Suggest Treatment For Dark Circles Under Eyes

Posted on Fri, 20 May 2016

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Fri, 20 May 2016 Answered on

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Question : I have developed dark circle under my eye as well as on my eyelid. Being in the IT industry, i have to work on my laptop regularly sometimes at a stretch for more that 12 hours. How do i reduce this dark circle?

Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Couple of options

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I am Dr Mittal.
I have read your message.
I think I can help you.
You have the following options.
1. take frequent breaks.
2. use screen guard
3. massage your eyes at least every 2 hours.
4. take adequate sleep.
As for medicines
1. a combination of lactocalamine and aloe Vera gel 4 hourly.
2. vitamin e supplements once daily
I have tried to make it as simple as possible. I hope that the information contained in this message will be able to help you find the best solution for your problem. Best of luck. Dr Mittal

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