Prior to telling you what I have gone through in dealing with my under eye wrinkles, I'll first talk about the origin of wrinkles. From there, I'll discuss how you can avoid them from forming, or at the very least reduce them after they've already formed. With that said, I thank my lucky stars that I have gotten such a product that really solves my problems. If you're like me and you have under eye wrinkles, eye bags, discoloration, and the like, then I hope my words will inspire you to believe that yes, there is hope. I know I've been searching for a testimonial like mine when I first noticed the wrinkles under my eyes!
If you're blessed with strong genes and live a healthy lifestyle, you can get away with looking like ten to twenty years younger than you really are. However, I wasn't so fortunate. I lived in Los Angeles, where traffic congestion, pollution, smog, and cigarette smoke exposure are normal; that, coupled with the inevitability of aging, made me look like my own mother by the time I went to my high school reunion! It was mortifying.
What are Eye Wrinkles?
The small wrinkles or lines in the skin around your eyes are known as under eye wrinkles or eye wrinkles. They are also sometimes referred to as "crow's feet" (because of their resemblance to a bird's branch-like feet) or "laugh lines" (because of their prominent presence when people laugh or squint). They typically branch out from the outer corner or below the eye. There are many factors that affect the formation of under eye wrinkles, chief among them the natural wear and tear of doing facial expressions.
In the course of finding a solution to my rapidly aging facial features that made me look and feel tired, worn down, sickly, and many years older than I really am, I found out quite a lot about the origins of these fine lines and crow's feet. Wrinkles under eye (or any wrinkle, for that matter) is a common phenomenon that's caused by free radical formation, exposure to pollution, loss of collagen, exposure to tobacco smoke, and (if you're really unfortunate), simple genetics.
Worst of all, eye makeup won't help in hiding wrinkles either. In fact, there are certain instances wherein the makeup can worsen your under eye wrinkles by virtue of irritating the skin and drying it out further.
What Causes Under Eye Wrinkles?
Rubbing your eyes, squinting, and even laughing can hasten the formation of lines under and around your eyes as well. You can also get eye bags and that sagging appearance whenever your skin becomes dry or dehydrated. Worst of all, the skin around your eye tend to be the most sensitive skin on your face, which makes it particularly vulnerable to wrinkling. Like many other people, I dreaded the appearance of these lines because they serve as a constant reminder that I've gotten older and aging is inevitable. It's a sobering experience, to say the least.
I tend to crinkle my eyes when I laugh, which eventually lead to the grandmother crow's feet and eye bags around my eyes once old age set in (yes, the amount of times you do facial expressions can affect wrinkle formation too). Collagen loss and free radical formation intrigued me, because these are issues you don't usually discuss during casual conversation. It's something you can only talk about with your dermatologist. Now, I know what you're thinking. Aging is a fact of life and I should buck up and move on.
My Quest to Turn Back Time
No matter how good you treat your body, it'll still break down and succumb to oldness eventually. I understand all that, but it's no excuse to just let yourself go. With that said, the quest to remove under eye wrinkles is never an easy one. Hydration and suppleness decreases as you age, so I tried using moisturizing products for my under eye wrinkles. There are many ways to go about wrinkles under eyes treatment, and they range from Botox shots to outright under eye lines surgery. When it comes to creams, I've tried them all. There are a variety of creams in the market that say they can reduce or totally eliminate under eye wrinkles completely. In my own personal experience, all they offered were broken promises and wasted money, sad to say.
I gained little to no success as a result, especially in light of the fact that topic creams with collagen don't work because collagen cannot permeate through the skin. Besides which, a facelift is too expensive and presents risks of disfigurement. I've come to realize that there isn't really a standard or conventional way of under eye wrinkle removal, despite the cosmetic market's claim to the contrary. Furthermore, some of the creams I used to moisturize my skin had the ironic side effect of irritating it and worsening my wrinkle-related dilemma. I later discover that there are creams that disrupt the delicate balance of natural skin oils, so they're more of a burden than a viable answer to my problems. To wit, I need a solution that I can depend on in the long term.
From Botox to the Real Under Eye Wrinkle Treatment
Botox was my next solution, but as a mother of three living in a bungalow, I can only take so many shots at a time, and only during special occasions at that (I take it every four months or less prior to a wedding or a family reunion). Sure, I felt lively and vibrant as I took those shots (looking five to ten years younger than my actual age), and no, I don't mind the "dead frozen" look jokes people make in regards to how the treatment numbs the skin.
However, the effectiveness of Botox is a bit too temporary for my tastes. Its fleeting results aren't enough of a justification for its price, in my opinion. Fortunately, there is a way to keep those lines at bay and make yourself appear ten to twenty years than you really are! It's the best treatment for wrinkles around eyes I've ever seen! When I first came upon this eye wrinkle treatment, it seemed too good to be true... Continue reading ->