# What causes these bags under my eyes?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 13, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-these-bags-under-my-eyes/207227 "2003-10-13T18:26:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-these-bags-under-my-eyes/207227/1 "2003-10-13T18:26:10Z")

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I’m a college student, erratic sleep schedule included, but I just had ~8 hours of sleep and I still have big bags under my eyes. Are those bags really related to how much sleep I get? How can I get rid of them/prevent them in the future?