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Best Eye Creams of 2019: Top Anti-Aging Eye Creams For Dark Circle & Under Eye Wrinkles
You can be sure about it — You can achieve the look of a 20-year-old even when you're 40 with the help of the best eye cream that complements your skin.
Don't be so surprised!
The best eye cream for wrinkles has been tried and tested to work sufficiently powerful enough to make you see visible improvements in your wrinkled eye skin.
It does take a little bit of faith, you know but, since faith will never be enough, this article will walk you through everything you need to know about eye creams.
Do Eye Creams Diminish Under Eye Wrinkles Effectively?
Yes, eye creams help complete your strategy for preventing and correcting wrinkles as well as other visible signs of skin aging that appear around your eye area.
The best products for under eye bags, even the best eye cream for dark circles and wrinkles, will function in the following ways to benefit your aging skin:
- Brighten skin around your eyes with skin lightening ingredients
- Improve blood and oxygen circulation around your eyes to help clear the area of leaked fluids which, in turn, relieves skin darkening
- Improve skin repair mechanisms and cut recovery time from damage
- Enhance collagen production to speed up skin regeneration and turnover
- Strengthen skin fibers[1] and tighten skin to make it better able to resist damaging factors to prevent future aging
- Protect your skin from damaging factors, including free radicals
Eye Creams – Before And After (Surprising Results)
User reviews indicate that well-formulated eye creams, indeed, can show visible improvements around the delicate eye skin comparing before and after results.
Other than occasional reports of allergic reactions, there are no other reported side effects from using high-quality eye creams.
Products from unknown manufactures and sub-standard brands, however, have caused more severe side effects that include skin burns and swelling.
Even third-party reviewers agree that making the right decision about which eye cream to use makes a world of difference on the benefits that you can derive.
Essential Ingredients To Look For In Best Eye Creams For Fine Lines And Wrinkles
What to use for wrinkles around eyes?
The most useful eye products will not just smooth out your wrinkles but deliver multiple benefits that will dramatically boost the health and appearance of your eye skin.
Here are the top ingredients that the best eye creams are formulated with:
- Vitamin K – commonly added to products also as Phytonadione[2], this ingredient delivers multiple benefits for your eye skin. First, it works to correct skin pigmentation which effectively lightens and brightens your eye area. Second, it strengthens your otherwise fragile and damage-prone eye skin. As such, your skin becomes better protected from damaging factors.
- Anti-inflammatory ingredients – there are plenty of ingredients that can help deliver an anti-inflammatory function to calm chronically irritated skin as well as relieve skin redness and swelling. The most effective ingredients for this function include rice bran and soybean protein, arnica montana[3], and chamomile extract.
- Antioxidants – these protective and skin revitalizing ingredients are derived from natural sources that includes essential oils, as well as fruit and plant extracts.
- Skin moisturizers and hydrators – two of the most effective ingredients that also happen to be widely used in skincare products are squalane and hyaluronic acid. Both ingredients help keep your skin protected from drying out using slightly different mechanisms. Squalane is added to eye creams to deliver a moisture boost. On the other hand, hyaluronic acid draws in moisture from the surroundings to make your skin plumper and appear dewier.
- Skin lightening ingredients – vitamin K is one example. Others include Vitamin A which inhibits melanin production and kojic acid which lightens your skin.
How To Choose The Best Eye Cream For Wrinkles? (Experts Guide)
So you think you now know how to correct under eye wrinkles?
It's not as easy as you think, most especially when you realize there are so many products with very different formulations that you can choose from.
In fact, the best eye cream for wrinkles may not be an ideal eye cream for dark circles.
Listed below are several tips that you can use on how to correct under eye wrinkles using an eye cream:
- Start by re-evaluating your skin type – Just because you've always had oily skin, that does not mean that your skin still remains to be on the oilier side. Keep in mind that aging skin usually shows as dry skin. Get the most out of your eye creams by getting yourself products that suit your skin well.
