Poor sleep causes dark circles under the eyes

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SUPPORTED

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Clinical studies on periorbital hyperpigmentation frequently identify a lack of adequate sleep as a key contributing lifestyle factor associated with dark circles under the eyes.

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Multiple clinical studies (such as papers 0 and 4) report that lack of adequate sleep is a common habit or associative factor observed in patients presenting with periorbital hyperpigmentation (dark circles), supporting the empirical link between poor sleep and the condition.

Evidence for · 2

Periorbital hyperpigmentation: a study of its prevalence, common causative factors and its association with personal habits and other disorders.

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Sheth PB, Shah HA, Dave JN. Periorbital hyperpigmentation: a study of its prevalence, common causative factors and its association with personal habits and other disorders.. 2014. https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.127675

Identifies lack of adequate sleep as a common faulty habit associated with periorbital hyperpigmentation.

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Study of Causative Factors and Clinical Patterns of Periorbital Pigmentation.

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Mendiratta V, Rana S, Jassi R, Chander R. Study of Causative Factors and Clinical Patterns of Periorbital Pigmentation.. 2019. https://doi.org/10.4103/idoj.idoj_158_18

Notes lack of adequate sleep among the lifestyle and causative factors present in patients with periorbital pigmentation.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 8501 Aug 2026

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