Problem: Dark Under-Eye Circles Idiopathic cutaneous hyperchromia of the orbital region (ICHOR), periorbital hyperpigmentation (POH), periorbital melanosis, orbital hyperchromia and infraorbital pigmentation are all terms used in the medical field to describe the darkening of the skin beneath the eyes. More frequently, however, this condition is referred to informally as dark circles, but also by more descriptive idioms such as raccoon and/or panda eyes. Preceded…

In 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was quoted during his inaugural address: “Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights – then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward. The great fact to remember is that the trend of civilization itself is forever upward, that a line drawn through the middle of the peaks and…

Unfortunately, it happens; clients often find themselves in the bathroom the night before a big event slathering on self-tanner, only to wake up orange and streaky and faced with a nightmare of a problem. That is where we come in. The client will undoubtedly call their aesthetician for advice and maybe even book an appointment to reverse their at-home treatment. So what do you do?