Assessment of Efficacy and Safety of Fixed Dose Combination of 3% Biophytex LS 8740 and 5% Proteasyl TP LS 8657 Cream in the Treatment of Under Eye Dark Circles (Infra-orbital Hyperchromia).

ABSTRACT

Background: Under Eye Dark Circles is attributed to multiple factors. The treatment should address the various pathologies involved to provide the best possible effects. Aims: To assess the efficacy and safety of Wunder eye cream (a combination of 3% Biophytex LS 8740 and 5% Proteasyl TP LS 8657) in patients with under eye dark circles. Study Design: Open label, prospective, single arm and multicentric post marketing surveillance clinical study. Materials and Methods: 142 patients (125 males and 17 females) were evaluated in the study. Wunder Eye cream was applied twice daily on the affected under eye dark circle area for eight weeks. Parameters evaluated were area of under eye pigmentation, improvement in luminance of under eye skin, reduction in under eye puffiness and reduction in under eye wrinkles using a digital camera photographs after four and eight weeks of treatment. Safety evaluation was also done on the same time. The values were compared using Chi-Square test. Results: Early response was seen in 40% of patients with four weeks of treatment where 50% improvement in all the parameters was seen. With eight weeks of therapy about 92.3% of patients showed 50 to 100% improvement in the area of under eye pigmentation; 50% to 75% improvement was seen in 87.3% of patients for under eye pigmentation, in 80.1% patients for luminance of under eye skin, in 68% patients for under eye puffiness and in 67.4% of patients for under eye wrinkles. Conclusion: Wunder eye cream is a combination of botanical and yeast extracts was found to be effective against under eye dark circles.