Can Smile Lines Be Treated with Botox?

asked 4 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Kris M. Reddy, MD, FACS
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Tags: face, lines, wrinkles, fine line, lip lines, smile lines

the smile lines are really pronounced on my face. the lines really bother me. can you share how i can best get rid of smile lines, botox for example works well?

12 answers to Can Smile Lines Be Treated with Botox?

Botox for Smile Lines

The answer to your question depends on how you define smile lines. Two practitioners that answered this question focused on different areas, one the mouth and the other the crow's feet (sides of eyes). The crow's feet (the wrinkles on the sides of the eyes that are accentuated when we smile) are excellent candidates for Botox and in most cases, we can achieve complete resolution of these lines using Botox. But if the smile lines you are referring to are the creases that exist between... more

Harold J. Kaplan, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Botox works great for certain smile lines

Botox works great to ease the smile lines around the eyes otherwise known as crow's feet. Nothing is going to erase them completely though. Botox does not work for the smile lines that extend outward from the mouth to the cheeks. Fillers work best for treating these lines and can also add volume to the cheeks that we lose as we age.

Sheri G. Feldman, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologist

Smile Lines and Botox

Patients will often ask me if I can "get rid of this line" in regards to facial lines and wrinkles that may not necessarily contribute to the appearance of age or fatigue. My strong feeling about the softening of facial lines and wrinkles is this: if it doesn't 'age' you, and it doesn't make you look tired or worried, then don't spend your hard-earned money trying to make it go away. Some lines actually do add warmth and character to the... more

Michael Law, MD
Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

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Smile lines around the eyes, also known as "crow's feet"...

Smile lines around the eyes, also known as "crow's feet", are among the best areas treated by Botox. Approximately 10 to 12 units of Botox per side are required for good correction of the smile lines.

Michael A. Persky, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Fillers are best for treating smile lines

Since Botox relaxes muscles, it is not good to use for smile lines because it would affect your ability to smile! So, fillers are usually the best solution for these lines, like Restylane or Juvederm. Lasers may also be utilized in some cases.

Kimberly Butterwick, MD
San Diego Dermatologic Surgeon

Treating smile lines

Smile lines ("crows feet") around the eyes may respond very well to Botox. Other smile lines such as the ones over the cheek/midface area and nasolabial line don't usually respond very well to Botox. In many patients, a filling material with hyaluronic acid works better in those areas, instead. A discussion with your surgeon will help you figure out what would be best for your face.

Deason Dunagan, MD
Huntsville Plastic Surgeon

Botox and smile lines

There seems to be a varying interpretation of smile lines. If you are referring to smile lines as the lines around the eyes known as crow's feet then the results are excellent. If you are refering to the nasolabial folds, then dermal fillers such as juvederm, restylane, or radiesse are appropriate.

Kris M. Reddy, MD, FACS
West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon

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Botox is not for smile lines, fillers like Juvederm and Restylane are.

When you speak about smile lines, I'm assuming you are talking about the lines between the nose and mouth, which are medically termed nasolabial folds. These get deeper with age, and are more noticable when one smiles. Botox is not used to fill creases, dermal fillers are. So, if you need these to improve, Juvederm or Restylane are good choices.

Steven F. Weiner, MD
Pensacola Facial Plastic Surgeon

Lose the lines and keep the smile with Botox

We have to be sure we are talking about the same thing when we say "smile lines" but the most important thing is to dispell the myth that Botox always produces a 'frozen face." When done skillfully it should allow you to retain your natural expressiveness while reducing the appearance of tiredness or stress. Smiling is often associated with contracting the muscles lateral to the eyes, contributing to "crow's feet" and those can be very well dealt with by Botox or... more

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Botox and smile lines

Botox is a great product to inject for smile lines or crow's feet which are the lines onthe side of the eyes that develop when you smile. The effect usually lasts about 4 months.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Botox for smile lines

Botox is best used to treat active wrinkle lines - lines which appear on smiling and make you appear older. These can be transverse forehead lines, the Crow's feet lines along the outer sides of the eyes and the snarling lines along the base of the nose between the brows. In using Botox the injector MUST be very familiar with facial anatomy and understand the location and interplay between different facial muscles and their relation in facial aging.