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Is There a Way to Get Rid of Eye Bags Permanently?

asked 3 years ago by shadi in Los Angeles
Latest answer by Mike Majmundar, MD
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Tags: eye bags

I'm 30 years old and have had lower eye bags for as long as I can remember. The bags are present all the time even when I smile/squint. In the mornings when I wake up they look just horrible. But like I said I always have them.

I've had Restylane injections before, but they didn't last long and alleviated this condition a little bit. Please help me and tell me what to do. I'm really sick and tired of them. Thank you!

2 answers to Is There a Way to Get Rid of Eye Bags Permanently?

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Permanent solution for eye bags

Dear Shadi, Lower eyelid bags that occur in younger individuals such as yourself is almost always genetic though infrequently fat protrusion as a result of weakening of the orbital septum (the structure that holds the fat back around the eye) can also occur. The fat around the eye has nothing to do with weight gain or weight loss. The fact that Restylane helped you temporarily suggests that a permanent correction is possible. Tightening the skin with lasers, peels, or other forms of... more
Mike Majmundar, MD

Atlanta Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Dear Shadi, Fat that normally rests around the eye is contained behind a wall called the orbital septum. As one ages, this wall can weaken and the fat can bulge forward . Having lower eye bags at your age is usually an inherited trait, not from aging. Some people are born with more fat than others and this can lead to more prominent bags as well. The simplest procedure to essentially have permanent correction of this is to remove some of the fat from the lower lids. A more technically... more
Leslie H. Stevens, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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