Which treatment would be best to remove my dark circles? (Photo)

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I am an African American with very dark circles under my eyes. In addition to the dark circles I also have a scar directly under the dark circle on my right side. I was looking into laser removal with the PicoSure laser, but not sure what’s best given my darker complexion and the risk of scarring and additional hyperpigmentation. What would you suggest?

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

darkness improves with peels at home. at home peels like cosmelan, enlighten and aerify along with dermarolling (MTS roller with anteage MD ampules) should be started now. eye rolling would be good for you. given your dark skin, lasers wont be good choice for you. fillers can help.

There are many things you can do to treat under eye hollows and dark circles. A surgical option to remove skin and/or fat will such as lower eyelid blepharoplasty with or without fat pad repositioning will be the best long term.  There are many things you can do to treat under eye hollows and dark circles without surgery.  Non invasive less downtime options such as fillers, lasers, microneedling/PRP, cosmelan peels, and microneedling RF like Fractora or morpheus can all help give some improvement. Accutite can often be used or stronger lasers like erbium or co2 spot treatment can tighten the skin and give very quick improvement in wrinkles and texture.  I suggest you get a formal consultation to see what is best for you and your goals.  Best, Dr. Emer.

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