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I've had dark circles under my eyes for my life i think. but when i pinch the skin lightly, the pinched part looks lighter, normal even. does that mean it's likely due to blood pooling under eyes?
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Ans: May be several possibilities. You may not be having enough sleep. You may have sinus issues best is to see your doctor for pe and get the issue examined and resolved
Answered 9/26/2015
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Probably: If your skin gets lighter in tone when you put pressure on it that implies that some of that hue came from underlying blood. You couldn't push melanin containing cells out by applying some pressure to the skin.
Answered 9/28/2015
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