puffiness
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Consultant dermatologist Dr Aiza Jamil says facial puffiness is usually caused by fluid retention and common triggers include high salt and alcohol intake, allergies and lack of sleep.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
This extreme puffiness helps resolve a long-standing question in planet formation.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2026
The upper tends to address hooding and volume loss of the eyelid, while the lower focuses on puffiness and dark circles or hollowing under the eye, says Dr. Flora Levin, a Connecticut-based oculoplastic surgeon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
Cold compresses may help relieve occasional under-eye puffiness, says Hadley King, a New York City-based dermatologist and Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, by shrinking blood vessels in the affected area.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 21, 2024
Hazel ran past the doorway where Mrs. Jacobs stood, and out onto the white fields where Mr. Williams’s class already roamed in their winter puffiness.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
