EYELIDS
Eyelid Inflammation pathologies are very frequent. When they affect only the skin, they manifest as dermatitis and may have an allergic cause (cosmetics and food), be caused by irritation (sunlight and UV lamps), have a hormonal (seborrhea) or autoimmune cause (lupus, psoriasis). When inflammation also affects the lid margin, it is called blepharitis. In this case, there is often a chronic dysfunction of the eyelid sebaceous glands responsible for bacterial proliferation and alteration of the tear film. Patients may complain of redness of the eyelids and eyes, itching, burning, feeling of a foreign body and tearing. Symptoms improve through daily eyelid hygiene associated with specific therapies.
EYEBAGS AND DARK CIRCLES
In some cases the normal appearance of the area around the eyes may change causing unsightly problems. The most common alterations are dark circles and eyebags. Dark circles occur with a change of color of the periocular skin that tends to assume a darker shade. They occur in patients with thinner skin and little subcutaneous tissue with more superficial subcutaneous veins. Conditions such as dehydration, loss of sleep or intercurrent illnesses that can make dark circles more noticeable. In some susceptible individuals, chronic and progressive pigmentation of the skin around the eyes, may occur. Eyebags manifest as swelling of the lower eyelids caused by the accumulation of fluids and tissues in the eyelid thickness. They may occur in acute and intermittent water retention problems or chronic prolapse of orbital underlying fat tissue.
