I have horizontal lines across both of my cheeks. They fluctuate a bit in severity. They don't connect with my tear trough lines and instead start a couple centimeters below them. I've seen online that these may be malar bags, but I'm 18 and apparently it is not common for younger people to have them. What could be the cause and solution for these?
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It is natural to have some degree of asymmetry of the eyes in every person. This is sometimes due to differences in the bony skeleton, the soft tissue, or the eyelid and eyebrow positions. It is best to have an in-office examination to evaluate what exactly is causing the asymmetry to determine ...
We allow patients to shower the day after eyelid surgery. I do tell them not to let the stream of water hit them directly in the surgical area. Just be careful drying the area and to be more delicate then normal.
There are many things you can do to treat under eye bags, but a combination approach with nonsurgical treatments would give the most improvement: fillers (Belotero, Juvederm Volbella), lasers (Fraxel/CO2), Renuvion (J-Plasma), microneedling/PRP, Cosmelan peels and stem cells. A surgical option...