- Search for products that compliment your skin type – Now, you can narrow down your search to include only the products that suit your skin type. Drier skin types will be able to tolerate heavier creams, including those that are formulated with thick emollients[4] and skin conditioners. If you have an oilier skin type, you should stay away from these products and pick up those that have a sheerer consistency.
- Look for worthwhile deals – Do not be tempted to buy even the best eye cream in bulk until after you've validated that it is best for you. If you're trying out a product for the first time, ask for samples and, go for those that are covered by the money back guarantees so you can return these without fees if it does not work well with your skin.
- Know what to look for – Look for the best ingredients you can obtain from an eye cream, listed above. You should also evaluate your product options by knowing which ingredients you should avoid. That includes synthetic fragrances, artificial dyes, and drying alcohols even if you do not have sensitive or reactive skin.
- Seek proof of efficacy – You want products that have undergone clinical trials and that have been evaluated by third parties. Customer reviews will also help you find out what other users have to say.
Top Under Eye Creams of 2019
If you are seriously considering to use an eye cream, you don't have to doubt that it works. Although, you must choose carefully because not all products work out the best for your skin.
Listed below are the top-rated eye creams that we have reviewed and that deserves your closer attention.
The most common eye area issues are puffiness, dark circles, wrinkles and crow's feet, and loss of hydration. There are countless eye creams available on the market today, making it seem nearly impossible to find the "right one" that meets our specific under eye needs. It is imperative to find a product that has been formulated to address a variety of complex eye area problems.
Below you'll find some of the most effective eye cream formulations on the market today, in our opinion.
Our Top Eye Creams
References[1] Morgellons - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgellons
[2] Phytonadione: MedlinePlus Drug Information https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682659.html
[3] Effectiveness and Safety of Arnica montana in Post-Surgical Setting, Pain and Inflammation. - PubMed - NCBI https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25171757
[4] emollients | USA.gov for Science - Government Science Portal https://www.science.gov/topicpages/e/emollients
How To Get Rid Of Under Eye Wrinkles?
Everybody goes through the same dilemma when the right time comes around. "What can I do for under eye wrinkles?" Now that you ask, listed below are ways by which you can help put off and correct your under eye wrinkles.
- Get on an anti-aging regimen now – When you see wrinkles, you know that something must be done to boost the benefits that you can get from your daytime and nighttime skin care routine. Your skin is desperate for an overhaul, and an eye cream with SPF for daytime and a hydrating eye cream for nighttime can help you achieve your skin goals.
- Use only high quality products made with high quality ingredients – Aging skin does mean you need to see your skincare specialist more often. Although, there are ways to splurge on your skin that does not require you to break the bank, including investing on a well-formulated eye cream to hydrate under eye wrinkles everyday.
- Commit to a healthier lifestyle – Even if you've found an effective wrinkle treatment, the choices that you make everyday about what to eat and what kinds of activities you engage in all shape your health. In turn, your health determines your skin health. If you're targeting to stay younger for longer, therefore, you must also take the time to reassess you. Manage your stress, get enough sleep, find a regular hobby or recreation, and reconsider quitting your vices too.
Anti-Aging Eye Creams Vs Under Eye Fillers
You can get rid of eye bags and wrinkles either by using the best eye cream for fine lines or by availing of under eye fillers. Other than knowing how to get rid of wrinkles under eyes with these two wrinkle correction techniques, you must know what makes one better over the other:
- Under eye fillers may be used for people 21 and over but, is generally not advisable for prevention purposes. An eye cream may be safely used for skin aging prevention even by people in their 20s.
- Under eye fillers increases your risk for bruising, given that skin around the eyes is very thin and delicate. An eye cream will help you achieve what an eye filler can without the need to take this risk.
