Crow's Feet Treatment

Crow's feet are priced by the unit, and Botox is $15.50 a unit. The outer eye takes a modest amount on each side, and the number depends on how strongly that muscle pulls. You leave your complimentary consultation with the unit count and the full figure, and there is no deposit. Members pay less; the figures are on the Beauty Bank page.

The Botox label for lateral canthal lines, the clinical name for crow's feet, puts it at 12 units a side, placed as four units at three points. That is a reference point. A strong squint can sit above it, and a faint line with little muscle behind it sits below. Your own number comes after Catherine has assessed the corner.

Softening usually holds for a few months before movement comes back gradually. Most patients prefer to book before it has fully worn off, so the lines never quite reset and the result stays even over time.

No. The injections go only into the ring muscle at the outer corner of the eye, which is separate from the muscles that shape the mouth. Doses there are kept small and the placements sit on the upper part of the fan, so the lines ease while the eye still crinkles when you laugh.

Most people describe a brief pinch at each point and then nothing. The skin at the outer corner is thin, which keeps the placements shallow, and there are only a few per side. The whole thing takes a few minutes and needs no numbing.

Not entirely. Botox softens the lines that show when you smile or squint, and early fine lines around the eye often smooth well. A crease already etched in looks gentler while staying visible, because that part is skin quality. For those Catherine recommends a skin treatment once the Botox has taken full effect, usually NOUVAderm or Vivace RF microneedling.

A small bruise at the outer corner happens, because the skin there is thin and the vessels sit close to the surface. It resolves on its own. What is not expected is a lid that feels heavy or sits lower, and if you notice either, come in so Catherine can look. Pressure on the area is the thing to avoid that day.

Small doses of Botox are injected into the muscle ringing the outer corner of the eye, where those rays show up when you smile or squint. Relaxing that pull lets the skin fold less often, so the lines soften across the following two weeks while your expression carries on working. You go straight back to your day from here.