What is the best way to fix my face? Is this Mylar festoons? (photo)

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I developed this condition after getting a laser peel from a local doctor. The peel was “deep” under my eyes to get rid of wrinkles. I have looked this way ever since, about 7 or 8 years. I tried hydroquinone and other creams to no avail. I’ve had determatologists unable to diagnose my condition. How can I fix it?

Jonathan Kulbersh, MD · Answer

Festoons and under eye bags can be permanently corrected with surgery or temporarily camouflaged with fillers (Restylane, Belotero, Volbella) which can also help nasolabial folds.There are great non-surgical options to fill in under eye depressions and hollowness. Using dermal fillers, a liquid eye-lift can be performed. A dermal filler such as Restylane would be placed in the cheek and tear trough to hide the depression or bag underneath your eye. 
Surgery would require a fat-repositioning lower lid blepharoplasty. In this surgical procedure, fat from the eye area is moved into the tear trough depression filling the actual depression. 
I hope this helps!

Adam Scheiner, MD · Answer

Dear Lydia,It appears that you have festoons or malar mounds in your lower eyelid/cheek region. There are swollen mounds that can wax and wane and often have a genesis in past sun exposure. They can make a person appear tired even when they feel fine inside. They are difficult to treat but I've had success using lasers to help improve this condition for patients.I'll include some links below.I hope this was helpful.

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