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Laser Resurfacing for Dark Circles Under Eyes?

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dawn1975Sep 7, 2009

I heard that laser resurfacing could help dark circles under eyes. Is this true? What can you do for dark circles under the delicate eye area, without going under the knife to tighten them? They seem to tell me that only a cream might help. I just think there surely is somethig out there that I could do at this spa im at. They offer quite a bit of stuff, but they don't tell me I can do anything for it. Thanks.

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Dr. James R. Gordon, MD, FACS, FAAO
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Dr. Bhupesh Vasisht, MD
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Dr. Douglas Wu, MD
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Dr. Brent Moelleken, MD
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