Puffiness Under the Eyes

Puffiness under the eyes is characterized by thin skin due to decreased (epidermal) skin cell growth and decreased collagen formation.  In addition, there is an accumulation of fluid in the epidermis and dermis, and finally bulging of the fat pads.  Restorative Eye Firming Therapy is administered by a physician, nurse, esthetician, or other trained profession and is designed to decrease puffy eyes, improve skin tone, and decrease the appearance of fine lines under the eye and crow’s feet.  Our enzyme complex peel, reparative eye gel and rejuvenating facial firming mask work together to remove dead skin cells, induce enzymatic activity in the epidermis, and infuse hydrating molecules into the skin, instantly reducing the appearance of puffiness, fine lines and crow’s feet around the eye.     It is important to use the specific product and appropriate sequence for the Restorative Eye Firming Therapy in order to increase the penetration of each product and achieve the maximum benefit.  This is important because each product is pH adjusted.  This enhances the penetration and effectiveness of each product in the protocol.  Using an alternative product with an inappropriate pH could decrease or even eliminate the benefits of the therapy.

This 30 minute therapy is outlined and can be used as a standalone eye therapy or in addition to other facial services

 1.  It is important to make sure all makeup is removed before beginning the eye firming protocol.  Our Makeup Removerfor face and eyes is designed for the removal of any residual makeup and other skin impurities.  Remember to remove makeup before bed and discard old makeup.

2.  Rejuvenating Cleanser with “glypoic complex” (which is a combination of glypure-L and alpha lipoic acid in a facial cleanser) is designed to remove dead skin cells, bacteria, and oil to prepare the skin for the restorative eye firming therapy protocol.  Cleansers are designed to prepare the skin for treatments, therapies, and products and should be adjusted based on an individual’s skin type.

3.  The neutralizer is applied to prep the skin creating a uniform layer of hydration around the eyes and adjusts the pH of the skin enhancing the effectiveness of the enzyme complex peel.

 4.  A short contact enzyme complex peel avoiding the upper eyelid skin is applied for 2-3 minutes (which can be increased 1 minute with each treatment not to exceed 7 minutes) and then removed.  The enzyme complex peel is a unique combination of proteases and lipases (enzymes) versus the single enzyme products on the market.  It is designed to restore normal skin growth, exfoliate dead skin cells, and replenish epidermal enzymes.

 

5.  After removing the enzyme complex, apply a small amount of the reparative eye gel.  This product, also, contains the trademarked “glypoic complex” and is the only eye product in the market place which contains glypure-L and alpha lipoic acid in a single product.  Do not apply to the upper eyelid skin and avoid stretching or pulling the skin around the eye.  This is designed to restore the normal skin pH, improve skin cell growth, restore normal skin exfoliation, and increase collagen synthesis.  This improves skin texture, firms and tightens the skin, improves skin color, and reduces the appearance of fine line and wrinkles.

 

6.  The rejuvenating facial firming mask with soluble collagen and glycoproteins penetrate the skin improving skin firmness and tone.  It can be use on the upper and lower eyelid skin.

7.  The rejuvenating protein moisturizer can be applied to the upper and lower eyelid skin.  It is enriched with glycoproteins.  Glycoproteins are the skins natural moisturizing molecules which improve skin tone and moisture content.  In addition, the facial moisturizer SPF 35 with transparent zinc oxide can be used if one is going to be in the sun.

Particularly the day of the therapy, drink water, decrease salt and alcohol intake, avoid cigarette smoking, and sleep with head elevated and face up.  Look at maintaining overall health with weight control, balanced diet, and physical fitness on a daily basis.

Additional measures can be introduced to prevent and maintain treatment results.  It centers on one’s home skincare care maintenance program and using other Rx Systempf custom, combination therapies and treatments.  We want you to look and feel your everyday fabulous with our new eye therapies.

Aging Around the Eyes

Aging around the eyes is a slow but relentless process.  Patients interpret these changes as making them look “old” or “tired.”  It is no surprise that elimination of dark circles, fine lines, and puffiness around the eyes is one of the most commonly sought after aesthetic goals.  Many myths suggests easy solutions for aging around the eye. Here are just a few...

