Do Receding Cheekbones Make Eyes Appear Puffy?

Though small cheekbones can make the bags in the eyes look bigger, the usual cause in someone as young as you are has nothing to do with aging. Allergies with puffy lids can be seen in 10 year old children and only go away with surgery or total avoidance of the allergen.

As we age, our entire face changes.  Not only does the fat in our face change and drop, but also there are decreases in bone mass as well.  Puffiness under the eyes is largely due to herniation of fat under the eyes, along with changes in the skin and connective tissue.  However, as the fat and and bone of cheeks decreases also, it may actually make the puffy eyes look more pronounced.  There are several ways to correct undereye puffiness.  In some cases, by... more

The eyeball sits in a bone walled socket & is cushioned by surrounding fat. This prevents the eyeball from sustaining damage by striking the bone side walls. The lower eyelid has a 3 layer construction: 1-the outermost layer consists of skin & eye closing muscle 2-the middle layer consists of cartilage, eyelid lowering muscle & a thin membrane that extends between the cartilage & the outer lower bone edge of the eye socket 3-the innermost layer consists of the... more