Eliminate dark circles

The bags under the eyes affect 85% of women over the age of 50 *. Sometimes this imperfection appears even a little earlier. We discover the advice of our professionals on how to mitigate or eliminate the unsightly bags that, among other things, age our gaze. The bags under the eyes do not spare women, let alone men. We are therefore all interested to a different extent by this phenomenon, which is not necessarily associated with age, even if aging only accentuates them. If the gentle methods allow to limit the damage, to get rid of the cosmetic surgery definitively is the most effective technique.

What to do to counter the bags under the eyes?The bags under the eyes are very different from dark circles. They are caused, in particular, by a displacement of adipose tissues that form an "adipose hernia" (excess fat) and / or an excess of water that penetrates and accumulates under the eye. Among the causes there are also physiological ones, which are aggravated with age and sagging skin. All this because, being the area of ​​the eye contour delicate and poor in collagen, it leaves impressed more quickly the signs of age.

The make-up solution 

The trick may help to partially mitigate the bags under the eyes. The professional recommends using a very light make-up on the bag, applying an anti-wrinkle cream. "You will get a rounded effect and then you will intervene on the shade under the bag with an anti-wrinkle product with a silky, light and very luminous texture, in which case an illuminant could also be used." Then, apply the anti-wrinkle with your fingers or with a brush in the recess under the bag. "Be careful not to use too much. Repeat this gesture several times a day to avoid using too much product."

A massage?

To decongest the bags under the eyes and reactivate the microcirculation, consider facial self-massage. It involves exerting draining pressure in the morning and in the evening when applying eye cream.

The correct gesture? Put your fingers under the eyes and apply light pressure from the inside to the outside by pressing for three seconds. The look comes alive.

The cosmetic solution:

Since bags are mainly caused by accumulation of fat and water, it is necessary to choose ad hoc products, containing active ingredients specific to this area, which will produce a beneficial action for the treatment of these problems. The caffeine and guarana , for example, are known for their destoccante action, while the ginkgo activates the microcirculation.

As for pharmaceutical products, you can use light formulations such as sera or gels. These products are characterized by a silky texture quickly absorbed and do not weigh down further.

And roll-on products for the eyes? Enhance the effectiveness of the formulation. They perform a double action: a cold vasotonic effect and a draining action.

The aesthetic solution

To completely eliminate thebags under the eyes , cosmetic surgery is the only effective solution. "Even aesthetic medicine treats bags under the eyes." After a careful ophthalmological examination **, through which it is possible to identify and determine any anomalies in the eyes, the surgeon can intervene in two different ways, depending on the type of bag:

Via microinjection in the transconjunctival pathways. A procedure that will not leave scars.

If the bags are caused by age and a cutaneous relaxation, a very thin incision will be made just under the eyelashes to obtain an almost invisible result.

In both cases, it will take at least 8 days before resuming social life due to the appearance of hematomas. These are two methods in which "in principle there are no relapses."

What about grandma's remedies?

Some women are still tempted by these natural remedies, such as the famous cucumber washers applied to the eyes, the application of ice or a frozen spoon (removed from the freezer) under the eye to decongest the bag. Obsolete solutions? No, these remedies are not at all bizarre: "In all these devices the cold effect is always present, which has a vasotonic action, while the spoon will have a draining effect, so these are always current solutions. in any case to put the cream in the fresh air just before applying it. "