Skin tightening under eyes - what are my options? (photo)

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I had my entire face of filler dissolved a few months ago (6 syringes of Amphadase- a lot!) due to botched tear trough filler. It left me incredibly depleted looking. I can only assume Hylauronidase damage, as I had dents in my face (cheekbones down to the bone). My face was horrifying. I then got more filler directly on the bone due to not knowing what else to do. I am now left with loose skin under my eyes where the filler was. What do I do at this point about the loose skin under my eyes?

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Morpheus 8 is a non-invasive skin and soft tissue tightening treatment that is consistently amazing in our patients. We use the Morpheus to exact fractional induced RF into the skin or tissue in order to tighten collagen and stimulate contraction of the tissue. For acne scars, it is quite useful to build collagen in patients who have atrophic scars but is not very productive for ice-pick scars which require TCA Cross. For tissue tightening, Morpheus is ideal for the face and neck and we often combine it with CO2 laser or Ultherapy to further enhance results. Chemical peels and skin resurfacing should be done at least 5 to 7 days after, but can be performed earlier, depending on treatment severity. Avoid exfoliating skin treatments before Morpheus and expect a period of 2-4 weeks for skin contraction to set in.

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Dr. Karamanoukian 
Realself100 Surgeon

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

You can consider Morpheus8 treatments to help improve the look of skin under the eyes.  This nonsurgical treatment combines microneedling with RF technology to improve overall skin tone and texture.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

Here are types of cosmetic treatments that can help in tightening the skin under the eyes.

Chemical Peels – it can effectively get rid of shallow wrinkles through skin resurfacing.
Hyaluronic acid-based fillers – it can plump up the hollows under your eyes.
Botox – it can relax the muscles and smoothen out wrinkles above and beside your eyes.
Lower Eyelid Surgery – heavy puffiness, sagging and sever wrinkles, the best way to deal with them is surgery. Blepharoplasty or lower eyelid surgery involves removing sagging skin and excess fat to tighten and smoothen the skin under your eyes.
Lasers – laser resurfacing is the commonly used treatment similar to a chemical peel, stimulating new collagen growth.

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