Botox used on Frown lines, Forehead lines, Laugh lines

Lauren Greenberg, MD answers: Where is Botox commonly used?

Is Botox used for laugh lines and small wrinkles in cheek area? Also is it common to use Botox under eyes for bags and dark circles?


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Lauren Greenberg, MD
2 months ago

Botox is great for the forehead lines, lines between your eyebrows (called the glabella), and laugh lines.

Forehead: If your forehead lines are really deep, you may be compensating for a low eyebrow/ excess upper eyelid skin. Sometimes, you can't do botox on the forehead without causing your eyebrow to fall, which will make your eyes look tired.

Glabella: Great to get rid of the vertical lines between your eyebrows that help you frown (your kids will wonder, why isn't mommy mad anymore?). This area is also a good one for headaches. Botox is a well known treatment for migraines. Doesn't work for everyone, but does work for most.

Laugh lines: Crows feet, wrinkles around the eye. This is my personal favorite spot, as those lines that run out and down the cheek are aging, particularly in photos. This spot always wears off faster -- I find 3 months is about all you get.  You can inject under the eyebrow to get a browlift. (unfortunately this wears off).

Cheek: You can't inject the cheek directly. If they are lines that are running from the eye, you can inject near the eye.

Lips and Neck: These are two areas you can do, but VERY light dose. You need to go to someone well versed in how to inject botox for these.

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