Will IPL Work to Treat my Eye Circles? (photo)

I'm a 32 year old male who has had these circles all my life. I am fit, eat healthy foods, exercise regularly, take no medications, do not smoke, and get plenty of sleep a night. Over the past few years I have tried through the process of elimination to figure out how to make my circles go away, but nothing has helped. I have tried many different eye creams, vitamins, masks, all of which did not help. I am unsure if Restalyne will cure this as it looks more capillary in nature. Will IPL help?

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Dark circles under eyes

Based on your photos, I would recommend that you see an board certified oculoplastic surgeon for an evaluation and to discuss possible treatments.

Sam Naficy, MD

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Dark circles under the eyes do respond to treatment

Dark circles under the eyes are due to a combination of factors, brown pigment (often hereditary ), excess red capillaries, visible blue/purple veins,bulging fat pads,or a "tear trough " indentation at the orbital rim or shadowing from either of the last 2 conditions. Each of these causes may have a different treatment. From looking at your photos, it appears that your primary problem is bulging fat pads, which requires surgical correction. There is also some redness which would respond to... more

Combining Belotero With A Little Radiesse Works Well For Tear Troughs, Hollows and Dark Circles Under the Eyes

Tear troughs, hollows, and dark circles are common problems of the lower lids. It has become standard practice to treat this region with lighter weight fillers, like Juvederm or Restylane, to lift, straighten, and contour this region. In my experience, IPL, lasers, and other energy-based devices have shown themselves to be more marketing hype than science--yielding subtle at best results. The mere fact that seemingly every day another new light or radiofrequency device appears on the... more

No - IPL does not work for your eyelid concerns

We all have about 4 tablespoons of fat behind our eyes. When you have allergies or autoimmune disease like thyroid eye disease, this fat can prolapse forward and cause swelling that pulls even more fluid and redness. You need to be seen by an eye MD who has fellowship training in eyelids. Medical therapy may be helpful to get your eyelids looking and feeling better.