Botox for dark under eyes?

The darkness under the eye is mostly due to blood vessels and fluid shift. Botox would not treat this. However, Botox does treat the under eye dynamic wrinkles.

Alot of people complain of under eye darkenes. This can be due to shadowing or thin lower  eyelid skin. Each are treated differenlty.  Botox will treat neither.

Botox can be given under the eyes gingerly, but it is not for dark circles.  You should be evaluated to determine the cause of the circles, and treated appropriately.  You may need hydroquinones, peels, microdermabrasion, or nothing at all.  Perhaps makeup. sek

Botox will not help with the dark circles under the eyes. These are usually from shadow of fat bulges, increased vascularity under thin skin or allergies. You can get some relief from bleaching creams at times. Next step is laser or chemical peel combined with blepharoplasty. Regards.

Botox will not help lighten dark under eye circles. Depending on the cause(s) of the discoloration, you would be best served considering one or a combination of the following options: chemical peels, laser resurfacing, dermal fillers, topical eye lighteners. Keep Botox for frown lines such as those in between... more

Dear Sarah Jane Got to disagree with my colleagues here. For the right individual, small dose of BOTOX can be helpful in managing the dark circle. The real key is, what is right for you? A lot of theories, and there are just that theories, are probably just flat out wrong. Some think they are caused by... more

The appearance of dark circles under the eyes can be due to several different things. Skin color can be hereditary, due to allergy, or other systemic problems. Topical creams can help, as can laser resurfacing, or chemical peels. When the problem is due to shadowing as a result of puffiness, a lower lid... more

 Botox has a growing list of uses, but I am afraid correcting sub-orbital discoloration is not one of them. Discoloration under the eyes may attributed to mild bleeding with bilirubin and biliverdin depostion, natural pigmentation, sun damage, and thin skin. Muscle movement is not involved with... more

I am ASSUMING you mean can you have Botox in the lower lids to correct darkening. It is NOT a question of "can you" but rather one of "why would you". Botox will NEVER reduce darker pigmentation of the lid but it will relax the eyelid muscle leading to greater prominence of the fat bags... more

You most certainly can place Botox under the eyes but it is not likely that the Botox will lighten the darkness of the lower eyelid circles. You may need filler, chemical peels or laser resurfacing to achieve improvements here.