Profound RF around the eyes in London

The crow's feet at the outer corner, the crepey skin below the eye and a heavy upper lid are treated in our practice. The needle pairs are placed at the shallowest depth around the eye, on the bone and not the lid, in one session under local anaesthetic. No published series gives a figure for the eye area, and we say so plainly; the face trials measured the face as a whole. Every treatment is given by Dr Marie Duggan, GMC 7488383, at Profound RF London Clinic, 8 Devonshire Place, with the price in writing at a free consultation.

What it does around the eyes

In our experience the thin skin firms and the crepey texture tightens as new collagen and elastin form over the following months. The crow's feet and the fine lines below the eye soften, and a mildly heavy upper lid can sit a little higher. A hooded lid with excess skin, a bag of fat or a dark circle that is pigment are not what the needles change; the doctor says at the consultation which route fits.

What the evidence covers

The US clearance names facial wrinkles, and the 100-person face and neck trial gave a 25.6% gain on the wrinkle scale at six months; none of the published series reports the eye area on its own. The full guide sets out the main trials.

The session and after

Local anaesthetic, opaque eye shields, then the eye area treated within a face session of about an hour. Redness for hours to a day or two, swelling and bruising around the eyes for up to five to ten days, more visible than elsewhere on the face in our experience, so plan around any event. The result builds over months and is photographed at six months in our practice.

Who it suits

In our practice, an adult with crow's feet, crepey skin below the eyes or a mildly heavy upper lid and skin that still has spring, who wants one treatment. Not in pregnancy or breastfeeding, with an active infection, with a pacemaker or other electrical implant, or with a history of keloid scarring without the doctor's advice first. The brow page covers the brow above.