First of all, let’s address the lines under and around the eyes. The wrinkles that appear in this area are some of the most noticeable as we age. This is the case for various reasons, the main ones being repetitive expressions like laughing or smiling (which utilizes the muscles in this area and causes the skin to crinkle), a decrease in dermal elasticity, and even environmental stressors like pollution and free radicals, which are known to put a huge strain on your complexion and indeed overall health. Another reason why lines form around the eyes, more specifically on the outer corners of them, is due to the fact that there are no sebaceous glands here. The goal of sebaceous glands is to produce sebum to keep your dermis moisturized. However, because your eyes’ outer edges lack these glands, the skin dries out quite easily, making it more prone to the emergence of wrinkles and creases. As far as the lines under your eyes go, the skin in this spot not only loses elasticity as you age, but also volume (i.e. it thins). The one thing that’s helpful to know is that your eye area is surrounded by fat, which aids in cushioning it. Though the amount of fat here is affected by genetics, the process that happens to everyone at varying degrees is the reduction of dermal volume, as we touched on above. When this happens, the fat pockets found in this location become more visible as the skin becomes increasingly incapable of supporting them and consequently sags, creating eye bags and lines.