- Unlike other parts of the face, the FDA has yet to approve the use of specific fillers for improving wrinkles and fat loss around the eyes. Use of under eye fillers, therefore, are often off the label unlike when used around the lips or cheeks. An eye cream will help you plump your delicate eye skin without requiring you to take similar risks.
- Once injected, an under eye filler becomes harder to manage. Your skin specialist may be able to make adjustments but, in general, first time patients are at higher risk for being given a dose that is either too much or too little. This procedure works better with patient history most especially because different people digest fillers differently. If nothing can be done to correct your results immediately, you will have to wait for your filler to wear down. A well-formulated eye cream, such as a Vitamin K cream will bring significant improvements to your aging eye area. It may not be a quick fix but, it's a sure fix minus the risks of making you look like somebody else.
- Age has nothing to do with the lines that appear on the corners of your eyes... it's a combination of heredity and careless abuse of the area.
- Skin is skin... it all needs to be cared for in one way or another. For my younger readers, this means not pulling on the skin when removing eye makeup.
- The eye area is prone to fine lines and wrinkles, so it is really important not over-work the area, squint, and stay away from smokey rooms. Your eyes won't like that either.
- One of the best ways to protect this area of your face is to put on a pair of sunglasses every single time you go outside spring, summer, fall and winter.
- There are very few oil glands in the eye area, so it can dry out very quickly, especially if you spend a great deal of time out of doors.
- When you chose an eye cream, be sure to choose one that is especially formulated for this delicate skin. Don't use a day cream that could be full of ingredients that will irritate this area. Too rich a cream can cause as many problems as ignoring the area.
**This is a subjective assessment based on the strength of the available information and our estimation of efficacy.
*Results may vary. The information contained in this website is provided for general informational purposes only. No medical claims are implied in this content, and the information herein is not intended be used for self diagnosis or self trealment of any condition.
Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are "associate sales links." This means if you click on the link and purchase an item, we will receive a commission Regardless, we only recommend products or services which we use personally and/or believe will add value to our readers. We are disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials."


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Medical Tourism To Mexico: A Solution for US Residents
If you live in the US and have been waiting for a chance to try the Spatz3 adjustable gastric balloon to jump start your weight loss goals, we have excellent news for you.
The Spatz3 balloon is approved by the Mexican Health authority, COFEPRIS. Since 2015, the Spatz3 balloon has met with higher than projected success and acceptance in Mexico, which has the highest rate of obesity in the world.
That's great news for US residents, because there are now multiple options for fully trained and certified, English-speaking gastroenterologists and bariatric surgeons in medical clinics near the border between Mexico and Texas, Arizona and California who are proud to offer the Spatz3 adjustable gastric balloon to US citizens.
NOTE: Because Spatz is not yet FDA approved, US citizens who choose the medical tourism to Mexico option should be aware that it will be necessary to travel back at least once to have to balloon removed and perhaps several additional times for adjustments. It's important to factor these additional expenses into your budget.
Each center offers professional medical care at a reduced cost and has a whole support system for guiding US residents through the medical tourism process. They are experts at catering to medical tourists. If you're a US citizen and you've been waiting for a chance to lose weight and improve your health with the help of the Spatz3 adjustable gastric balloon, you can choose from any of the following options.
The clinic of Dr. Felipe Cantu is located in Reynosa, Mexico is right across the border from McAllen TX. Abraham Renner of Biomedics, Spatz partner in Mexico City reported, "This team is REALLY good and professional with a whole multidisciplinary structure." Their website has an English option as well.
Dr. Rodrigo Narvaez operates a gastroenterology practice offering care for foreign patients interested in benefiting from a Spatz3 balloon in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, 10 Km (6 miles) south of Del Rio, TX.
Dr. Jonas Villarreal (from Nuevo Laredo).
At the Mexicali Bariatric Center in Mexicali, Mexico, right near Calexico CA, Dr. Edgar Campos is an expert at working with gastric balloon patients. Patient Facilitators at the Mexicali Bariatric Center are there to assist medical tourists with all their needs.
