Festoons, or malar bags, are swollen, sagging areas on the upper cheek caused by age-related tissue weakening, sun damage, and fluid accumulation. Basically - puffy, watery bags under the eyes. Is this a problem for those on this site?
Does the community have any good suggestions… non-surgerical ways of addressing this fluid retention problem?
I’d never heard the term but I had started getting them a few years ago. For me personally they become more pronounced when I eat more salt than I need. They aren’t too horrible when my diet/lifestyle is on point but there’s really no wiggle room so I took the plunge recently and had a consultation for facial filler. I would just like my appearance to better match how I feel. I’m generally not very vain but my face is showing the sins of my youth and I started late in life turning things around. Thanks for bringing this up. I’m very interested to learn more.
Actually, I brought it up because I have found a non-surgery, non-filler option. Not sure if it works for everyone - but it does work for me. I have it beat.
Just curious what other’s might be doing as it seems common to older folks – like getting toenail fungus (onychomycosis). Knocked that one out with terbinafine years ago - never an issue since.
The one thing that threatens to hobble me as I advance in years is this goddamn bunion that keeps getting worse. Surgery, which has a long recovery, may be needed by next fall or winter.
Which is???
I have been using the caffeine eye solution (drops) fromThe Ordinary. I think it helps a bit, but not certain.
Agetron, what is your solution?
