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25 years
How to treat/reduce wrinkles around the eye area? I don't want to treat it with Botox injections. Is there another solution?
Nov 4, 2015

Dr. Zakia Dimassi Pediatrics
You may start with making sure your body is well hydrated by drinking plenty of water, and getting adequate sleep.
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Dr. Michel Moutran Plastic Surgery
First of all it is important to know that having wrinkles around the eyes when you smile is something normal. Your blinking muscle contract and your skin is gathered creating an expression wrinkle. That is called a dynamic wrinkle. Repeated contraction over years, with poor skin health (sun exposure, toxin exposition, dehydration)make these wrinkle become static which means present even with no contraction or blinking of the eyes. The best treatment for these wrinkles is to prevent them by not exposing yourself to sun without using a sunblock, and using the right cream regimen. But if they are present, there is nothing more efficient than botulinum toxin that diminishes significantly the muscle around the eyes contracture and hence the wrinkles
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