minoxidil nuking under eye area?

[artvandelay]

i used to have occasional dark circles when i healthminned partying for weeks and etc. but nothing too crazy and it would reset to normal quickly when i got back into a healthy routine

so not elite under eye genetic by any means, but never was a real problem either

last october i had rhino and genio done, and shortly after i started:
latisse, topical minox (temples, eyebrows, beard), topical fina, microneedling and red light therapy

at first i thought the dark circles were related to my recent rhino, as i was extremely careful with latisse not to get any anywhere else than the lash line, and i only did 1 drop for both lashes

after 2 months i said fuck it latisse is not worth it, as apparently fat atrophy can occur even without a single particle ever touching your skin, through the absorption that happens when you apply it on your lash line

it’s been almost 2 months off latisse and still no improvement

so i found out last week that a lot of people get dark circles from minox, presumably from the vasodilatation (increased blood flow = purple hue under eyes where skin is thinnest on whole body)

anyway i’m pausing rogaine to see if that helps, will hop on oral duta to compensate a little (i’m norwood 1 just trying to regrow full temples)

i guess theres also a possibility that latisse did some long lasting damage, but from what i read it is unlikely after 2 months of very conservative dosing and careful application

can anybody with some experience or knowledge let me know if its likely that minox nuked my under eye area? if so what does the recovery look like? btw my shit is straight up purple so they are definitely mainly vascular dark circles