Treatment for horizontal line under the eyes?

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A: Lower blepharoplasty with pinch for horizontal lines under eyes

By William Portuese, MD - Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

The horizontal wrinkles underneath the eyelids can be addressed through a pinch technique on the lower blepharoplasty. This is usually done in conjunction at the same time as the fat removal from the lower lids. The incision for the lower lids is made after a lash line and is nearly invisible within a month... more

A: Treatment for Deep Horizontal Lines Under the Eyes

By Christopher L. Hess, MD - Fairfax Plastic Surgeon

The deep line that you're describing sounds to me like your lid/cheek junction. This occurs at the lower orbital rim. It is accentuated by pseudoherniation of fat in the lower lids (bags) and descent of the cheek fat. Smiling will make it worse. Fixes can be temporary such as with... more

A: Deep line under the eyes

By Tanveer Janjua, MD - Bedminster Facial Plastic Surgeon

It seems that you are noticing either 'tear trough' line or festoons of the lower eyelids. Either case you have the option of either getting a filler to fill up the groove or injecting a small amount of Botox to relax the hyperactive lower eyelid muscle causing the line. Surgical options will work well by... more

A: Muscle contraction or arcus deformity can cause horizontal line under eyes

By Brooke R. Seckel, MD - Boston Plastic Surgeon

Many people with active orbicularis oculi muscles have an exagerated line beneath the eyelid when smiling--Botox can help but not eliminate this line.If you simply have a skin crease accentuated by aging, fractional laser resurfacing may help.Many people have a deep depression beneath the lower eyelid which... more

A: Where is the line?

By Robin T.W. Yuan, MD - Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Is the line a contour problem or a crease in the actual skin? Irish skin, due to its fairness, can exhibit premature aging with wrinkling and thinning. If the line is cause by loss of elasticity, a peel of sorts, chemical or laser, might be just what the doctor ordered.

A: Treatment for horizontal line under the eyes?

By Peter A. Aldea, MD - Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Hi Billabonggirl777, As we age and our cheeks begin descending, the lower margin of the eye socket is exposed along a line called the tear trough or the nasojugal line. The choices involve either lifting the cheek surgically and covering the area as it was in your youth or putting a filler just over the bone... more