How do I get rid of eye bags?

Lower eyelid bags are caused by protrusion of fat against the lower eyelid skin and laxity of the lower eyelid supporting structures. Lower blepahroplasty is required to remove eye bags. Ignore the common internet recommendations such as cucumber slices, tea bags, and preparation H--they don't work. External... more

The only truly effective, long-lasting way to remove eyelid "bags" is surgery. Your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon will help you decide on the BEST approach to achieving your goals (skin removal along with fat excision or repositioning, scar placement inside or outside lid, etc.). Every patient is... more

Infraorbital dark circles giving you the tired look can be caused by a shadow effect from either lower lid fullness ("bags") and/or skin laxity.  Increased skin pigmentation can also cause the dark circles, in which topical agents such as hydroquinone and retinoic acid can be used to lighten the... more

Proper lower eyelid surgery can remove the lower eyelid bags. Most often the lower eyelid puffiness is caused by a false hernia called pseudoherniation of the lower eyelid fat. Removing too much of this tissue during a lower eyelid surgery called a blepharoplasty can create a hollowed look. However, removing... more

In the past, the only option for getting rid of eyelid bags was lower blepharoplasty. However, as our understanding of causes for lower eyelid fullness has increase, options of treatment have expanded. There are three main causes for lower eyelid bags: 1. Orbit fat bulging behind the eyelid skin. 2. Descent of... more

You can remove the bags under your eyes through a lower eyelid blepharoplasty through incisions under or inside your eyes. Skin can also be removed. This is the traditional method of doing this and improving the lower eyelid area. You can also fill in the volume deficiency with fillers or some other... more

Hi!Injecting small amounts of Restylane DEEPLY under the bags helps to create this smooth plane. In our plastic surgery practice in New York City, we do a lot of this.Fat injections can achieve a similar result and last much longer.Well-performed eyelid surgery is the gold standard.  The fat in the bags... more

If you have lower eyelid fat bags that bulge significantly out and create a tired look, surgery might be your best bet depending on a careful analysis of your eyelid anatomy and laxity. The fat can be conservatively removed, it can be shrunk with a cautery device, or it can be transposed down to fill in a tear... more

There are many causes for eye bags.  Several things are often occurring at once.  Over time, the orbital septum weakens, and fat bulges against this septum.  This is seen as a bulge below the eyes.  It is usually treated by fat repositioning, and sometimes by slight reduction of the fat,... more

Lower Eyelid Fat Pads or "Bags" A very common aging change in the lower eyelids is the development of 'bags,' which are in most cases due to an outward bulging of the fat pads behind the lower lids. These 'bags' of fat can be improved by conservative removal through an invisible incision on the... more