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Will Botox Help Wrinkles That Appear Only when I Smile?

asked 2 years ago by Jaylyn2414
Latest answer by Ritu Saini, MD
Question viewed 1,495 times
Tags: cheeks, under eyes, smile lines

I have big wrinkles under my eyes and on my cheeks, but only when I smile. Otherwise my skin looks pretty smooth. Will botox help this? Will botox help wrinkles that appear only when I smile?

14 answers to Will Botox Help Wrinkles That Appear Only when I Smile?

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Botox for crows feet wrinkles works great

You are a good candidate for botox injections around the eyes. Expect it to last about 3-4 months and take about 1 week to see full affect for about $300-350.
David Hansen, MD

Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

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Yes botox will help minimize smile lines

Botox in the crow's feet area will certainly help improve the appearance of the lines that appear when you smile. You will still be able to smile, of course, but it will just nicely help to smooth out the wrinkles around your eyes. You cannot chase every smile line towards the upper part of the cheek, however, as doing so could result in inadvertent treatment of muscles that affect you lip and cause a crooked smile. It is best to conservatively treat the area to soften the lines while... more
Ritu Saini, MD

New York Dermatologic Surgeon
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Botox is great for smile wrinkles

Botox is the best method to treat facial lines that occur with any facial expression, including smiling. You should recognize, however, that total elimination of facial expression is neither realistic or desirable. Treatments must be customized for each patient to achieve the best balance between eliminating unwanted expression line and causing an un-natural result.
Bruce Genter, MD

Abington Plastic Surgeon
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Botox and Crows Feet

It is important to remember (as all the physicians have already pointed out) that Botox will temporarily paralyze your facial muscles helping to eliminate wrinkles and smooth surrounding skin. However, it wont prevent you from smiling (fortunately) and the entirely natural skin creasing that occurs with this. If you squint (pretend you are looking directly at a bright light) you will tighten the muscles around the eyes - Botox will limit the lines around the eyes with appropriate placement... more
Vincent P. Marin, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Botox for Smile Lines

Botox is the ideal agent for improving the smile lines called crow's feet ( who called them crow's feet anyway...much more romantic if they had been dubbed raven feet.. The expense to correct crow's feet is minimal since less units are used, and the area surprisingly is not particularly painful. However chose you physician carefully. Many inexperienced physicians place too many units directly below the eye. This can cause unpleasant ruffled appearance.
Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD

Virginia Beach Dermatologist
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Botox is for wrinkles that are from muscle action

You have exactly what Botox is made for. Crow's feet can be effectively minimized with proper use of Botox. The results will last 4 months and need to be repeated on an ongoing basis.
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Botox for Smile Wrinkles

Yes, Botox Cosmetic or Dysport will help for the lines around your eyes when you smile. These are called crow's feet. and Botox is very effective. The lines on your cheeks will be helped moderately. However, if too much Botox is injected in this area, it could negatively affect your smile. Good luck with your injections.
David Shafer, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com

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Botox should work well for your laugh lines

Botox works well for expression lines- lines that form when we smile, frown, and make other expressions. The laugh lines are nicely minimized, but the lines lower on the cheeks and those on the lower eyelids will still be present to some extent. (These are a result of your skin being pushed up, and a few lines are normal and, in fact, desirable- we want you to still be expressive.) Based on your photos, I think that you would have a nice result with Botox for your smile lines. Botox... more
Michael D. Yates, MD

Huntsville Plastic Surgeon
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Pbotox for skin wrinkles

Botox will help some of your outer eyelid wrinkles but some near the cheekbone and lower eyelids won't lessen. Botox is not used too low in that area so that your smile is not affected.
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Treating wrinkles that occur when smiling

I think that you have to be careful. Botox is an ideal treatment for lines above and around the eyes. This is a separate issue from what you are asking and what happens when you smile. If you distort a look that occurs naturally upon smiling you often get an undesirable result. Tread carefully and consult with a reliable plastic surgeon or dermatologist.
Steven Hacker, MD

West Palm Beach Dermatologic Surgeon

www.palmbeachdermasurgery.com

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Botox or Dysport works well to decrease dynamic wrinkles

Cosmetic Botox is a marvelous way to decrease wrinkles formed by facial motion. I personally do not try to paralyze muscles but soften the lines using Botox. I want you to still be able to make facial expression while decreasing these wrinkles. These treatments need to be performed by an experienced physician who can customize the treatment to your individual needs.
Mark Berkowitz, MD

Sterling Heights Oculoplastic Surgeon
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Botox works well for crow's feet that are seen when you smile.

Botox works by locally paralyzing the muscles around your eyes that form wrinkles when you smile. Based on your photo, I think you're an excellent candidate. I hope you find this helpful.
Eric M. Joseph, MD

West Orange Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Botox WILL Smooth Smiling Wrinkles

In the hands of an experienced Botox doctor, Botox can truly be a wonder drug. By understanding Facial Anatomy (IE where the muscles are located, what they do, where not to inject etc) and personalizing the treatment of Botox, you should be able to:- smooth forehead wrinkles- lift a sagging eye brow- erase the Crow's feet wrinkles- reduce an overly pulled upper lip and correct the Gummy Smile- Lift "sad", down turned corners of the mouth- Smooth the two neck pillar lines- stop... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Botox is very effective for smile wrinkles

Because Botox works by relaxing muscles of expression, it is very good for wrinkles in the "crow's feet" area. It is less useful for the area under the eye, since part of what you see there is skin being pushed up when you smile, and part of it may be skin laxity rather than muscle hyperactivity. An experienced injector should be able to give you advice about expected results based on examining you and determining what your expectations are.
Richard Baxter, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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