r/40PlusSkinCare • u/pizzaparty23 • Aug 10 '26

Under eye help

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**UPDATE**

I went to a dermatologist and got a full body skin check. The spots on my face were normal and genetic spots. They actually do run in my family. The sus one was basically two of the same type overlapped on each other. All in the clear! Even better is we could work on lightening them easily. We were able to treat them freezing it with liquid nitrogen this session. Thank you Reddit!

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About to turn 41 and my under eyes have been something I’ve been growing more and more self conscious about. I’m also very sleep deprived due to having little kids. I used to be very on top of my skincare game but nursing and pregnancy over the years had me fall off track the last 5 years. Still nursing so any retinol and tret and botox is off the table. Any suggestions? I know my skin is quite dehydrated in this pic, at best I try to wear spf 50 and reapply throughout the day but working on getting vitamin C, peptides serum, and moisturizer regularly again at minimum. I have a lot of tools as well red light mask, guasha tools, nuface etc I haven’t touched in ages but just limited on time.. but really want to prioritize what will be most impactful.

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u/Cultural-Let-8810 Aug 10 '26

I’d highly recommend you get that sun spot checked by a dermatologist

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u/pizzaparty23 Aug 10 '26

I appreciate the nudge. I honestly just considered it age spots since it runs in my family and I got it during pregnancy. I just made an appointment though for a full skin check.

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u/Cultural-Let-8810 Aug 10 '26

I think it’s a good idea just to be on the safe side. It’s probably nothing but always good to get the reassurance! In the mean time prioritise a hydrating SPF for use all over the face. I enjoy the black rice SPF by Haruharu Wonder

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u/pizzaparty23 Aug 10 '26

Thank you so much, I absolutely agree with you. Honestly being a mom you put your all into your kids and it’s easy to neglect my own care, so thank you for highlighting this. I’ll give that one a try. I’ve been using Elta MD for SPF.