Are these festoons or malar bags under my eyes? How should I go by correcting this problem? (Photo)

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I had a laser procedure to get rid of some redness under my eyes done about 2 weeks ago and I had these bags beforehand, but they werent very noticeable, now they are. Not sure what I should do or what kind of Dr I should consult with to fix this. I don't want to do surgery at all, is fillers an option and how effective will it be?? Thanks!

Misbah Khan MD, FAAD, FACMS · Answer

this looks more like swelling after laser procedure under the eyes. u can check with your doctor as to what the appropriate care would be post-laser. Festoons are hard to correct esp if they are located so far below the eyelid margin. I have done local excision in older patients which helps but its not the same for younger patients

Nima Shemirani, MD · Answer

Hi @KraigC. Malar bags can be difficult to treat. A non-surgical option would be Morpheus 8. Morpheus8 is a non-surgical treatment for full body skin resurfacing, skin tightening, and fat reduction of stubborn areas. It uses minimally invasive fractional radiofrequency energy (RF) to penetrate the skin deeper than other microneedling devices, triggering the skin’s natural healing response to promote skin 
tightening and lifting.

Best of luck,

Dr. Nima!

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBA · Answer

If you get the small areas of your cheek prior to laser treatment and the other little bit more pronounced I would wait. The swelling and irritation of the tissue from the laser should subside over the next several weeks. Correction of festoons especially as low as yours is difficult.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD · Answer

Malar festoons very hard to treat. Plus the non invasive laser therapy only increased the edema. Try warm tea soaks, Vit K, Compression of area, diuretics....

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

It looks like you have malar edema more than anything else. Because of your procedure, the increased swelling exacerbate the  malar edema. Often this improves as the swelling subsides.

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