What are some effective home remedies for eye bags and dark circles?

Doctor's Answer

Eye bags that are due to water retention may improve with gentle eye massage. Dark eye circles that result from venous congestion may also lighten with cooling treatments like refrigerated cucumber slices/spoons. The improvements from home remedies are usually mild and incomplete.

Eye bags can refer to many different conditions that cause bulky lower eyelid swelling, from water retention, to tarsal muscle hypertrophy and true fat herniation. These require different treatments. The first step would be to get an accurate diagnosis.

Similarly, there are various causes for dark circles, from tear trough deformities to venous congestion and pigmented under eye skin. Different treatments are needed for the various causes for best results.

Hope this helps!

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