Under eye CO2 injections might just be the new dark circle fix

“Shadows of the dark world” – these words never meant good for anyone. Be it the fiction you see on screen, or the dark shadows camping under your eyes (yes, the dark circles), it’s simply a universal struggle.
Under-eye hollowness or dark circles are the first to arrive and give away that your body is deprived — maybe of sleep, nutrients, or simply healthy blood flow. And yes, those fancy under-eye patches, DIY hacks, tea bags, and a few home remedies, may or may not have helped either. Therefore, with under-eye concerns becoming one of the fastest-growing complaints, there’s another path to redemption, and it’s called carboxy therapy.
Before you look ahead: This might not be as aesthetic a visual.
Carboxy is a minimally invasive beauty treatment where medical-grade CO2 gas is injected beneath the skin to boost a natural “oxygen deficit correction” response.
“When the body detects excess CO2, it increases blood flow, oxygen delivery, and tissue repair in that area. This improves microcirculation, boosts collagen production, and enhances cell turnover. It’s like resetting the skin’s energy supply, making the under-eye area brighter and firmer,” Dr Debraj Shome, co-founder and director, The Esthetic Clinics, tells India Today.
Additionally, it can help with fine lines, break down fat pockets, cellulite, and stretch marks.
Carboxy therapy offers multiple benefits, but the one most people line up for is its impact on dark circles and under-eye puffiness.
“This area is affected by poor circulation, thinning skin, lymphatic congestion, and minor fat herniation, issues that topical products rarely fix. Carboxy therapy directly improves these underlying causes. It also reduces puffiness by improving lymphatic drainage,” says Dr Shome.
nd guess what, it might play quite nicely with Indian skin, especially.
The curiosity that builds with every trend or treatment is – who is doing it, how much it costs, the pros and cons and so on and so forth. So, instead of trying to find the information in weaves of long paragraphs, here’s a quick fact sheet of what experts say.