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What Causes A Dent Around The Eye?

My mom fell. Knocked her head against a bench. She said she went down hard.Bled because she s on blood thinners. Got stitches. Now she s complaining that around her eye it s dented. I say it s an orbital fracture. Also,This was in April of this year. When we went away to Florida in May she said she went into the bathroom and saw all red. She didn t say anything about this seeing red. Until a couple of weeks a go. She also feels like somethings in the eye on the side where she fell. I told her she needs to see an ophthalmologist. What are your thoughts.
Mon, 21 Nov 2016
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Ayurveda Specialist,  's  Response

This is all because of Thinning skin
The skin under the eyes is thin and delicate to begin with. the fat pad under the eyes becomes thinner, causing blood vessels to become noticeable. This gives the appearance dent and redness of dark circles. Sun damage can make it worse because it weakens skin.
I recommend below are some solutions.

1Apply plain cool teabags over closed eyes. Don’t use herbal teabags, because most aren't as effective.

2 Apply cool cucumber slices over closed eyes for 15 minutes.

3 Be careful not to consume too much dietary salt. Start by learning about sources of sodium in the diet.

4 Apply vitamin K cream. Although studies haven't looked at the use of topical vitamin K for dark circles under the eyes, preliminary studies have found that vitamin K may help with bruising.

5. Vitamin C helps to strengthen blood vessel walls. Quiz: Are you getting enough vitamin C?

6. The dietary supplements grape seed extract and pycnogenol contain antioxidant pigments that may help to strengthen blood vessels. They should be used under medical supervision by people on "blood-thinning" drugs such as Coumadin (warfarin) and aspirin.
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What Causes A Dent Around The Eye?

This is all because of Thinning skin The skin under the eyes is thin and delicate to begin with. the fat pad under the eyes becomes thinner, causing blood vessels to become noticeable. This gives the appearance dent and redness of dark circles. Sun damage can make it worse because it weakens skin. I recommend below are some solutions. 1Apply plain cool teabags over closed eyes. Don’t use herbal teabags, because most aren t as effective. 2 Apply cool cucumber slices over closed eyes for 15 minutes. 3 Be careful not to consume too much dietary salt. Start by learning about sources of sodium in the diet. 4 Apply vitamin K cream. Although studies haven t looked at the use of topical vitamin K for dark circles under the eyes, preliminary studies have found that vitamin K may help with bruising. 5. Vitamin C helps to strengthen blood vessel walls. Quiz: Are you getting enough vitamin C? 6. The dietary supplements grape seed extract and pycnogenol contain antioxidant pigments that may help to strengthen blood vessels. They should be used under medical supervision by people on blood-thinning drugs such as Coumadin (warfarin) and aspirin.