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Dark Circles & Under-Eye Hollows
Different causes need different treatments — get the right diagnosis first.
Dark circles aren't one thing. Pigmented circles need depigmenting treatment. Vascular circles need lasers or fillers. Hollow circles need tear-trough filler or blepharoplasty. Treating the wrong type wastes time and money — we diagnose first.
What you might notice
Symptoms
- ◍Brown shadows under the eyes (pigmented)
- ◍Bluish-purple tint under eyes (vascular)
- ◍Sunken or hollow appearance (volume loss)
- ◍Looking 'tired' even when well-rested
- ◍Darker in morning or after poor sleep
What's actually happening
Common causes
- Pigmented: melanin deposition, post-inflammatory pigment, genetic
- Vascular: thin under-eye skin showing blood vessels beneath
- Hollow: volume loss in tear-trough area, age-related
- Aggravated by: poor sleep, allergies, screen fatigue, dehydration
How RenovaAura treats this
Our approach.
- 1Pinch test, wood's lamp, and stretch test to identify type
- 2Pigmented: arbutin / kojic acid / hydroquinone topicals + Q-switched laser
- 3Vascular: long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser to reduce visible vessels
- 4Hollow: tear-trough HA filler (very small volumes) or blepharoplasty
- 5Lifestyle: sleep, hydration, screen breaks, allergy control
Procedures used for this concern
What we may recommend.
Patient questions
What people usually ask.
Not with the right technique and very small volumes (0.5 ml or less). Done by an experienced injector with cannula technique, it's invisible.
Not sure where to start?
Book a private consultation. We'll examine your skin, identify the cause, and give you a written plan with realistic timelines and costs — no obligation.