Gastroenterologist Dr. Alejandro Hatchett offers care for Spatz3 adjustable gastric balloon patients in the modern Hospital Real in Tijuana, Mexico, approximately 30 Km (20 miles) from San Diego, CA.
Another choice in Tijuana, close to San Diego, CA, is Dr. Ismael Vazquez Jonathan Bailon, who specializes in endoscopic surgery, bariatric and metabolic surgery. He offers the non-surgical Spatz3 balloon at the Hospital Angeles Tijuana.
For those in the San Diego area, another option in Tijuana is the popular bariatric surgeon Dr. Sergio Verboonen. His website offers a toll-free and local US number.
UPDATE: A new option in Tijuana is Dr. Christian Rodriguez Lopez at the Mexico Bariatric Center
If you're near El Paso, TX, the Orma Surgery group in Cuidad Juarez is 10 miles from El Paso and offers the Spatz balloon to US citizens. They also have a US phone number on their home page.
For those closer to Tucson, AZ, Dr. Francisco Millan operates his clinic in nearby Nogales, Mexico.
UPDATE: A new option for those living close to South Texas is Dr. Jeronimo Monterrubio in Monterrey.
You might not yet be familiar with medical tourism, but lots of people are already benefiting from it. A 2009 UCLA study found that nearly a million California citizens get medical care in Mexico each year.
As you explore these options, make sure to confirm what requested fees for medical tourism include, such as staying in luxury hotels near the medical clinic, transportation between the airport, hotel and hospital, all hospital and attending physician fees, and pre- and post-procedural care.


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Samsung made yet another variant of its flagship Galaxy S4 phone official today.
The Galaxy S4 Zoom is a new Android smartphone with a big camera attached to the back. The camera has a 10x optical zoom, which means you can zoom in better without distorting the image. Most smartphone cameras use a digital zoom, which makes images blurrier the more you zoom in.
The Galaxy S4 Zoom takes 16 MP photos. It also has a software feature called the Zoom Ring that lets you send a photo to someone you're talking to on the phone. Finally, Samsung created a Smart Mode in the camera software that automatically adjusts your settings to take the best photo.
No word on pricing or a release date.
The Galaxy S4 Zoom is just the latest version of the Galaxy S4. Samsung has also announced the Galaxy S4 Mini (smaller screen), Galaxy S4 Active (durable, water-resistant body), and the Galaxy S4 Google Edition (runs Google's "clean" version of Android).


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by: Les Carpenter
Rational Nation USA
Liberty -vs- Tyranny
James Carville, you know the man, Mary Matalin's democratic husband. We all know Mary is by far the brighter of the two and probably keeps him around for entertainment value.
Today, for the first time in my blogging journey I ran across something he offered up that actually made some sense. So, I decided to pass his quote on with some additional commentary from POLITICO, as well as yours truly
"Everything worries me in this environment. Nobody's gotten elected with these kinds of numbers. So, I'm worried in the general election. I profoundly admit that. Again, Romney's just making a technocratic kind of confidence argument, and he's really kind of a windsock of a guy. If you don't like his position on something, give it a day he'll change it."
James is right, nobody gets elected with the kind of numbers Obama is sporting these days. Indications are the economic situation is not going to improve much before November 2012. Naturally this has democrats seriously worried.
POLITICO goes on to highlight Carville's remarks further.
To some extent, underscoring concern helps gin up the Democratic base and crystallizes the fact that there will be a nominee fairly soon, after months of a slow-moving race.
Carville, in addition to panning Mitt Romney, broadly trashed Rick Perry, and said that Herman Cain "is not going to be the president of anything. Herman Cain goes out and he got a 999, and it's 909, and he's like changing area codes. The guy can't even figure out what his position on abortion yet, which is kind of a basic issue. He gleefully professes ignorance on foreign policy. Again, I'm not, but if I were a person, if I had a conservative world view and I was looking for our next election to have somebody to articulate that view, I would be unbelievably disappointed. Herman Cain is a salesman. I mean, he's not trying in one sense. He's just trying to get some attention. He's not going to get the nomination."
