Every day in clinic somebody asks me if I can get rid of the lines around their eyes.

These are a natural part of our smile and facial expression and we can soften them if they bother you but we don’t want to eradicate them completely.

The first step is to use a broad spectrum SPF every single day and find one that you can tolerate on both the upper and lower eyelids that doesn’t irritate your eyes.

Adding vitamin C every day makes a difference too.

You can add vitamin A (retinol) products around the eye but you start very gradually with a low strength and you always moisturise afterwards to prevent dryness and irritation.

In terms of clinic treatments, my first port of call is generally SkinPen micro needling.

I love this for building collagen and helping to reduce pigmentation and fine lines.

I use it off license on the eyelids which means I have my own personal plan for getting as close to the eyelid as I can while the overriding priority is to protect the eye itself.

Even though the eyelid skin is very thin and delicate we can still get some gentle collagen stimulation going if we use a needle depth of less than 0.25 mm.

You can also use anti-wrinkle treatment in this area but you can’t bring it in underneath the eye or you will drop the lower eyelid.

Other favourite of mine are gentle peels and laser treatment; again once you are sure that you’re protecting the eye and being as careful as possible.

I do use fillers in this area but we want to use the barest amount of a very soft runny product and never overfill as this area is prone to puffiness.

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