White Circles Under Eye

[Concerned721]

I am a 25-year old, white female.  My skin is very fair and prone to freckling and burns.  I have had white (much lighter than the rest of the skin on my face) circles under my eyes for the past 6-9 months.  I can cover them with makeup to help them blend with the rest of my skin, but I would like to fix the problem.  Please let me know what this is and if there is a solution.  Thank you for your time.

[hemasat]

even i have the same problem from 10months and doctor told to apply tacrolimus ointment in night which had less effect,but from 1 month i apply tomato pulp on face and in night tacrolimus ointment and now 80% white patch had gone.even u try to apply tomato and see

[jsingwales]

This was posted before, but just in case you missed it: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1187180/Using-sunbed-left-permanent-panda-eyes.html

[jsingwales]

All the skin around my eyes (both above and below and on my eyelids) is white as snow, whilst the rest of my face tans.

I live in sunny Singapore now, but used sunbeds in the UK and US when I lived there. The sunbeds definitely caused the damage to my skin.

There does not appear to be any cure. Sunbeds should be banned.

[93transamlady]

I have had white circles under my eyes for years. Last winter they were really bad. In September I had a hair test done. My nutritionist gave me a list of 11 vitamins and minerals to take for 6 months. Just this past week i noticed the white circles are gone. I have no idea what the culprit was. I was very high in copper. My calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium were all high.
I highly recommend getting your hair tested.

[MelissaVB]

Hi,
I'm a 34 year old woman and I first noticed this problem when I was 13.
I have fair skin, but have always tanned very easily at low altitudes. At that age, the only tanning I would have gotten would have been outside playing. My mother made me wear sunscreen sometimes, but since I hardly burned, it wasn't used often.
At age 13, I had a nice tan and didn't wear makeup. I started having people ask me if I had been tanning with sunglasses on, or had gone skiing with goggles. I said, uh, no, neither. It has been a question I've gotten all my life since then. At that time, what would happen, is simply that I would not tan under or around my eyes, which meant I had to use makeup to match those area to the rest of my face. I have had absolutely no other skin discoloration problems on my face or any other part of my body. I think I can confidently state that it is not vitiligo. It is not blotchy like some pictures of this problem I've seen online. Just a fading of the white part which does not tan to the darker part. Like wearing sunglasses.
Once I hit 30 or so, I looked closely at my undereyes and noticed that some tiny little white bumps had appeared at the boundary of the white and darker part. This may be a strange analogy, but it reminds me of how chicken skin looks after it has been plucked. The dots are quite minute but you can see them if you get close. They do not show up directly around my eyes and do not appear above my eyes at all. I have no idea what they are. The white area extends above my eyes to my eyebrows, and after my eyebrows, my skin tans/colors like normal.
A year ago I was diagnosed with a mild form of rosacea, which requires me to use a topical lotion. My skin has gotten redder since then so my white circles are becoming more noticeable. I'm considering getting laser treatment for my rosacea. Up until then, if I didn't tan, my circles weren't as noticeable. But with the red...
I would really like some insight on these skin issues. I plan on asking my dermatologist when I go, she is quite good, and if I learn anything I will post it here.

Melissa

[ea1994]

Hi Melissa, I know you posted awhile ago but any updates? My condition sounds very similar to yours. Thanks!

[jlee18844]

yep lol. but had 3 weeks off and caught up on sleep and still have it!!!