5 Signs Of Ageing Around The Eyes

Ageing around the eyes manifests as a tired look or saggy and droopy eyelids, with wrinkles being common. The periorbital area also has changes coming together giving the person an aged or tired look.

Signs Of Ageing Around The Eyes

1. Wrinkles around the outer part of the eyelid area, also known as Crow’s feet. These increase as we age due to two reasons, one is the muscular activity which increases with age and also the subcutaneous fat which decreases as age advances. The combination of increased muscle action and reducing subcutaneous fat gives the look of crow’s feet. The right solution to get rid of these wrinkles is botulinum toxin injection which may be taken twice in a year. (Image Source: ABP Live AI)

2. The second most prominent change due to ageing is the droopiness of the upper eyelids and this becomes evident as saggy upper eyelids. This laxity causes the upper eyelid to hang and cover the skin above the lash line, which also makes it difficult to apply eye makeup and in severe cases causes overhand of loud skin on the eye lashes.The right solution reverse this sign of ageing is upper blepharoplasty. (Image Source: ABP Live AI)

3. The third and very important area which draws our attention are the eye bags, in some people these are visible even in the younger age. This is mainly due to laxity of a structure called orbital septum and the fat starts falling out and shows like a bulge in the lower eyelid area. The correct approach to treat this is a lower blepharoplasty of lower eyelid surgery. This can also tighten the lower eyelid in the same session. (Image Source: ABP Live AI)

4. The fourth sign of ageing around the eyes is volume loss. Many times this can also happen if one loses a lot of weight in a short span of time. This is also a part of the normal ageing process that we tend to lose some fat as we age and it gives the look of hollowness. This can be treated with dermal fillers as well as fat grafting. (Image Source: ABP Live AI)

5. The fifth most important area to get affected as we age is the brow and it is very important not to neglect this area when we are considering treatment for the area around the eyes. A brow lift can be achieved with botulinum toxin injections and it can also be done along with a blepharoplasty surgery to give a more complete rejuvenated look of the periorbital area. (Image Source: ABP Live AI)

Inputs by: Dr. Shilpi Bhadani, Plastic, and Aesthetic surgeon, Founder SB Aesthetics, Gurugram (Image Source: Canva)