Hooded eyes getting worse with age - anyone found anything that helps?

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I've always had hooded eyes but now I'm 44 they are getting more hooded and generally smaller looking in my face.

Without surgery has anyone on here ever had any success improving their puffy/smaller/hooded eyes during this phase of life?

I'm trying to take a leaf out of Pamela Anderson's book and accept myself fully as I change, but I'm finding the changed appearance of my eyes quite difficult to come to terms with as it makes such an impact on my whole face and overall appearance.

There are tiny, plastic, elliptical things that some Sth East Asian woman use to give the appearance of wider eyes. I saw someone on a similar thread recommend them.

My mum lives abroad, but similar healthcare to the NHS. She had hers corrected on the equivalent of the NHS as they could potentially cause visual issues. She had minimal recovery time and looked 10yrs younger.

Have you spoken to your GP about it or are you totally against blepharoplasty?

I'm definitely not wanting any type of surgery. I was just wondering if anything else helps a bit.

I actually tried those Korean stickers a few years ago when my eyes weren't as puffy as they are now and they looked freaky and quite scary actually! I don't want to drastically alter my whole face, just improve them if I can.

This seems like a good alternative to surgery.
https://www.skinsensegpclinic.com/treatment/non-surgical-blepharoplasty#:~:text=The%20Plexr%20eye%2Dlift%20produces,expression%20lines%20around%20the%20eyes.

Botox

I've had Botox on my forehead / brow already @Farellyo for a number of years. You can't have Botox in your eyelids though.

I'd recommend speaking to your botox injector. I have hooded eyes and because botox moves everything down slightly, hooded eyes can become more apparent. My practitioner does minimal in my forehead on my initial appointment, I also have some in my brow tail bone. Then at my review she tops it up.
I also can't bear it, cowslick makes a fringe hard work but I would be open to surgery if it became worse.

You can have it to reduce the effect of hooded eyes though, albeit just for mild to mid ones. It's the only botox I've had but it's made a notable difference- only trouble is have to keep up with it as am so pleased with the result!

Nira precision laser ...

I have the same issue.
I use the little tapes from Amazon but they're a bit fiddly so I then to save them for a night out.
Re the Botox, is this making things worse? I've noticed friends that have it in their mid forehead often have a hooded look as it drops the brow sometimes making things look a bit heavy, even though it's fairly subtle..
I think you can use Botox for an eyebrow lift if injected at the ends of the brows but this might make the forehead wrinkles worse!
I've avoided it for this reason as I don't think there's a good outcome either way if you've got hooded eyes unfortunately (hopefully someone will prove me wrong though!)

Erica taylor on Instagram or tiktok has make up suggestions. Lots of other tik tok people offer specific hooded eyes suggestions.

I have a heated eye massager which is making a big difference to my hooded eyes. You put it on for 20 minutes a day and it’s so relaxing and bonus that it lifts my eyes if I am consistent with it for a few days.
I have this one:

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https://amzn.eu/d/aqxrN51

I’m not being funny but she’s already said she’s not keen on surgery. Also even if she was, the GP would be no help as it would 100% be considered private treatment.
No way would it be done the NHS unless your vision was significantly impaired.

There are lots of make up tutorials for hooded eyes. I never had hooded eyes until my early 40’s where they definitely do seem hooded now. Surgery would correct it but like you OP, it’s not something I would consider. I’ve also tried those sticky tape things but they don’t really work as the excess skin folds over else where making it look worse.

I hear your OP it’s really annoying but the make up tutorials are good

Thanks @DaisyYellowGold I've never seen such masks before. I didn't think about heat - I would have instinctively assumed cooling would work better but the reviews do seem generally good.

Yes that's what happened to me with those stickers. Fiddly as fuck to apply and then just created a weird looking fold further up!

Thanks I'll have a look at tutorials too x

If it bothers you any longer surgery is probably your only option, but I would avoid it if possible.