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Hooded eye lids

37 replies

jellybe · 01/02/2025 09:01

Any advice on what to do about hooded eye lids? Just turned 40 and suddenly feel like my eyes are drooping.

What creams/ treatments work best for sorting this?

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FatAgain · 01/02/2025 09:04
  1. Cut down carbs and sugar
  2. Botox between the 11s

Both those have really improved mine

dontforgetme · 01/02/2025 09:05

Oh yes op, I will be following with interest.

I'm 34 and really noticed a difference in the past year. Both my nan and my mothers are quite prominent so I'm screwed Grin

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jellybe · 01/02/2025 09:06

Thank you! Will definitely cut down the carbs and sugar. Not sure about the Botox (it scares me a bit)

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jellybe · 01/02/2025 09:09

dontforgetme · 01/02/2025 09:05

Oh yes op, I will be following with interest.

I'm 34 and really noticed a difference in the past year. Both my nan and my mothers are quite prominent so I'm screwed Grin

Seriously it's like I woke up the day after turning 40 and my eyes had just decided over night to rebel! Luckily I wear glasses so can hid behind them a bit.

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Moonlightstars · 01/02/2025 09:10

I am 50 and my mum is 82 we both have this . Mum used to talk about getting surgery when she was my age. She recently told me she is very glad she never did I just learned to accept it. So many bits of our body start fucking up but if you try to fix one you up trying fixing the other ones.
I do think you can make iess hooded with decent makeup not that I have bothered!

cramptramp · 01/02/2025 09:12

I don't think there is anything you can do once they have dropped. You can however make your eyes look more 'open' by clever use of eye make up. There are videos on instagram and YouTube that explain how to do this and it really works.

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jellybe · 01/02/2025 09:14

Moonlightstars · 01/02/2025 09:10

I am 50 and my mum is 82 we both have this . Mum used to talk about getting surgery when she was my age. She recently told me she is very glad she never did I just learned to accept it. So many bits of our body start fucking up but if you try to fix one you up trying fixing the other ones.
I do think you can make iess hooded with decent makeup not that I have bothered!

Maybe I need to learn to do decent make up 🤔 I've always been very low key with all that stuff so really don't know were to start 😂

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happinessischocolate · 01/02/2025 09:18

Don't worry about it.

It's easy to get obsessed and overthink it but if you look at everyone you meet during a day, I guarantee the vast majority will have hooded eyes.

It's normal.

Floradon · 01/02/2025 09:22

Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) is the only thing that’s guaranteed to work. It removes the excess skin that makes the eyelid hooded.

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jellybe · 01/02/2025 09:27

happinessischocolate · 01/02/2025 09:18

Don't worry about it.

It's easy to get obsessed and overthink it but if you look at everyone you meet during a day, I guarantee the vast majority will have hooded eyes.

It's normal.

That is so true. I've just suddenly found myself very hung up on it. 🥴

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jellybe · 01/02/2025 09:28

Floradon · 01/02/2025 09:22

Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) is the only thing that’s guaranteed to work. It removes the excess skin that makes the eyelid hooded.

In that case I really need to learn to accept it as the thought of surgery anywhere near my eyes is a big no! Makes me feel a bit queasy just to think about it.

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Phase2 · 01/02/2025 09:36

Floradon · 01/02/2025 09:22

Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) is the only thing that’s guaranteed to work. It removes the excess skin that makes the eyelid hooded.

I had this last year after ten years of thinking about it and trying make up and stuff. It's made a difference and I feel less tired looking.

Moonlightstars · 01/02/2025 09:37

jellybe · 01/02/2025 09:28

In that case I really need to learn to accept it as the thought of surgery anywhere near my eyes is a big no! Makes me feel a bit queasy just to think about it.

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Yes don't go down the surgery route. It's endless then it will be your jowls, wrinkles, saggy boobs...
Life is too short to worry about such bullshit. We're getting older embrace it!

Chuchoter · 01/02/2025 09:37

Tape

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jellybe · 01/02/2025 09:41

Chuchoter · 01/02/2025 09:37

Tape

Oh interesting might have to look into this.

