Reducing Puffy Eyes
Puffy eyes are very stubborn banes to great skin. Those puffing bags are actually excess fluids retained under the eyes. Fluid retention can be attributed to one of many factors, including menstruation, diseases, or genes themselves.
Contrary to popular belief, lack of sleep has not been scientifically proven to perpetuate tired-looking eyes. The problem, in fact, may not be so much as the length of sleep as the position in slumber one takes. Lying flat or horizontally encourages fluid to amass under the eyes, causing puffiness, and the veins there to dilate. Dark circles then emerge.
Out in the market nowadays are assorted eye creams and topical solutions, with varying degrees of effectiveness. Packed with plant extracts, amino acids, and other moisturizers, the non-sticky L’Occitane Olive Express Eye Treatment, made in part with olive water, is a quick fix for puffy skin beneath the eyes. It is made in part with olive water for defense against free radicals.
If that doesn’t work, good movement, as in simple breathing and brief cardiovascular exercises, can stabilize the lymph flow in question. One may also choose to cut back on the salt and sodium, prime agents for swollen eyes.
But if the puffy eyes are associated with age, treatments could be as radical as fat herniation, dermal filling (Restylane, Hylaform) and other similar surgical measures.
Harold Farber is a dermatologist with a practice in Pennsylvania. Harold Farber is board certified. Read reviews of Dr Harold Farber at Healthy Grades.
