Botox for Crow's Feet Before & After | Smooth Eye Wrinkles Naturally

She'd hesitated on Botox for years — attached to her smile and worried that treating the area would flatten her eye expression. The lines were visible at rest now, not just on smile, and concealer was creasing into them by midday.

On assessment, both sides showed fan-pattern lines extending out from the corners of the eyes, with depth visible at rest — the marker that the lines have moved from smile-only to set in. The muscle around the eye showed sustained activity. The cheek position was holding. The pattern was the typical mid-life presentation of lines at the corners of the eyes. A conservative placement strategy suited this presentation because the goal was softening the lines without affecting how her eyes move when she smiles.

Botox was placed at the side portion of the eye-area muscle on both sides. The part of the muscle closest to the lower eyelid was intentionally left alone. Conservative placement at the side softens the lines without flattening the eye smile, which is the muscle action patients fear losing. In the after image, the side lines have softened, the eye still crinkles when she smiles, and the depth visible at rest has reduced. Volume is not the only variable — placement determines whether the smile stays or flattens.

Individual results vary. The outcome shown reflects this patient's specific anatomy, health history, and treatment plan. Results shown are not guaranteed and are not necessarily typical. Photos used with patient consent.