes of these symptoms can be divided into functional and structural causes. In some cases, dark circles appear because functional and structural factors act in a complex way depending on the individual. “The cause of dark circles varies from person to person,” said Jang Ga-Yeon, director of Beautiful Nara Dermatology Clinic.

Functional cause

If blood circulation is not smooth in

the body, dark circles may appear as bluish blood collects under the eyes. If the flow of blood vessels and lymph fluid under the eyes is not smooth, edema occurs, which on the outside looks black and dull, and becomes dark circles. There are various reasons for poor blood circulation. It can mainly be caused by a temporary hormonal imbalance, such as stress, overwork, or menstruation. Dark circles that appear due to these functional causes are temporary symptoms. It can be relieved through adequate sleep and rest, supplementation of nutrients such as vitamin C, and exercise. In order to prevent dark circles, it is recommended to use a warm or cold towel to compress the eye area to promote blood circulation. It is also helpful to close your eyes and rotate your pupils up, down, and sideways to relieve eye strain.

Structural cause

1. If the shadows are due to the fat under the eyes_ Under the eyes fat repositioning If the fat

under the eyes protrude and protrude out, the shadows under the eyes appear and make a dull impression. In this case, dark circles can be alleviated with 'fat repositioning under the eyes'. This procedure is a treatment that stretches the fat by moving it, not removing it. If the fat under the eyes is bulging and the skin is sagging, an incision is made along the crease just below the eyebrows, standthe bulging fat is spread out and rearranged, and the sagging muscles are tightened to remove the sagging skin. If there is no skin sagging, only fat is rearranged and flattened through the conjunctiva. Conversely, if there is insufficient fat under the eyes, it can be corrected by filling in the volume with fillers, etc.

2 If the blood vessels are visible_ laser treatment

There are also dark circles where the venous blood looks bluish because the skin under the eyes is thin. In this case, laser treatment can improve dark circles. It is a method of constructing or removing dilated blood vessels by irradiating a laser to the skin under the eyes. It usually gets better if you repeat it 3 times or more at intervals of 3 to 4 weeks, and there is no disruption to your daily life. The pain is so low that no local anesthesia is needed. However, if the blood vessels that create dark circles under the eyes are deep, or if the skin is too thin to show through, fillers may be more helpful than lasers. In some cases, a combination of laser and filler is also used. 

3 Congenital pigmentation_ laser toning, vitamin C penetration procedure

There are two types of pigmentation under the eyes: congenital and acquired. Congenitally, when the melanin pigment is excessively deposited on the skin under the eyes, dark circles appear. In this case, even with treatment, the dark circles cannot be completely removed, and the improvement is somewhat lower. Nevertheless, there are ways to improve dark circles to some extent. This includes laser toning and vitamin C penetration treatment. If you receive this treatment, you can get the effect of brightening the skin tone, improving blemishes and skin elasticity. Regular application of whitening ointment and cosmetics containing vitamin C also helps to improve dark circles.

4 Pigmentation due to acquired

habit_ habit correction Dark circles appear when excessive pigmentation occurs due to acquired habit. Acquired habits that cause dark circles to include rubbing or squinting eyes, excessive stimulation while applying makeup, and makeup coloring. The skin around the eyes is the thinnest of our body's skin and has no sebaceous glands, so it dries easily and is vulnerable to external stimuli. If you have dark circles as a result of this acquired habit, you can alleviate the symptoms with little attention to your lifestyle.

First, try not to irritate the eye area as much as possible, such as rubbing your eyes. It is also important to thoroughly wash your eye makeup. When removing eye makeup, roll the eye area and lip cleansing oil or lotion with your fingertips to remove it, and then carefully wipe off the make-up with a cleansing tissue or cotton swab. When removing the water, do not rub it with a towel, but wipe it as if you were dipping it in water. Usually, there are many people who omit applying cosmetics for the eye area because it is annoying, but it is better for people who are prone to dark circles to use cosmetics for the eyes.