- Cucumbers decrease puffy eyes.  This is true only if they are cold since they are 90% water and contain no known active ingredients.

- Cleansing removes waste products from the skin allowing the skin to repair itself for the next day.  This is not true. Skin cells cannot tell time and assuming you look in the mirror at bedtime you will not look much different in the morning unless you used one of our new eye therapies or products the day before.

- Preparation H eliminates puffy eyes.  No clinical evidence to suggest hemorrhoid cream under the eyes decreases swelling and there are ingredients in preparation H that might irritate the skin around the eye area and cause a dermatitis.  If you think your hemorrhoids are the cause of your puffy eyes use the preparation H where the sun does not shine and at least one of your problems will improve.

Aging of skin around the eye includes dark circles, puffy eyes, fine lines, and crow’s feet.  Many factors cause these changes.  The most important include sun damage, cigarette smoking, and unhealthy lifestyle which include lack of sleep, significant alcohol ingestion, and poor diet.  It should be clear that for many patients the cause will be multifactorial.   Decreasing the appearance of bags under the eyes and dark circles requires elimination of as many precipitating factors as possible, in addition, to treatments, therapies, and products that can prevent and correct these problems.

The popularity of botox and filler materials suggests that many patients are interested in pursuing nonsurgical options to treat the aging facial skin and eye area.   Our unique, scientifically advanced products used together and in the appropriate  order will eliminate bags under the eyes, dark circles, fine lines, and crow’s feet.  These new protocols can be used as a standalone, non-invasive, eye therapy.  In addition, they can be used in preparation for or for follow-up care to improve the results with intense pulse light treatments called IPLs, laser treatments, resurfacing treatments, surgical intervention, and botox and filler material treatments.

Puffiness under the eyes is characterized by swelling under the eye along with fine horizontal lines.  Dark Circles are round uniform circles under the eyes (sometimes dark circles are confused with shadows cast by puffy eyes or hollows under the eyes).  It is important to remember that age related changes to the upper face present earlier than age-associated changes to the lower face.  I have one of the largest botox and filler practices in the country.  I am beginning to see younger and younger patients who want to treat and prevent the aging process in the eye area. These changes begin in the early to mid 30’s and persists throughout life.  The majority of the aging process in the eye area is related to genetics, sun damage, cigarette smoking, and lifestyle, that is, thinning skin along with rough skin texture due to a decrease in skin cell growth and exfoliation and volume loss secondary to a decrease in collagen production.

Restorative Eye Firming Therapy is designed to decrease puffy eyes, improve skin tone, and decrease the appearance of fine lines under the eye and crow’s feet.  Dark Circle Eye Therapy is designed specifically to address dark circles, rough skin texture, fine lines under the eye, and crow’s feet.  The name Rx Systemspf defines the value in a skin care system to address specific skin care problems.  It is important to use the specific product and appropriate sequence for the Restorative Eye Firming Therapy and the Dark Circle Eye Therapy in order to increase the penetration of each product and achieve the maximum benefit.  This is important because each product is pH adjusted. This enhances the penetration and effectiveness of each product in the protocol.  Using an alternative product with an inappropriate pH could decrease or even eliminate the benefits of the therapy.

Clients will notice instant results.  On the average normal skin exfoliation creates a new layer of skin every 30 days.  To take advantage of the normal skin cell growth cycle, initial eye therapies are recommended at 2-4 week intervals until the benefit plateaus.  At that point, results can be maintained with treatments at 1-3 month intervals.

Many clients suffer from both bags under the eyes and dark circles.  The initial eye therapy should address the primary problem and I then alternate the eye therapies at 2 week intervals.  You may have the client who thinks their puffy eyes and dark circles are equally disgusting.  At that point I let them pick the initial eye therapy and if all else fails I flip a coin.

Additional measures can be introduced to prevent and maintain treatment results. It centers on one’s home skincare care maintenance program and using other Rx Systempf custom, combination therapies and treatments.  We want our patients to look and feel their everyday fabulous with our new eye therapies.