Carville is probably correct in his assessment Herman Cain, the executive of Godfather Pizza is unlikely to get the republican nomination.
Anyone who analyzes Perry's record can only come to the conclusion the big hair ex democrat is as much a part of the problem in conservative politics as Obama is in democratic politics. Perry certainly wouldn't bring the change America needs.
Romney is still a force, although it is difficult to understand why. Given his flip flops and close ties to corporate America one would think everybody would recognize he is merely old establishment with a younger look.
Which leads to the question... Who is the real conservative (with libertarian principles) that is offering real change as well as possessing an in depth understanding of constitutional government? The answer of course is Congressman Ron Paul.
If we are interested in a real and deep shift in direction. If we truly are desirous of addressing and ending crony capitalism, corporatism, taxpayer funded bailouts, reducing our deficit and national debt, as well as curbing and ultimately cutting the growth of the MIC then Ron Paul must be our man.
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Splenic artery aneurysm
Splenic artery aneuryms are the commonest visceral arterial aneurysm formation as well as the 3rd commonest abdominal aneurysm (after the aorta and iliac vessels). Aneurysms are usually saccular in configuration and they can either be in the form of a true aneurysm (much more common) or as a pseudoaneurysm.
This article focus on the true splenic artery aneurysm, please refer on splenic artery pseudoaneurysms for a specific discussion on this entity.
On this page:
- the true prevalence of splenic artery aneurysm is unknown.
- estimates vary widely from 0.2% to 10.4%, but generally it is the third most common site of intra-abdominal aneurysms after abdominal aorta and iliac arteries 1,6.
- incidentally discovered splenic artery aneurysms are being diagnosed more frequent with wider use of cross-sectional imaging modalities 7.
- a splenic artery aneurysm is about four times more common in females, yet the risk of its rupture is about three times more common in males 13.
Clinical presentation
Most splenic artery aneurysms are silent and are discovered in asymptomatic patients 2. More than 95% of patients with non-ruptured splenic artery aneurysms were asymptomatic 13. Risk of rupture increases with liver transplantation, portal hypertension, and pregnancy. A ruptured splenic artery aneurysm usually presents with sudden onset left upper quadrant abdominal pain followed by hemodynamic instability, and gastrointestinal bleeding 14.
The so-called "double rupture" phenomenon occurs when initial spontaneous stabilization followed by subsequent sudden circulatory collapse is experienced. This is caused by initial bleeding collecting into the lesser sac then followed by flooding into the peritoneal cavity 15.
Radiographic features
Size of splenic artery aneurysms can range from 2 to 9 cm, but usually it is smaller than 3 cm. Those may be single or multiple and are most commonly involving the distal portion of the artery. Peripheral calcification is common, and mural thrombus may be present 12.
Several imaging modalities can be used to diagnose splenic artery aneurysms.
Ultrasound with Doppler is non ionizing modality and relatively cheap and available yet it is operator dependent, has limited spatial resolution and may be difficult in cases of obesity, bowel shadowing and atherosclerosis.
MR angiography
MR angiography is of higher spatial resolution than US but it is relatively expensive and contraindicated in some patients (claustrophobia, aneurysm clips, cardiac pacemakers).
CT angiography
CT angiography is a quick and efficient examination, has higher resolution than MR and its MPR capabilities greatly help in diagnosis, yet it has its contraindications (renal failure, allergy to contrast).
Direct catheter angiography
Direct catheter angiography is the gold standard imaging test, has the highest resolution and concomitant management can be applied, yet it still carries the complications of arterial puncture 8-11.
Treatment and prognosis
The overall risk of rupture is thought to be ~6%. However in an event of rupture there is a relatively high mortality rate of ~36% 4.
