Face Condition

Crow’s Feet

Ageing eyes can often display wrinkles, bags and dark circles, including crow’s feet at the edges of the eyes.

As we age the skin weakens, and recurrent folding due to muscle contraction causes lines and wrinkles. This is seen early around the eyes where the skin is thin, and there is a great deal of muscular movement with facial expressions. Crow’s feet (laughter lines) are the common wrinkles that appear at the sides of the eyes and form as the skin creases when we smile, laugh or squint.

These lines fan outwards from the corner of the eye, often starting as fine lines that become noticeable only when the face moves. Over time these creases can become permanently visible and more prominent.

Our solution

Anti-wrinkle injections can successfully prevent crow’s feet around the eyes, as they work to soften muscle contraction. If the muscles move less, the skin cannot crease and wrinkles will not form or worsen.

As can be seen in our section about anti-wrinkle injections, having regular top up maintenance injections can prevent wrinkles from worsening or even forming and the effect can last longer as the underlying muscle weakens slightly. Frequently wrinkle relaxing injections in the lateral canthus (the crow’s feet area) are combined with injections into the glabellar and forehead to soften frown lines and forehead lines.

In some cases where ageing has already begun, anti-wrinkle injections can be combined with dermal fillers to restore facial volume and structure around the eyes such as with a drooping eyebrow or sunken tear trough.

Dr Thomas will undertake an expert and full facial assessment with treatment in his Swansea aesthetic clinic to advise on what treatment would be best for every patient as an individual.

Treatments

Face Treatment

Anti-Wrinkle Injections

Anti-wrinkle muscle relaxing injections can soften or eliminate the appearance of lines and wrinkles on various parts of the face.

Your

Patient Experience

Dr Owen Thomas is a highly trained aesthetic physician with a level 7 qualification in injectable treatments.

He uses his passion and skill combined with a professional, ethical and safe approach, to enable his patients to feel rejuvenated, confident and ready for everything life has to offer.