Freeze your way to get brrrright eyes

Shh! Anti-agers no one but you need know about

QIS THERE an effective anti-ageing eye treatment that doesn’t involve needles or pain? A Rejuvenating eyearea procedures are popping up like mushrooms, promising an end to crepey skin, puffiness and dark circles.

they all involve needles or a level of heat damage, said to stimulate new cell growth and fresher-looking eyes. But i tried several and on my delicate skin, the ‘temporary’ damage (burns, bruises) often causes lasting sensitivity and discolouration.

there’s one option i’m really impressed with, though: cryotherapy. a small device with two metal balls, cooled to -15c, is rolled over your upper and lower lids, moving fluids towards the lymph nodes.

the cold (it feels nice) is antiinflammatory, drains stagnant fluids, and ‘between -15 and - 18c is shown to stimulate collagen’, says Dr Philippe Hamida-Pisal ( phphealthfirst.

co.uk), who charges £150 per 20- minute treatment ( he advises having three).

i was cynical but the results were remarkable. the lumpy puffiness under my eyes has gone, and my many lines have visibly softened, all without the ( for me) standard- issue inflammation and discomfort.

Full- face cryo treatments, involving a beam of icy liquid nitrogen passed over the face (from £50 nationwide), leave skin similarly soothed and perked-up.

Ingeborg van LotrIngen is beauty director at Cosmopolitan. email questions to inge@dailymail.co.uk.