What’s the best non invasive procedure to tighten the skin around eye and tear through without losing volume? (Photo)

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.

Best,
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

The eye area needs significant combinations to get improvement. Lasers like erbium, co2, halo, profractional/contour, or Fraxel can all be used to build collagen long term. Plasma pen is a newer less invasive option but will take many treatments and require proper skincare. Plasma Pen is focused electrical plasma energy to tighten skin, producing small columns of energy just above the skin, allowing the skin to tighten to help improve wrinkles. This area will have 3-5 days of small “dots” that will then scab and peel, then the skin will tighter and brighter after. Numerous treatments are needed over lasers where only one or two give a bigger result, but more downtime. After plasma pen you NEED peels 2 weeks like later Cosmelan, enlighten or aerify, see emeragecosmetics (link). At home derma rolling should be started weekly even after plasma pen or lasers to further increase collagen, see emeragecosmetics AERIFY x anteagemd stem cell ampules. To properly heal you need light Stim red LED, EmerageSkin refit face, refit eye; AnteageMD serum, silagen silicone gel, jan Marini bioshield, EmerageSkin enzymatic polish, and EmerageSkin hyla b and AOX, and Sente dermal repair. Otherwise there is EXTREME risk of pigmentation issues and “dots” in the treatment area. at home peels like cosmelan, enlighten and aerify along with dermarolling (AERIFY emerageskin roller with Anteage MD ampules) should be started now regardless for antiaging, sun damage, and wrinkle prevention. 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 eyelid blepharoplasty with or without fat pad repositioning (if doing lower eyelid surgery) 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, lasers, microneedling/PRP, cosmelan peels, 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. I suggest you get a formal consultation to see what is best for you and your goals. Best, Dr. Emer.

Since volume deficit is the issue, it is reasonable that fillers designated for the under eye region would be the logical choice. Since filler treatment under the eyes is an advanced injection technique, be sure to consult a board certified cosmetic dermatologist and make sure to ask to see his/her personal before and after photos before agreeing to proceed. Best of luck.

We are seeing excellent results using Opus Plasma in the delicate areas around the eyes to address "crepey" skin, for a more "snatched" look! Skin elasticity is caused by the breakdown of collagen and elastin, two proteins within the skin responsible for giving it its firmness and elasticity. Aging, overexposure to the sun (photodamage) and genetics all play a role in contributing toward skin laxity as we age.

Opus Plasma skin tightening, or plasma skin resurfacing (formerly known as J. Plasma), is a nonsurgical cosmetic procedure that uses plasma to tighten skin and combat the skin laxity caused by aging and photo-damage. Plasma skin tightening uses radio frequency (RF) energy to ionize, or convert, gas into plasma. When the plasma comes in contact with your epidermis (the outer layer of skin), it generates heat and removes oxygen from the surface of your skin without ablating, or vaporizing, the epidermis. This generated heat also breaks down the collagen in the dermis, the layer of skin beneath the epidermis, and triggers fibroplasia, your body’s wound-healing response. During fibroplasia, fibroblast activity is increased, which produces new collagen around the treated eyes!

We've seen success using this both below/next to the eyes, as well as the eyelid area.

Great question! If you feel that your under eye is hollow or sunken in, under eye filler could be a good option for you. To help strengthen the skin under the eyes and reduce fine lines, RF microneedling can help boost collagen production and tighten the skin. Hope that helps!

Hi there,

Have a consult for plasma pen that will definitely help tighten things up for you!
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