We are not surprised when adults have bruises under their eyes. The causes (in children) of darkening of the skin under the lower eyelids have their own characteristics. This is rarely associated with the "personality" of a person transmitted by parental genes. More often it is an indicator of some kind of "malfunctioning" of the body or a violation in the normal lifestyle of the child. Of course, any deviations in his child cause anxiety among parents. You need to pay attention even to trifles, because sometimes they are “the tip of the iceberg”.
You just need to do this calmly, without scaring and not unbalancing yourself and, most importantly, the child.
Bruises under the eyes
The reasons for children, as was noted, can be purely aesthetic in nature, and can be an indication for a doctor’s visit. There are children who have dark spots under the lower eyelids and characteristic swelling there can be observed at an early age, for example at 6-9 months. If we are not talking about health problems or an imbalance in nutrition and lifestyle, then such dark bruises under the eyes will always be "present" on his face. As a rule, this is a hereditary feature, i.e. one of the child’s parents has such circles and swelling. Their appearance is caused by the thinness of the skin under the eyes, the proximity of blood vessels and subcutaneous tissue. When it is obvious that this is the case, then mom and dad should not have any special concerns. If you are sure that your child gets enough sleep, receives all the necessary vitamins, substances, and also experiences adequate regular physical activity, it happens a lot in the fresh air and does not overwork, but at the same time he has such a feature, then do not worry. Especially if someone in the family has the same tendency to darken the skin under the lower eyelids. But there are other factors that show bruising under the eyes.
Causes
In children, this can be caused by such cases. If we are talking about a child going to kindergarten or school, experiencing mental and physical stress, then this may be a banal overwork or lack of sleep. In such cases, doctors recommend normalizing daytime activities, ensuring the duration of sleep set for the age, and reducing exorbitant loads. This should be combined with regular exposure to fresh air, as bruises under the eyes can also appear from lack of oxygen and air circulation.
The reasons for the presence of dark circles and swelling in children are still associated with prolonged watching TV and sitting in front of a computer monitor. This can again be eliminated by walks, balanced mental and physical stress, and adherence to a diet. Usually, after normalizing all these areas of the child’s life, the ill-fated bruises disappear after 3-7 days, as indicated by parental reviews.
Bruises under the eyes. Why else could there be
But it happens that not everything is so simple. It seems that the child is active, sleeps as needed, consumes all the necessary vitamins, walks in the fresh air, and these dark circles do not allow parents to live peacefully. If the hereditary factor is not present, then this is an occasion to contact medical specialists. They will prescribe tests (as a rule, you need to give urine and blood), if necessary, conduct other studies. It often turns out that the cause of dark circles is the presence of anemia (lack of iron in the blood), kidney disease, impaired lung function, helminthic invasion, intoxication of the body, malfunctions in the endocrine system, infection in the genitourinary system, problems with adenoids.