Follow-up of incidentally-detected splenic artery aneurysms 5:
- <2 cm
- spontaneous rupture is rare
- 1 year follow up, if no risk factors
- follow up interval may be extended if other comorbidities are present, or if there is a decreased life expectancy
- spontaneous rupture is rare
- ≥2 cm
- endovascular therapy should be considered
- coil embolization is increasingly used to treat larger aneurysms
- endovascular therapy should be considered
Rapidly increasing size, presence in a premenopausal woman, cirrhosis, and symptomatic aneurysm may warrant intervention, regardless of size.
Differential diagnosis
- if only limited views of the upper abdomen are available, it may be difficult to differentiate from a (calcified) left adrenal hematoma
See also
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- 2. Mattick A, Gawthrope I. Splenic artery aneurysm rupture: case report of this uncommon presentation. BMJ Case Rep. 2009;2009 doi:10.1136/bcr.10.2008.1148 - Free text at pubmed - Pubmed citation
- 3. Owens CA, Yaghmai B, Aletich V et-al. Coil embolization of a wide-neck splenic artery aneurysm using a remodeling technique. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2002;179 (5): 1327-9. AJR Am J Roentgenol (full text) - Pubmed citation
- 4. Liu Q, Lu JP, Wang F et-al. Visceral artery aneurysms: evaluation using 3D contrast-enhanced MR angiography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008;191 (3): 826-33. doi:10.2214/AJR.07.3255 - Pubmed citation
- 5. Khosa F, Krinsky G, Macari M et-al. Managing incidental findings on abdominal and pelvic CT and MRI, Part 2: white paper of the ACR Incidental Findings Committee II on vascular findings. J Am Coll Radiol. 2013;10 (10): 789-94. doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2013.05.021 - Pubmed citation
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- 7. Røkke O, Søndenaa K, Amundsen S, et-al. The diagnosis and management of splanchnic artery aneurysms. Scan J Gastroenterol. 2009;31 (8): . doi:10.3109/00365529609010344
- 8. Derchi LE, Biggi E, Cicio GR et-al. Aneurysms of the splenic artery: noninvasive diagnosis by pulsed Doppler sonography. J Ultrasound Med. 1984;3 (1): 41-44. Pubmed citation
- 9. Lin CT, Chiang CW, Hsieh HC. Extrasplenic pseudoaneurysm. The role of color flow Doppler ultrasound in diagnosis. Jpn Heart J. 1999;40 (3): 365-368. Pubmed citation
- 10. Pilleul F, Beuf O. Diagnosis of splanchnic artery aneurysms and pseudo-aneurysms, with special reference to contrast-enhanced 3D magnetic resonance angiography: a review. Acta Radiol. 2004;45: 702–708. DOI 10.1080/02841850410001358
- 11. Jaffe TA, Nelson RC, Johnson GA et-al. Optimization of multiplanar reformations from isotropic data sets acquired with 16-detector row helical CT scanner. Radiology. 2006;238 (1): 292-9. doi:10.1148/radiol.2381050404 - Pubmed citation
- 12. Dave SP, Reis ED, Hossain A et-al. Splenic artery aneurysm in the 1990s. Ann Vasc Surg. 2000;14 (3): 223-9. doi:10.1007/s100169910039 - Pubmed citation
- 13. Abbas MA, Stone WM, Fowl RJ et-al. Splenic artery aneurysms: two decades experience at Mayo clinic. Ann Vasc Surg. 2002;16 (4): 442-9. doi:10.1007/s10016-001-0207-4 - Pubmed citation
- 14. Mattar SG, Lumsden AB. The management of splenic artery aneurysms: experience with 23 cases. Am. J. Surg. 1995;169 (6): 580-4. Pubmed citation
- 15. Remy D, Linder JL. Splenic aneurysm rupture. Case report and review of the literature. Acta Chir. Belg. 1993;93 (2): 54-7. Pubmed citation