How to Remove Wrinkles Under the Eyes: Top Tips and Treatments
How to Remove Wrinkles Under the Eyes: Top Tips and Treatments
9 February 2025

Fine lines can form under the eyes, the area we tend to forget most during skincare routine, marking the initial obvious aging process. Although the lines are really fine, they change one's perception of how to look at themselves. These lines just come as age grows, and the skin stops renewing itself. 

Journeying through young skin leads to the world market for anti-wrinkle products that deal specifically with under-eye wrinkles. The worldwide market for anti-wrinkle products is likely to grow from around $10.96 billion in 2022 to nearly $21.62 billion by 2030, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9% from 2023 to 2030.

People have different means of getting rid of eye wrinkles and trying to look younger than their real age. However, Vision Concern has brought some wonderful ways of doing it.

Are you worried about the wrinkle formations under your eyes?

The areas that probably show the first signs of aging are the ones usually found around your eyes. The skin around the eyeball, which we call the periorbital hollow is thin and has blood vessels. That part is prone to develop drugs earlier than others.

It is natural to have lines under your eyes as you age. While you can not eliminate them, you can minimize them to some extent with the help of some preventive measures as well as some home remedies. 

Causes of under-eye lines and wrinkles

Lines and wrinkles in the eye area are manifestations of aging. Also, several other factors contribute to their development. Vision Concern gives you a detailed account of the major causes:

1. Thinner Skin

The eye skin is the thinnest in all parts of the body, which increases its vulnerability to damage and aging. The skin is sensitive, has fewer oil glands, and, becomes dry. These changes further increase dryness, which leads to accentuated fine lines and wrinkles.

2. Elasticity Loss

Skin proteins include elastin and collagen, which will help provide skin structure and elasticity. With age, their presence diminishes, causing sagging and creasing, mainly under the eyes. 

3. Constant facial movements

The contraction of the underlying muscles through every facial movement like squinting, smiling, and frowning will eventually leave grooves in the skin, called dynamic wrinkles. Over the years as collagen production goes down, these lines deepen.

4. Sun exposure

Ultraviolet rays from the sun are arguably one of the leading causes of photoaging. The capacity of UV rays to deactivate collagen and elastin fibers within the skin constitutes the underlying mechanism of wrinkle formation and fine lines. Gradually, as time passes when a person is exposed, cumulative ill effects may be seen in fine lines around the eyes.

5. Environmental factors

Pollution and weather also have an impact on the supposed health skin of everyone. Additional environmental aggressors would result in further heightened oxidative stress along with dehydration, hence increasing the tendency for the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles beneath the eyes.

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What are the various types of wrinkles? 

Now that we know what there is to know about the causes of wrinkles under the eyes, let's learn about the different types:

1. Active or dynamic wrinkles

These wrinkles or lines are noticed when a person activates their facial muscles. For example, you might notice them while smiling.

Typical examples of dynamic wrinkles include: 

  • Crow's feet: Lines radiating outward from the corners of the eyes, mostly seen while one smiles or squints.
  • Forehead Lines: A collection of horizontal lines visible across the forehead when the eyebrows are lifted vertically. You’ll see creases due to lifting the eyebrows.
  • Frown Lines (Worry Lines): Have you seen vertical lines stretching between the eyebrows while frowning? Yes, they are called frown lines.

2. Static Wrinkles

These appear even on a face at rest and are usually associated with aging and a lack of elasticity within the skin. Despite the observable static wrinkles, there are many examples. Some of them include:

Nasolabial Folds: People commonly call these skin creases smile lines or laugh lines.

Marionette Lines: Lines extending from the mouth to the chin.

3 Wrinkles or gravitational folds

Another form of wrinkle formation is wrinkle folds. These types of folds appear on the face when the structures are sagging due to advancing years. Such folds are created mostly in the grooves between the nose and mouth but may also develop under the eyes.

4. Surface wrinkles

The fine lines that result on the skin's surface are usually by exposure to sun damage or dehydration and aging. Topical treatments or cosmetic procedures can cure these kinds of wrinkles.

5. Deep wrinkles

The wrinkles are very deep and have a significant furrowing effect on the skin. They usually require more aggressive procedures such as fillers or surgical options.

6. Textural changes

This includes rough patches or uneven skin texture that happens due to intrinsic aging and photoaging. While many don’t like classifying them as wrinkles, they contribute to an aged appearance.

How to remove your under-eye wrinkles?

