Bags Above Cheekbones. They are small deposits of fat and fluid that create a semi sort of line and puffiness on the cheekbones even if you have no wrinkles or bags around the eye. The medical term for skin folds and ballottable skin edema or swelling in the lower eyelids and upper cheek area is festoon or malar mound.
Rest cold tea bags on your eyes first thing in the morning to reduce swelling. Usually just red on the swollen area above the cheek bones however when I wash my face put lotion on or anything that gets close to my eyes the entire undereye area from just under the lashes to the cheekbone is red. These are one of the more difficult problems that we deal with and there isnt a perfect way to get rid of them.
You may be a candidate for malar bag treatment if you have puffy bags underneath your eyes and above your cheekbones.
Yes the redness is just under the eyes both eyes. Repeated swelling due to allergies could be the underlying problem creating loose connective tissue with poor lymphatic drainage of fluid. Conversely festoons are minimally affected when a person looks upwards. Hair above cheekbone Mini Spy.
