What causes dark circles under eyes?

Most of the dark circles under the eyes are caused by poor rest, such as lack of sleep and excessive fatigue, which makes the eyelids unable to rest and are in a state of tension and contraction, which causes the phenomenon of dark circles under the eyes. In addition, it may also be considered that the kidney qi is deficient for a long time, the body is weak, and the patient has just recovered from a serious illness. These will cause dark circles under the eyes, so you should find some appropriate methods to treat them in your daily life.

Pathological etiology

Cause

The formation of dark circles is related to the following factors:

1. Genetic constitution and physiological structure. When the skin around the eye sockets is particularly thin and the subcutaneous tissue is particularly scarce, when blood flows through the large veins here, a blue-black halo will appear very close to the surface of the skin, which is called dark circles.

2. Lack of sleep and excessive fatigue prevent the eyelids from getting rest and keep them in a tense and contracted state. The blood flow to this area increases for a long time, causing the blood vessels in the subcutaneous tissue around the eyes to become filled, which leads to congestion around the eyes and leaves a dark shadow.

3. Deficiency of kidney qi causes the eyes to lack the nourishment of essence and qi, causing black to float on the eyes, resulting in dark circles under the eyes.

4. People who have been ill for a long time or have just recovered from a serious illness are prone to pigmentation due to the weak subcutaneous tissue around the eyes. The pigmentation is easily revealed on the upper and lower eyelids, resulting in the appearance of a layer of dark circles.

5. Dark circles will gradually deepen for women with irregular menstruation, functional uterine bleeding, primary dysmenorrhea, early or late menstruation, prolonged menstruation, heavy menstrual flow, late pregnancy, and old age. Other factors include genetics, excessive use of cosmetics that causes the penetration of pigment particles, and excessive sexual intercourse, all of which can lead to the formation of dark circles.

After dark circles form, you should take symptomatic treatment, consult a doctor, find out the cause, and treat it in time; for dark circles caused by depression, you should maintain a happy spirit, reduce mental burden, live a regular life, control smoking and drinking, ensure adequate sleep, promote vigorous qi and blood, and a radiant face; strengthen eye massage, improve local blood circulation, and reduce blood stasis; for hereditary and difficult-to-treat dark circles, the focus should be on maintaining the nutritional supply of the eye skin, such as applying an oily and hydrating eye cream to make the eye skin and subcutaneous tissue full of vitality and fade dark circles.

Some people believe that after dark circles form, you can cut potato slices into slices and stick them around your eyes for about 4 to 5 minutes; or you can use gauze dipped in tea leaves and rub it around the eye circles to reduce the dark circles, but this is not recognized by the medical community. For incurable congenital dark circles, you can go to a beauty salon for special treatment.

form

There are two colors of dark circles. One is cyan dark circles, which are caused by venous blood retention in the microvessels; the other is brown dark circles, which are caused by incomplete melanin production and metabolism. The causes of the two dark circles are completely different.

Dark circles under the eyes usually occur around the age of 20 and are especially difficult to avoid for people with irregular lifestyles. This is because the blood flow in their microvessels is slow, the blood volume increases and the oxygen consumption increases, resulting in a significant increase in hypoxic hemoglobin. From the outside, the skin appears dark blue. Because there are more microvessels around the eyes, factors such as lack of sleep, eye fatigue, stress, and anemia can cause congestion and swelling of the skin around the eyes.

The cause of dark circles under the eyes is closely related to aging. Long-term sun exposure causes pigmentation to settle around the eyes, which will eventually form lingering dark circles. In addition, the slow metabolism of melanin caused by blood stasis and excessive dryness of the skin can also lead to the formation of dark circles under the eyes.