The relentlessly tricky fine lines under the eyes can be managed via several home and clinical methods. Here is a complete guide about what they are:

Home Treatments

  • Moisturization: Hydrating eye cream has been added to the routines that ensure proper moisture sealing and beautify the skin. For me, the best ingredients to look for are both hyaluronic acid and peptides. 
  • Eye Lifting Exercises: Some exercises can tone the skin surrounding the eyes, hence the perceived reduction in the visibility of wrinkles. Face yoga and facial massage are extremely helpful and why not experiment with gua sha and face rollers?
  • Gentle Exfoliation: The exfoliation will get rid of all the dead skin cells, resulting in some renewal of cells, and help the prevention of more fine lines.
  • Sunblock: Use sunscreen that has an SPF of more than 30 at all times, even at times when the sun is not shining bright. Doing so will prevent wrinkles and other skin issues.
  • Healthy Lifestyle: A balanced diet, intake of water as a liquid, and warning against smoking will do wonders for the nutrient supply to the skin. We all love adding vitamins A, C, and E into our skin regimen. Eating these vitamins-rich foods will also do miracles to your skin with your body and renew healthy cells.

Professional Treatment

  1. Botox: Injecting into some targeted areas will relax the muscles and erase the dynamic wrinkles. The results usually are expected to last for 3 to 4 months.
  2. Dermal Fillers: Fillers based on hyaluronic acid, which can be Restylane or Juvéderm, add volume under the eyes fill fine lines and immediately work for many months.
  3. Chemical peels: Through chemical peeling here, a chemical solution is applied for the removal of the exfoliated skin and the skin texture thus being exposed to reduce fine lines.
  4. Microdermabrasion: This is termed as the least invasive procedure which exfoliates using tiny microfine crystals and stripping the skin dead thus increasing blood circulation.
  5. Laser Treatments: There are laser treatments that stimulate collagen formation in the skin. 
  6. Microneedling: Micro-injuring the skin with thin needles to produce collagen and elastin guaranteeing the firmness and elasticity of the skin. The patient feels less to no pain during this process.
  7. Blepharoplasty: This eyelid surgery aims to improve the look of the eyelids by removing excessive skin, fat, and muscle tissue.
  8. Non-ablative lasers: These lasers alter the pigmentation and stimulate the collagen without doing any damage to the surface of the skin. It also treats dark circles and fine lines.
  9. Physiotherapy: Regenerative therapy rejuvenates the skin by enhancing its health and elasticity using growth factors from blood skin. 

Where is DIY for under-eye wrinkle treatment?

Grocery ingredients would probably be the miraculous kitchen remedies that can help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles.

For example, aloe vera gel significantly diminished any visible wrinkles plus increased collagen and hydration when applied to the skin (according to a 2015 studyTrusted Source). 

After 8 weeks, the egg membrane skin cream reduced wrinkle depth and protected against free radicals while stimulating increased collagen production for 20 healthy women aged between 45 and 65, as revealed in an earlier study in 2016 Trusted Source.

Here are some other popular options.

Coconut Oil

  • Benefits: Vitamin E and essential fatty acids are full in coconut oil. This particular oil is nature's moisturizer as it helps in collagen production.
  • Apply it by: Take some virgin coconut oil, preferably cold-pressed, rub a small amount in between your palms to heat it mildly, and smoothen it under your eyes. Leave it overnight for best results.

Olive Oil

  • Benefits: Very rich in vitamins E and K; moisturizes skin while protecting it from oxidative damage.
  • How to Apply: Coat a cotton pad with extra virgin olive oil and soften a little under the eyes. Leave it for about 10-15 minutes and remove. 

Cucumber

  • Benefits: Good freshener as it hydrates and soothes it preventing pop eyes. 
  • How to apply: Cut fresh cucumber and place slices on closed eyes for about 10 - 15 minutes. 

Conclusion

Always, Vision Concern's mission is to provide the latest treatment with excellent results. For years, we have made a place for ourselves in premier eye care, but few people know that we also cater to ocular aesthetics. From dermal fillers to Botox and eyebrow lifts, we have almost all forms of treatments with which you can improve your appearance.

Let us heal not only those eyes but also those fine lines underneath! Wrinkles shouldn't be allowed to define one's age, so take the first step today towards rejuvenated skin!

FAQs

1. Is stress responsible for the formation of wrinkles under the eyes?

Ans: Continuous stress produces one of the main human hormones known as cortisol, and this hormone is the destroyer of collagen, hence causing wrinkles to arise. Hence, managing one's stress properly will lead to having smooth wrinkle-free skin.

2. Which types of food can under-eye wrinkles bring to benefit?

Ans: An antioxidant- and vitamin-rich diet that includes omega-3 fatty acids such as berries, nuts, leaves, and oily fish, which can help me nourish and maintain good skin while preventing these wrinkles under the eyes.

3. Will the wrinkle under the eye fade away?

Ans: Aging cannot be reversed, but a good skin routine can help in making the fine lines and wrinkles found around the mouth and eyes less noticeable.

4. How much time does it take to notice visible results in the treatments?

Ans: For most injectable treatments, results are visible right away, but actual effects can take around seven days.

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