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Smile Lines Under the Eyes Since Teens...any Options?

asked 8 months ago by QuestionabLines
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
Question viewed 389 times
Tags: under eyes, female, options, smile lines

I now get botox for my crows feet when I smile, but still have the under eye lines. I've had these at LEAST since I was 18 years old. Not much has changed in 10 years. The botox has softened up my face a bit, but the smile lines still drive me nuts-my doctor has never injected the botox below the crows feet area. I've read that fillers can be unsafe around this area and get lumpy. Do I have other options? When I'm not smiling, the lines are nearly invisible.

11 answers to Smile Lines Under the Eyes Since Teens...any Options?

Smile Lines Under the Eyes

Hi QL. Whomever told you that fillers were inappropriate under the eyes does not know how to inject them. We think you are a great candidate for Restylane under the eyes. Your genetics or age have caused you to loe a bit of volume in this area and we would replace that with Restylane. The product needs to be injected "under the muscle" to avoid lumpiness. Finally, we may add just a couple of units toward the outer lower eye so soften the line as well.... more

Harold J. Kaplan, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.celibre.com

Treatment for smile lines under the eyes

The horizontal lines under the eyes are usually due to contraction of the circular muscle that moves the eyelids, opening and closing the eyes, squinting, etc. - the orbicularis oculi. Contraction of the same muscle causes crow's feet as well. 1-3 units of Botox injected into that little fold under the eyes should relax the orbicularis and soften the wrinkles. In addition, you may consider adding a small amount of Restylane into the under eye hollows to make the... more

Emily Altman, MD
Short Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

Botox for smile lines

A very, very small amount of Botox (1-2 units per side) may be injected under the eyes, but if your injector is not comfortable with this, I would not do it. Fillers under the eyes are not unsafe in this area as long as its the right filler - never Juvederm - and a very experienced injector.

F. Victor Rueckl, MD
Las Vegas Dermatologist

www.lakesdermatology.com

Lines under the eyes

BOTOX works great around the eyes, but the lines to which you refer are often also accentuated by the cheek muscles bunching up. We inject a bit of BOTOX under the eyes, just over the big cheek muscles to try to relax them enough to stop reinforcing the under-eye lines that bother you so much. Also, depending on your facial structure, we might want to address the eye hollows with some deeply placed filler, to soften and fill the hollows. This can have a wonderful smoothing effect in just the... more

Barry Resnik, MD
Miami Dermatologist

www.drresnik.com

Smile lines and Botox and Laser

Perhaps a bit more or better injected Botox might be a good solution. Fillers under the eye can be done without lumpiness usually. Fillers in the cheek bone area are also useful. A fractionated CO2 laser treatment is also an excellent option. Good luck!

David Alessi, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Lower outer eyelid crease

As you have had these creases since 18, your photograph demonstrates a "scrunching up" of skin over the underlying contracting orbicularis oris muscle that works to close your eyes and squint. As long as the Botox does not go over the cheek bone, it shouldn't treat the smile muscles. keeping to the side as much as possible, one or two units may soften but not eliminate this muscle action. The exact placement would have to be known by the physician, but even in the most... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Botox treatment for "jelly roll" under eye

A very small amount of Botox can be used under the eye to improve the "jelly roll" that appears with smiling. Judicious use should occur in patients that experience under eye puffiness when they wake up in the morning. Very small amounts of volumizing agents may be appropriate in the cheeks or along the bony orbital rim (under eye area) to compliment the muscular relaxation effects of Botox.

Melanie D. Palm, MD
San Diego Dermatologic Surgeon

Under eye smile lines

I think you'd do very well with a syringe of Restylane injected under the eyes. This would fill in the contour issue and alleviate your concerns. Botox can be injected at the edge of the eye, in those crinkling areas of the crow's feet, but I prefer filler for the area directly under the lower lid.

Robert L. Kraft, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Lines under eyes

I think the easiest thing to do for these lines is not fillers but soem type of resurfacing ie peels or lasers.

Robert Brueck, MD
Fort Myers Plastic Surgeon

Botox for Eyelid Wrinkles

Hi, and thank you for your question. Instead of sagging skin or excess fat, the wrinkles underneath the eyes in the lower eyelid area may be due to muscle contraction & bunching, especially in younger patients. Botox Cosmetic treatment may help relax these muscles and smooth the skin. The dose is typically much lower than Botox used for traditional forehead wrinkles. Similar to other facial areas, the results develop after several days and last for approximately 3 months. Keep in... more

Houtan Chaboki, MD
Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon

Botox for lower eyelid smile lines

Botox can work extremely well for crow's feet but what about smile lines in the lower eyelid area? Well that depends. Lower eyelid smile lines are caused when the powerful muscles that elevate the corners of the mouth up pull the cheeks up thereby creasing the lower eyelid skin and muscle. Many younger patients develop this because the eyelid skin is the thinnest in the body. If there is associated hollowing of the lower eyelid, the smile lines can look more prominent.... more