Endospheres for dark circles and eye bags in London

The maker's face page says its face system is used to tackle dark circles and reduce eye bags, and the area around the eye was one of the zones in its one face series. The smaller face roller is worked in light passes around the eye, over a course set at the consultation. The maker's one face series used five sessions, and the maker advises two maintenance sessions a month after the intensive cycle. The free consultation is with Dr Marie Duggan, GMC 7488383, at Endospheres Clinic, 8 Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2HF, with the price in writing.

What the maker's series measured

Nine volunteers had five sessions on one side of the face, with no comparison group. On imaging thirteen weeks after the first session, skin roughness on the nasolabial fold, the forehead and around the eye was 20.5% lower, and satisfaction averaged 8.11 out of 10. The series also measured melanin 7.79% lower and redness across its zones, not dark circles or eye bags as such, and we say so.

What it does and does not do

A light mechanical massage around the eye changes how the area looks for a time, which is what the maker means when it says the face system reduces eye bags. It does not remove a bag of fat or lift a lid, and we make no claim that it lifts, tightens or fills. Eye bags that are fat, and dark circles that are pigment or thin skin over vessels, have their own treatments, which the doctor names at the consultation.

The session and after

In our practice you lie on the couch with your eyes closed; the face roller is passed around the eye in light passes on the bone, not the lid, and the operator adjusts the pressure with you. The eyes are treated within a face session. In our experience the skin can look pink afterwards and settles within the hour, and make-up can go on once the skin has settled.

Who it suits

In our practice it suits an adult with puffiness or tired-looking eyes who wants a light mechanical massage over a short course, with a clear picture of what it can and cannot change. The maker's protocol excludes pregnancy and breastfeeding and asks for 30 days after fillers. The face page covers the face, and the full guide the rest.