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Treating Under Eye Darkness

5. Non-medicinal – Get more excess itching or rubbing of the skin.
sleep, sleep on pillows to elevate Get a reasonable amount of sleep every
your head, cold compresses to night, at least seven hours. Find ways
help decrease inflammation and to manage and minimize your stress.
constrict blood vessels, makeup Cut down on alcohol consumption.
concealer to camouflage dark Quit smoking and using tobacco
coloring. Facials may also help promote (smoking speeds up the aging process
blood flow to the under eye area. which contributes to dark circles).
Prevention Take Away Points
By Siperstein Dermatology Group Protecting your skin with sunscreen from If you’re interested in managing dark circles, the first
Overview the harmful sun rays will prevent darker step is to talk to your dermatologist to diagnose what’s
Aging, genetics, pigmentation while keeping the skin barrier actually causing the issue. And, remember, it may be due to
fatigue and more can all healthy and less prone to thinning skin a combination of factors, like hyperpigmentation coupled
cause dark circles under from sun damage. We recommend treating with anatomy and lifestyle factors (dehydration and sleep
your eyes. But they usually allergies that cause itchy eyes to avoid deprivation, as we mentioned earlier, for example).
aren’t a sign of a medical
problem. While they
aren’t typically a cause Aging, genetics, allergies, lack Little Black Dress Initiative from page 1
for concern, they may be of sleep and dehydration can
cosmetically unappealing. all cause dark circles under raising awareness and funds to support initiatives that bring
Dark circles under your eyes. change to underserved communities. Choosing to wear only
your eyes mean the area one black dress or outfit for five consecutive days allowed
of skin below your eyes looks darkened. This area may participants to reflect on the impact of poverty and the lack
appear as shades of blue, purple, or brown depending on of choice people who live in poverty experience on a daily
your natural skin color. Dark circles under your eyes may basis. League members will raise money via their personal
make you look tired or older than you are. There are many social media channels.
different treatments for dark circles, but the first step is About The Junior League Of Boca Raton (JLBR)
to identify the cause. Throughout the year, JLBR members will contribute more
Causes than 35,000 volunteer hours and provide more than $250,000
It’s important to distinguish the different dark circles: to support our mission of training volunteers, developing the
puffy eyes caused by loss of volume, or your basic anatomy potential of women and improving the South Florida community
(both of which can be hereditary) from under eye wrinkles through impact areas: child welfare and community support.
or dark circles caused by hyperpigmentation in the area. To learn more about the JLBR, please contact the JLBR office
Common causes of dark circles include: at (561) 620-2553 or visit www.JLBR.org. Connect with us
• Thin, translucent skin – blood vessels cause a purple on facebook.com/JuniorLeagueBocaRaton, or twitter.com/
discoloration that look like dark circles JLBocaRaton. Connect hashtags for the initiative are #JLBR
• Increased pigmentation (melanin) or #JLBRimpact, #LBDIJLBR. Hilary Cohen, Meghan Miller, Alex Welsh
• More common in people with darker skin types
• Contact or atopic dermatitis causing increased
pigmentation – common in people with allergies who
frequently rub their eyes.
• Shadowing
• Anatomic shape of the orbit (hollowness or deep
set eyes)
• Loss of fatty tissue in the eyelid or around the eye
(aging process causing a shadow under the eye)
• Bulging fat and muscle loss (aging process causing
a shadow under the eye)
Who Gets Dark Circles?
The elderly (but they are also a common complaint in
adolescents), people of non-white ethnic background, and
people with a genetic predisposition to dark circles under the
eyes. Dark circles may be more noticeable at times due to fatigue
or lack of sleep, dehydration, and excessive alcohol or drug use. Katie Pronyck, Gwen Feliciano, Hilary
Treatment Meghan Shea, Jayme Smollar, Amy Hanson Karol Elera, Alana St. John Cohen, Victoria Matthews
1. Topical creams – Bleaching creams, such as
hydroquinone, can also help lighten the appearance of
dark circles. Sensitive retinol, such as Siperstein Retinol
Plus Eye Cream, may improve dark circles caused by
hyperpigmentation (ingredients: Retinol, Vitamin K, and
Arnica).
2. Laser therapy – Lasers such as laser resurfacing for
skin laxity and skin wrinkles causing dark circles.
3. Injectables – Hyaluronic acid fillers will help under
eye darkness that is a result of aging or genetics by adding Upscale Resale
volume to fill the hollowness of the dark circles. Fillers
also help with under eye dark circles caused by blood Experience The Difference
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4. Surgery – lower eyelid blepharoplasty may improve
the area if the dark circles are caused by shadowing from
excess skin.
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