Can microneedling be used on the under eye skin? My eye skin is saggy

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I recently used a Retinol Eye Serum which burned my eyes and left them saggy and a little baggy. I damaged my under eye skin basically. It’s been a month and it doesn’t seem to get any better. Can microneedling be used on the delicate under eye skin area? And if so, is it safe to do the procedure given that my saggy eye skin is due to damage rather than genetics or natural aging?

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

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Phillip Chang, MD · Answer

Hi swtner.j

Microneedling can be used for most parts of the body. Common areas include: the face, neck, arms, thighs, chest and legs. Wherever you get stretch marks, pigmentation issues, scarring, saggy skin and fine lines. To learn more about this procedure, please visit our website.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

this area does best with surgical removal OR lasers like co2 and PROFRACTIONAL or j plasma.  at home peels and in office micro needling can be used to maintain.  post photos or get formal consult.

at home peels like cosmelan, enlighten and aerify along with dermarolling (MTS roller with anteage MD ampules weekly from emeragecosmetic see eye rolling package for weekly treatment) 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 be the best long term.  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 be the best long term.  However, non invasive less downtime options such as fillers, lasers, microneedling/PRP, cosmelan peels and stem cells can all help give some improvement. I suggest. You get a formal consultation to see what is best for you and your goals.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Dmitriy Schwarzburg, MD · Answer

Microneedling is used to treat certain skin problems. In your case, that would be a usual presentation and a side effect caused by retinol. Please contact a qualified provider with extensive experience in these procedures.

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