What Are Crow’s Feet?

Crow’s feet are the fine lines and wrinkles that appear around the outer corners of the eyes. They often become visible when smiling, laughing, or squinting, and may gradually deepen over time due to repeated facial movement, sun exposure, collagen loss, and reduced skin elasticity.

Because the skin around the eyes is thinner and more delicate than many other facial areas, wrinkles can appear earlier in this region. Crow’s Feet Botox is one of the most popular non-surgical treatments for softening these lines while maintaining a natural, expressive smile.

How Does Crow’s Feet Botox Work?

Crow’s Feet Botox works by temporarily relaxing the small muscles around the outer eye area that contract when smiling or squinting. Once these muscles relax, the overlying skin appears smoother and the lines around the eyes become less noticeable.

The goal is not to remove expression completely, but to reduce excessive creasing while preserving a warm, natural smile. At Seomyeon One Clinic, the injection points and dosage are customized according to each patient’s facial anatomy, wrinkle depth, muscle strength, and preferred result.

Benefits of Crow’s Feet Botox

Crow’s Feet Botox offers subtle but effective eye-area rejuvenation without surgery.

Benefits include:

• Softens fine lines around the eyes
• Reduces wrinkles caused by smiling and squinting
• Creates a brighter, more refreshed appearance
• Helps prevent deeper lines from forming
• Maintains natural facial expressions
• Quick, non-surgical treatment
• Minimal discomfort
• Virtually no downtime
• Can be combined with other anti-aging treatments
• Suitable for both early prevention and visible wrinkle correction

Many patients choose this treatment because it helps them look less tired while still allowing their smile to appear genuine and natural.

Who Is a Good Candidate?

Crow’s Feet Botox is suitable for patients who notice fine lines or wrinkles around the outer corners of the eyes, especially when smiling or laughing. It is also a popular preventative treatment for younger adults who want to slow the development of deeper expression wrinkles.

You may be a good candidate if you:

• Have visible lines around the outer eye area
• Notice eye wrinkles when smiling or squinting
• Want non-surgical anti-aging treatment
• Prefer subtle, natural-looking results
• Want to maintain a refreshed appearance with minimal downtime
• Want to prevent expression lines from becoming deeper

During your consultation, the doctor will evaluate your eye-area muscle movement, skin condition, facial balance, and desired outcome to determine the most appropriate dosage and treatment plan.

What Happens During the Procedure?

Treatment is quick and usually completed within 10 to 15 minutes.

After assessing your facial expressions and eye movement, the doctor injects small amounts of Botox into carefully selected points around the outer corners of the eyes using a very fine needle. The procedure is generally well tolerated and does not usually require anesthesia.

Patients can typically return to work, shopping, travel, or daily activities immediately after treatment.

Results and Recovery

Most patients begin noticing smoother eye-area lines within 3 to 5 days after treatment. Full results usually develop within approximately 10 to 14 days.

The outer eye area appears softer, smoother, and more refreshed while natural smiling remains intact. Results generally last around 3 to 4 months, depending on individual muscle activity, metabolism, dosage, lifestyle, and treatment area.

Regular maintenance treatments can help preserve smoother skin and reduce the progression of deeper wrinkles over time.

Crow’s Feet Botox vs Under-Eye Treatments

Crow’s Feet Botox specifically targets expression lines at the outer corners of the eyes caused by muscle movement. It is not the same as under-eye filler, Rejuran Eye, or skin boosters, which are often used to address hollowness, thin skin, dryness, or crepey texture under the eyes.

If your concern is mainly outer-eye wrinkles when smiling, Botox may be suitable. If your concern is under-eye darkness, volume loss, or skin quality, the doctor may recommend a different treatment or a combination plan.

Can Crow’s Feet Botox Be Combined with Other Treatments?

Yes. Crow’s Feet Botox is commonly combined with other facial rejuvenation treatments to create balanced anti-aging results.

Popular combination treatments include:

• Forehead Botox
• Frown Line Botox
• Bunny Line Botox
• Brow Lift Botox
• Skin Botox
• Rejuran Eye
• Skin Boosters
• Laser Skin Rejuvenation
• Under-Eye Treatments
• Collagen-Stimulating Treatments

Combination treatments can help address both muscle-related wrinkles and skin quality concerns around the eyes.

Why Choose Seomyeon One Clinic?

At Seomyeon One Clinic, Crow’s Feet Botox treatments are tailored to each patient’s facial anatomy and expression pattern. Our experienced medical team uses precise injection techniques and conservative dosing to soften eye wrinkles while keeping your smile natural and expressive.

Conveniently located in central Busan, One Clinic welcomes both Korean residents and international patients seeking safe, effective, and natural-looking aesthetic care.

Seomyeon One Clinic
6F, Inje Medical New Building
785 Gayadae-ro, Busanjin-gu, Busan, Korea

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Crow’s Feet Botox?

Crow’s Feet Botox is a non-surgical treatment that relaxes the muscles around the outer corners of the eyes to reduce fine lines and wrinkles caused by smiling, squinting, and repeated facial expressions. It helps create a smoother, more refreshed eye area while preserving natural facial movement.

How long does Crow’s Feet Botox last?

Results typically last around 3 to 4 months. The exact duration can vary depending on muscle strength, metabolism, lifestyle, dosage, and how frequently the eye-area muscles are used. Maintenance treatments can help preserve consistent results.

When will I see results?

Most patients begin noticing improvement within 3 to 5 days after treatment. Full results usually develop after approximately 10 to 14 days as the treated muscles gradually relax.

Is Crow’s Feet Botox painful?

Most patients experience only mild discomfort because very fine needles are used. The treatment is quick, usually completed within 10 to 15 minutes, and anesthesia is generally not required.

Is there any downtime?

There is virtually no downtime after Crow’s Feet Botox. Patients can usually return to work, travel, or daily activities immediately. Mild redness, swelling, or tiny injection marks may appear temporarily but usually disappear within several hours.

Will my smile look unnatural?

No. When performed correctly, Crow’s Feet Botox softens wrinkles around the eyes while preserving natural smiling and facial expressions. The goal is to look refreshed, not frozen.

Can Crow’s Feet Botox prevent deeper wrinkles?

Yes. By reducing repetitive muscle contraction around the eyes, Botox can help prevent fine expression lines from becoming deeper over time. Many patients choose regular maintenance treatment as part of an anti-aging routine.

Is Crow’s Feet Botox the same as under-eye treatment?

No. Crow’s Feet Botox treats wrinkles at the outer corners of the eyes caused by muscle movement. Under-eye treatments such as fillers, Rejuran Eye, skin boosters, or lasers may be recommended for hollowness, thin skin, dark circles, or crepey under-eye texture.

Can Crow’s Feet Botox be combined with other Botox areas?

Yes. Crow’s Feet Botox is commonly combined with Forehead Botox, Frown Line Botox, Bunny Line Botox, Brow Lift Botox, and Skin Botox for balanced upper-face rejuvenation.

Where can I get Crow’s Feet Botox in Busan?

Crow’s Feet Botox is available at Seomyeon One Clinic in Busan, located at 6F, Inje Medical New Building, 785 Gayadae-ro, Busanjin-gu, Busan, Korea.