PUFFY, Eye bags :(
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free skin care · Sun Oct 31, 2010 4:11 am

Ive tried EVERYTHING on the market to reduce these eye bags...fillers..nope...creams..nope...the only hope is maybe facial excersises or SURGERY Sad

can anyone PLEASE help me on reducing or getting rid without surgery...i started drinking more carrot juice .....?

thanks

Sun Oct 31, 2010 5:49 am

try greentea, teabags after they have been used

free skin care · Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:25 am

tasha92337 wrote:

Ive tried EVERYTHING on the market to reduce these eye bags...fillers..nope...creams..nope...the only hope is maybe facial excersises or SURGERY Sad

can anyone PLEASE help me on reducing or getting rid without surgery...i started drinking more carrot juice .....?

thanks

Have you tried Easy Eye Solutions?

Drinking lots of water first thing in the morning helps a lot.

free skin care · Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:25 pm

Hi tasha,
I have bad eye bags, I'm going to go for a consultation for surgery as I think its the only thing thats going to help me and because I've found it so upsetting.
Lots of people on here, have had success with easy eye solutions, unfortunately it didn't work for me, but its worth a try.
One little tip someone posted on here was to limit fluid intake at night and drink more in the morning, I actually think this does help a bit.

free skin care · Sun Oct 31, 2010 1:21 pm

Puffy eyes is usually a sign of lymph fluid build up under the eyes. You can do massage (e.g., see the Tanaka massage on EDS) and/or exercises to help drain the fluid. But the real solution is to try to eliminate the cause of the fluid build up. Usually, that means one or more health factors are causing your lymph fluid to accumulate under your eyes. So try to get more sleep, drink more water, exercise more, or otherwise work on whatever are your weakest links. Honestly, eating a really clean diet will help a lot...but eating a really clean diet means more like eating mostly fruit, vegetables, etc. and preferably raw. I stopped getting lymph fluid build up in my face when I went high raw eating mostly fruits and veggies...not that you have to go that far, but rather I just want to communicate that more drastic changes are usually necessary (e.g., just adding carrot juice or a few fruits and veggies is not a big enough change, but of course, with any dramatic change you want to work up to it slowly). Just my experience. HTH Smile

free skin care · Sun Oct 31, 2010 3:22 pm

I'm not a big water drinker and when I needed to replace my soft drinks with something healthy (and low fat !!), I started making my own green tea iced tea. I buy the Tazos green tea (Zen); it is the same one that Starbucks uses to make their green tea. I sweeten it with Truvia. I also drink white tea iced tea.

I started drinking the green and white tea because i was dieting and needed to drink lots, but the benefit to my skin was really noticeable. It helped reduce the puffiness I get mid-month and during my period. My skin also looked better. They are a natural anti-oxidant, so I think that can help with anything. Just keep in mind that green and white tea contains caffeine. I was told that for the caffeine to be removed, it isn't as healthy ... but I make sure I don't drink it near bedtime.

The other natural cleanse I drink is just lemon and water. I do sweeten it with a bit of Truvia as well, but it also helps my skin and body feel better.

To be honest, while there are many things that can help depending on how bad the bags under your eyes are, surgery may be the only way to truly get rid of your bags. When I met with my surgeon about eye lift surgery, I asked him if I could do something to get rid of them. He said that with the eyes, you can only do so much because a lot of it is genetics.

free skin care · Sun Oct 31, 2010 3:29 pm

Thanks everyone!

When i went for my fillers the surgeon was VERY nice and honest. He told me that yes, I have a bit of fat under my eyes and suggest i dont go surgery because im young and he also said i have really nice dewy skin and hate to mess with it.

I dont know what to do.because i hate them!!!

badly and i want them reduced or gone Smile

I have tried the eye solution...didnt work for me so i KNOW its a genetic thing.

lymphs? i have started recently dong massages so hopefully that will help.

i have read that someone got fillers in there CHEEKS to help reduce eye bags as an alternate to surgery...has anyone done this before?

free skin care · Sun Oct 31, 2010 4:42 pm

I can't speak to the fillers for cheeks, but just an opinion of trying something different to alleviate what is really bothering you. I find I am never happy when I do that. If I really want something, but make do with something different, I am never happy with it in the end.

If it is something that is really bothering you, than maybe it is better to have it done now. I'm not saying that you shouldn't follow your surgeon's recommendations, but I also believe in being happy with your looks. I know it can be a fine line. A close girlfriend of mine has always hated her nose. When she went for her consult, the surgeon told her that he could operate on it, but with her type of nose, there was a significant risk that her nose would turn upwards ... He showed her what it could mean - let's just say she looked like a pig!! Needless to say she didn't proceed with the operation. If your surgeon is saying that you should wait because your skin is great now, but that is the only reason ... then maybe you could still proceed. If he is saying, don't do it now because you won't be happy with the results ... that is a different thing.

