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What does it mean when the inner part of your eyelids are purple?
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Thin skin: As we age, our skin gets thinner and the underlying blood vessels may impart a red or purple discoloration to the skin.
Answered 10/9/2016
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Veins?: Sometimes this can be a prominent vein in your thin lower lid skin or it can come from mild fat herniation thru the orbital septum of the lower lid.This commonly occurs with age but not always. This prominent fat can give " shadows" under certain lighting conditions. Best to have an ophthalmologist check this and he/she may ask for a second opinion from an oculoplastic surgeon.
Answered 1/19/2017
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