For me, I didn’t notice hooded eyes until they were already here. They crept up on me gradually, the kind of change I didn’t expect nor see day to day, until suddenly you do.
At first, it felt like my makeup was off. The eyeliner ticks I’d worn for years didn’t sit the same, and my eyeshadow seemed to disappear into my lids. No matter what tricks I tried, my eyes just didn’t look as open.
As I progressed through my 30s, it became increasingly noticeable. My eyes looked heavier. Tired. Older. Different to how I remembered them.
It wasn’t my imagination – and that’s when I realised that it wasn’t the make-up, it was ageing. What I noticed were hooded eyes. Something I thought you could only be born with.
Hooded eyes occur when the upper eyelid begins to fold over the natural crease, reducing visible lid space.
For many people, it’s always been part of their natural eye shape, but as I’ve learned as I’ve gotten older, it also occurs for many of us with age. This happens when collagen production slows, and skin begins to lose its elasticity.
The eyelid area, one of the most delicate areas, begins to droop slightly, creating a heavier, more closed appearance.
The more I looked into it, the more it made sense. Living in a hot climate like the Cayman Islands does mean we age faster. Ageing doesn’t just affect the skin on the surface; it affects the underlying structures of the face, causing hooded eyes to develop and worsen due to:
And you don’t just have to worry about one of those things mentioned on the list, because they appear as a combination and often all at once, which is why hooded eyes feel so impossible to fix, especially as it’s an area of skin that’s so delicate.
My first dreaded thought was surgery. But it felt too dramatic, and I had heard of horror stories. However, I didn’t know that other medical-led solutions addressed the problem without surgery. Instead of focusing only on the eyelid, the best way to treat a hooded eye is to address not only the aesthetics but also the underlying causes that affect collagen, structure, and quality.
Luckily for people like me with hooded eyes due to ageing, several treatments exist, with many working best when used in combination. Here they are:
Skin tightening treatments like SkinTyte in Cayman stimulate collagen deep within the skin, helping firm and tighten the eyelid area over time to reduce the heavy, folded appearance. Another pro of the treatment is that it doesn’t involve any downtime.
It’s no big surprise that volume loss as we age contributes to hooded eyes. Carefully positioning dermal fillers in areas like the temples or brows creates a subtle lift that opens up the eyes and results in a more youthful shape.
One area to focus on is the skin’s hydration and elasticity to help it behave more as it used to, becoming smoother, firmer, and more resilient again. Treatments like Profhilo are highly concentrated, injectable hyaluronic skin boosters and are likely the best for hooded eyes, as they’re designed to treat skin laxity, deeply hydrate, and boost collagen production.
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Ageing affects many layers, so if you’re looking to improve hooded eyes, it means you’ll have to address more than just the surface. I saw the best results when my treatment plan combined treatments that tightened the skin, restored volume, and improved overall quality.
Every journey begins with a full-face assessment. Book in for a free one with Aventis to learn which treatment approach will be the best non-surgical solution for hooded eyes.
1. What causes hooded eyes?
Aventis explains that hooded eyes can become more noticeable with age as collagen declines, skin loses firmness, and the brow and surrounding area gradually lose support.
2. How does Aventis treat hooded eyes without surgery?
We recommend a combination approach using treatments such as SkinTyte for tightening, dermal fillers for structural support, and Profhilo to improve skin quality and hydration.
3. How long do results last?
We view hooded-eye treatment as a tailored plan rather than a one-off fix. How long the results last will depend on the treatment mix, the client’s skin and ageing pattern.
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Find Aventis at Caribbean Plaza, 878 West Bay Rd, George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-1205.
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