What causes dark circles under the eyes?

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-215

  Freitag, Fernanda Magagnin ^a,b   Cestari, Tania Ferreira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dark circles; Eyebags; Periorbital hyperpigmentation

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROQUINONE; MELANIN; RETINOIC ACID;

ATOPY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; ORBIT; PATHOGENESIS; PERIORBITAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION;

COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; DERMATITIS; EDEMA; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES; MALE; SKIN; SKIN AGING;

EID: 34548360552     PISSN: 14732130     EISSN: 14732165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2007.00324.x     Document Type: Review

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