Start crow's feet botox when smile lines persist after your face relaxes — for most patients between the late 20s and mid 30s, not at a fixed age. Per-area wrinkle botox runs from ₩19,000 (≈ $14) to ₩89,000 (≈ $64) at Kind Global Clinic Myeongdong, injected personally by the co-directors.
Crow's feet are dynamic lines: they are carved by the lateral orbicularis oculi muscle every time you smile or squint. Early on, the lines vanish the moment your face relaxes — at that stage botox is optional, a preventative choice rather than a correction. The meaningful start signal is the transition point: when faint lines remain visible at rest, the skin has begun converting a movement pattern into a permanent crease. Starting botox in that window — for most people somewhere between the late 20s and mid 30s, earlier for heavy squinters and expressive smilers — keeps the crease from etching deeper, which is easier than reversing an established static line later.
At Kind Global Clinic Myeongdong, the timing decision is made by a co-director in a 15 to 20 minute consultation, not by a calendar: your smile pattern is photographed animated and at rest, and you get one of three honest recommendations — start now with standard dosing, start light with a preventative micro-dose approach (see baby botox), or wait and re-photograph in 12 months. Pricing is per area from the published menu, from ₩19,000 (≈ $14) for Korean-tier toxin to ₩89,000 (≈ $64) for Allergan, with the same KRW price for international and Korean patients.