Delicacy zone. How should I take care of the skin around the eyes?

 Wrinkles around the eyes often become the first signs of aging. How to delay their appearance?

Our expert - a doctor - dermatologist-cosmetologist, Ph.D. Anna Karpova.

Why wrinkles?

The skin around the eyes ages faster than in other areas of the face. It's all about the abundance of facial muscles in this area that constantly work, because any of our emotions are reflected in the movement of facial expressions. In addition, facial musculature has an interesting feature: these muscles are attached to the bones of the skull with only one end, and the second is tightly woven into the skin.Therefore, unlike, for example, biceps facial muscles can not be pumped, and if so, they quickly lose elasticity.The second reason for the appearance of wrinkles under the eyes is that the skin in this area is very thin, it is naturally lacking collagen and elastin, so with age it deforms, it quickly forms mimic creases.The third cause of age-related changes is photoaging. To protect the skin under the eyes from the harmful effects of ultraviolet light, some dark glasses are not enough, you need a cream with sunscreen properties. Without such cosmetics, the skin darkens, pigment spots appear on it, which also visually age.

Home remedies

To begin to look after a skin around of eyes it is necessary already in 27-30 years. At this age wrinkles are not yet visible and competent care will delay their appearance. But to cope with already formed wrinkles only with the help of home remedies is almost impossible.To preserve the youthfulness of the skin around the eyes, be sure to use a day cream designed specifically for this area. For summer, cosmetics with sun protection properties are suitable, and for winter it is better to choose a cream with nutrients that will protect the delicate skin from moisture loss. In the role of such defenders can act creams, enriched with collagen, elastin, vitamins A and E.Cope with edema under the eyes and prevent their appearance will help lymphatic drainage massage. With light tapping movements of the pads of the fingers, massage the problem area for three to five minutes in the direction from the nose to the temple. This simple procedure will save you from excess fluid, which stretch the skin and form bags under the eyes.Massage can be done with the help of an ice cube - under the influence of cold, the circulation of blood is accelerated, which means that an excess liquid is discharged. For the preparation of a massage cube, both ordinary water and herbal medicinal herbs like chamomile and calendula are suitable.A good effect is given by home masks based on green tea, cucumber and aloe.

We go to the salon

As a rule, injections of botulinum toxin are used as a prophylactic against eye wrinkles.This substance relaxes mimic muscles and does not allow creases to appear on the skin.The effect of injections persists for six to eight months, then the procedure can be repeated.Often patients of cosmetologists are afraid that when the effect of botulinum toxin is over, the age changes will be more noticeable than before injections. These fears are completely groundless and are connected only with the fact that as long as the effect of the drug persists, a person has time to get used to his appearance, and then, when botulinum toxin ceases to work, the facial muscles begin to contract again, causing wrinkles, the existence of which the patient has already forget. At the same time, without injections, wrinkles would be deeper, because during half a year, while botulinum toxin was acting, the skin was not deformed.Caution, fillers. Why "injections of beauty" are very dangerousThe second tool of cosmetologists, which helps fight wrinkles under the eyes, is mesotherapy. These are subcutaneous injections of collagen, elastin, hyaluronic acid, rejuvenating cocktails. This procedure allows you to saturate the skin around the eyes with nutrients, the lack of which is felt with age. Mesotherapy is completely safe, the only side effect that can arise is a small hematoma in the area of ​​injections. The fact that the skin around the eyes is permeated with blood vessels and capillaries, so even a very experienced doctor can not always guarantee the absence of a bruise.Another salon procedure for eye care is microcurrent therapy. At the expense of weak electrical impulses blood circulation improves, edemas disappear, and dark circles become less appreciable.