Your Guide to Under Eye Wrinkles: Why They Form, and What You Should Do About It
If you’re invested in healthy skin and want to preserve a youthful glow, you’ve likely asked yourself more than once, “Can I get rid of wrinkles under my eyes?” How about the ones at the corners? The answer lies in understanding where eye wrinkles come from and what kind of treatment might be beneficial.
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What are Eye Wrinkles?
As we age, our skin’s elasticity starts to weaken, and wrinkles appear. At the same time, the living we’ve done can start to produce creases and lines in places where we’ve used our face repetitively. Decades of squinting in the sun or laughing can create visible lines. We tend to see wrinkles under the eyes first because that skin is thin, lack of oil glands and near a concentration of blood vessels. It’s easier for wrinkles to be noticeable in these circumstances.
When Should You Start to Look for Signs?
As with so many other skincare concerns, the earlier you start to think about under-eye wrinkles, the better. Many people begin to see wrinkles under their eyes in their 20s. If you’ve taken good care of your skin and stayed out of the sun, you may reach 40 before noticing any visible lines.
It’s a good idea to do a proactive skin check several times a year to identify any new moles so simultaneously you can look out for new wrinkles. The expert team in Dallas at Spa in the City can also help you identify early signs of wrinkles if you come regularly for skincare treatments.
Can You Prevent Eye Wrinkles?
The best way to eliminate under-eye wrinkles is to prevent them as long as possible in the first place. While age and genetics have a substantial influence over whether wrinkles appear, several other lifestyle choices will put off their debut as long as possible.
Smoking, unprotected sun exposure, and physical health habits all affect your skin. Make sure to eat a balanced diet, get plenty of sleep, and stay hydrated if you want your eye wrinkles to stay away. Along with these daily habits, you should add products to your skincare regimen to target eye skin health as early as your teens.
Eye creams with retinols once you are past 25 may be a good nighttime option and medical grade eye creams from name brands like Alastin, Colorescience and SkinBetter during the day are a must. Daily use can help your under eye skin stay full and firm. Cooling gels can help reduce the appearance of fine lines, so try products like the Colorescience eye gel patches to help rejuvenate your under-eye skin at night. A robust skincare routine twice daily can be the best eye wrinkle treatment during all decades.
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Professional Treatment Options
Knowing how to get rid of eye wrinkles once they’ve appeared is a job best left to the professionals. Once you enter your 30s and beyond, preventative treatments at home might not be enough to address these wrinkles. Treatments for wrinkles around the eye are widely available and come in various forms depending on your personal needs. Meeting with a professional at Spa in the City in Dallas is an excellent way to determine which treatment option best addresses your goals.
Botox
If you have under-eye wrinkles, Botox treatments are probably on your radar. This popular treatment does a good job of reducing the appearance of fine lines by relaxing your facial muscles, and there’s virtually no downtime post-procedure.
Microneedling
Microneedling is becoming one of the most popular treatments for under-eye wrinkles. The small, virtually painless microwounds in your skin from our Genius RF Microneedling device causes your skin to enter “repair mode” of its cells. By adding radiofrequency (RF) to the microneedling, his repair process rejuvenates the area and helps grow new collagen.
Laser Treatments
Laser treatments are one of the best options if you want to reach the dermal layer of skin that sits just below the surface. The short, fast bursts of light encourage your skin to increase collagen and elastin production, thus reducing the appearance of your under-eye wrinkles and darkness. Our REDO skin resurfacing treatment is a non-ablative laser, with virtually no downtime after treatment.
Whether you want to delay the appearance of eye wrinkles or reduce the appearance of the ones you already have, the certified team at Spa in the City can help you find the best approach.