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BrassyPalm · 01/02/2025 09:43

In the early stages (up to early/mid 50’s or so, depending on your genetics and skin quality) Botox will help lift the brow and create a small lift in the eyelid area, which stretches out the skin a little, utilising the ‘excess’. Press you fingers to the skin above your eyebrows and lift up a little - that’s what the Botox can help do.

After this you either accept it or have an upper bleph. At that point nothing else will help. If you go down the surgery route keep in mind that your skin will continue to age, particularly coming in to peri and active menopause, and I personally wouldn’t do anything too early. It only gets worse and I don’t think you should ever consider surgery at the first signs.

Cutting sugar, possibly carbs, and reducing alcohol will improve the overall quality of your skin. Don’t do fillers. Devils own product that is.

If you do look at surgery stick to an ophthalmologist not a general plastic surgeon. They only work with eyes and have the numbers under their belt. Some people obviously dislike the idea of surgery but I had mine at 48 and it made such a difference. Absolutely love it.

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jellybe · 01/02/2025 09:44

@Moonlightstars yes! Trying to do this as I always thought I would be good at embracing aging as I've not ever been overly concerned about how I look. But hitting 40 has thrown me a bit of a curve ball.

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Suffernsocotash · 01/02/2025 09:55

Chuchoter · 01/02/2025 09:37

Tape

I wish that people who demonstrated make-up products actually had the issue they were pretending they could fix. She looked the same before and after.
I’ve tried these on my actually hooded eyes and they were not only pretty ineffective, but also very visible, particularly if you tried to apply any make-up as well.

skyfirechesnut · 01/02/2025 10:31

Has anyone tried the PDO threads?

RitaFromTheRanch · 01/02/2025 10:57

The sticky tapes DO NOT work! Don't waste your money. Surgery or Botox (if you don't mind being a bit spock like) are the only solutions.

gatheryerosebuds · 01/02/2025 11:01

BrassyPalm · 01/02/2025 09:43

In the early stages (up to early/mid 50’s or so, depending on your genetics and skin quality) Botox will help lift the brow and create a small lift in the eyelid area, which stretches out the skin a little, utilising the ‘excess’. Press you fingers to the skin above your eyebrows and lift up a little - that’s what the Botox can help do.

After this you either accept it or have an upper bleph. At that point nothing else will help. If you go down the surgery route keep in mind that your skin will continue to age, particularly coming in to peri and active menopause, and I personally wouldn’t do anything too early. It only gets worse and I don’t think you should ever consider surgery at the first signs.

Cutting sugar, possibly carbs, and reducing alcohol will improve the overall quality of your skin. Don’t do fillers. Devils own product that is.

If you do look at surgery stick to an ophthalmologist not a general plastic surgeon. They only work with eyes and have the numbers under their belt. Some people obviously dislike the idea of surgery but I had mine at 48 and it made such a difference. Absolutely love it.

If you don’t mind me asking…did you have local or general anaesthetic? How long did the procedure take?

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jellybe · 01/02/2025 11:08

RitaFromTheRanch · 01/02/2025 10:57

The sticky tapes DO NOT work! Don't waste your money. Surgery or Botox (if you don't mind being a bit spock like) are the only solutions.

Guess I need to get used to it then as don't think I could have surgery, it freaks me out too much.

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Bodenne · 01/02/2025 11:09

Well, my husband (58) has an operation two days ago for the very same problem. He looks like he’s been beaten up.

Bodenne · 01/02/2025 11:10

He had his operation at 4 o’clock, had under eye bag removal as well, and was home by 10 that night. He’s just had a shower today and has got tapes and stuff on his eyes, he is watching telly though and moving around normally so it’s not that bad. Stitches out next Thursday.

BrassyPalm · 01/02/2025 11:41

@gatheryerosebuds
I was awake, I had local and it was over and done with fairly quickly. I had laser eye correction several years ago so I was semi prepared for it but it’s still rather unsettling. The bruising and swelling and what not settled down quite quickly, I was happy to be out and about within a few days and I was on a date 10 days after with no obvious signs that something had been done - apart from having eye lids like I had 10 years previously that is.

edited to add - sorry I forgot about the duration. I can’t remember exactly but I think it was under an hour? Time felt slow while it was being done but the whole process really didn’t take that long. I had to sit in the waiting room for a short while after wards, to make sure I didn’t have any after effects from the local, and then I was able to get a cab home.

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