Please help rid me of this dark ring under one eye? (Photos)

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I absolutely hate the dark ring under my eye. No makeup or creams fix this. I edit every picture and wear sunglasses in pics as much as possible. I have already had a quad blepharoplasty (Transconjunctival) with fat transfer (8mos ago), restylane injections, and Botox. It looked great when I was healing from the surgery and puffy, however it came right back again. Any advice about how to treat this permanently would be great.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

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Jason Emer, MD · Answer

At home peels like cosmelan, enlighten and aerify along with dermarolling (MTS roller with anteage MD ampules) should be started now. 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 (Belotero, Juvederm Volbella​), lasers (Moxi/Halo/Fraxel/CO2​), Renuvion (J-Plasma), microneedling/PRP, stem cells and microneedling RF like Fractora PiXel8 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. A surgical option to remove skin and/or fat might be the best solution long-term. I suggest you get a formal consultation to see what is best for you and your goals. Best, Dr. Emer.

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