Hope this makes sense !!

free skin care · Sun Oct 31, 2010 4:44 pm

tasha, I had eyelid puffiness problem for a few years. It took a long time and there are a few things that contributed to the problem. Stress from my parents, drinking too much coffee at times, allergies, and having low vitamin & iron, which I was not aware of at the time.

I even started getting dark circles and I looked stressed. I got Cellcosmet eye contour gel XT and it really calm down my puffy eyelids and it didn't hurt as much.

I hope sharing with you the problem I had and what I did will help you.

free skin care · Sun Oct 31, 2010 6:56 pm

Skincare wrote:

tasha, I had eyelid puffiness problem for a few years. It took a long time and there are a few things that contributed to the problem. Stress from my parents, drinking too much coffee at times, allergies, and having low vitamin & iron, which I was not aware of at the time.

I even started getting dark circles and I looked stressed. I got Cellcosmet eye contour gel XT and it really calm down my puffy eyelids and it didn't hurt as much.

I hope sharing with you the problem I had and what I did will help you.

i have tried so many creams..that im scared to buy anything new...but i might give it a try.

i do believe i STERSS alot and i dont drink coffee or soda at all or smoke....i have slight dark circles too..

i have heard about allergies....i actually ran into a lady who does bioset or biomeridan..something like that and she want to do evaluation and see what im low in...vitamins, iron , etc and basically KILL my allergies on what ever is making my puffy eye bags...
i was thinking about doing a consultation with her....she is very experienced..

free skin care · Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:53 pm

Just get a blood test done, that would be enough.

free skin care · Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:44 pm

Thanks for the info!

I will look into getting a BLOOD TEST...I never had one done before and its worth a shot...I have done some research and been recommended to to go see a Chiropractic internistn to get a food allergy panel....is that the same as a blood teest?

free skin care · Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:14 am

tasha92337 wrote:

Thanks for the info!

I will look into getting a BLOOD TEST...I never had one done before and its worth a shot...I have done some research and been recommended to to go see a Chiropractic internistn to get a food allergy panel....is that the same as a blood teest?

Really?
you have never had any blood tests ever?
I'm always surprized when people say that as you could have some health issues that you could prevent in the future if you know about them now.
Not saying you have anything, but just that it is good to go to a regular doctor ever few years for a test of everything.

I fainted earlier this year and had to do a ton of blood tests for that.
they did not find anything-exept I had low sodium....

For puffy eyes which i always get in the morning I find light eye gel with caffeine or green tea in it work best.

I have Bioderma sensibio eye cream, had Vichy eye stick (really good, will rebuy when i have less eye creams),

I was also told putting cold spoons on your eyes can help with puffiness...

free skin care · Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:35 am

Ottawa Shopper, I used to do that also, but I was annoyed and knew it was not right to have skin swelling. It was a change of lifestyle that cured my problem. I had too many toxic people in my life and even though I was not aware of it, slowly it wore me down over the years. I also think that where I used to live, the way that the air travelled, it was carrying toxins from manufacturing area 8 miles ahead and I must of been allergic to it. When I moved, my allergies almost disappeared.

I agree, blood test once in awhile is good and you can change your diet based on the test result.

Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:50 am

Have you tried StriVectin eye concentrate? I do some work with them and have been using their products for over a month and it definitely helps to de-puff eyes.

If you are interested, they are running a giveaway till January that when you become a StriVectin VIP you could win a free sample. This way you get to check out a product and don't have to commit!

free skin care · Wed Nov 03, 2010 3:29 pm

Hi Tasha - puffy eyes is a sign that something internal doesn't work properly .For me is the digestion that is messed up .I am trying now a very clean diet with lots of vegetables and fruit juices and it seems that helps . No cream n the world will correct it so try to do some investigations Maybe you an start with a juice fast for a couple of days and see if it makes a difference Smile

hugs from an other person with the same big problem Smile

free skin care · Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:11 pm

Thanks everyone for your help

I decided to go for a muscle test which cost $600 bucks Sad

but its worth it. plus im more for natural alternatives than pills .

i just recently started drinking liquid black walnut

Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:13 pm

Wow, $600! I hope the results are worth it, would definitely be interested in hearing about it

Tue Sep 04, 2018 1:50 am

It is very much necessary to get through some home remedies for under eye puffinessthat can easily take care of your puffy eyes, thus providing you relief.

Tue Sep 04, 2018 1:51 am

Get 8 hours of sleep

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