Static lateral canthal rhytids, commonly known to patients as crow’s feet, are one of the most common concerns patients will present with. In one study of 603 women between 30-65 years of age, 82% chose lateral canthal rhytids as the facial feature they were most likely to seek treatment for first. The same group identified the lines as the number one facial feature that bothered them the most.1
According to aesthetic practitioner Dr David Jack, around 95% of his patients aged 45-50 will have concerns regarding lines in this area. Surgeon and aesthetic practitioner Miss Sherina Balaratnam adds, “Lateral canthal lines are a very common concern amongst patients and we see this presentation daily with our patients.
The eyes are a key facial feature – they are ‘the window to the soul’. The eyes are what we look into, what we communicate and express ourselves with, and hence patients naturally want their eyes to…