What is causing the dark circles under my eyes?

Dr. Bhatti, M.B.B.S.D.C.H.R.C.P.S.I

Causes:

Fatigue is the most common cause of dark circles under your eyes. Sometimes, what appear to be dark circles under your eyes may merely be shadows cast by puffy eyelids or hollows under your eyes that develop as a normal part of aging.

Some of the most common causes of under-eye circles are:

• Allergies inhalant, contact or food;
• Eczema;
• Stress, Chronic stress and anxiety can lead to sleeping disorders which in turn can lead to dark circles around the eyes;
• Fatigue;
• Pigmentation;
• Rubbing / scratching;
• Hay fever;
• Heredity;
• Sun;
• Thinning of skin and loss of fat and collagen that comes with aging;
• Malnutrition - in some cases poor nutrition;
• Drug abuse / alcoholism etc. ;

Circles under the eyes can also be a sign of malnutrition in some cases hence it is important for you to get yourself investigated and treated by your doctor.  If discoloration and swelling appear under just one eye talk to your primary care doctor or GP. Depending on what is causing the circles under your eyes, your doctor may recommend prescription creams or a combination of treatments to reduce the discolouration. He or she may refer you to a dermatologist. And if your doctors have ruled out any serious condition causing dark circles under your eyes, complementary therapies - such as Gut health & Mircobiome restoration, Nutritional therapy, Lifestyle medicine and Physiological Regulating Medicine (P.R.M) and many other therapies available in our clinic - can give excellent results.

** WE HAVE ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW AND EXCITING TREATMENT TO OUR CLINIC CALLED **PHYSIOLOGICAL REGULATING MEDICINE (P.R.M) **

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