Choice of Botox or dermal fillers depends on location & cause of wrinkles

Brian Biesman, MD answers: Do new wrinkles require dermal fillers or just Botox?

I am in my mid-30s and have just noticed some new wrinkles on my forehead as I tend to raise my eyebrows a lot. If they are new, slight wrinkles and not deep do you think I will need a filler or should Botox be enough?


Brian Biesman, MD
4 months ago
By Brian Biesman, MD - Nashville Oculoplastic surgeon

It depends on the location and underlying reason the wrinkle formed.

Botulinum toxin reduces the expression lines/facial wrinkles, whereas dermal fillers enhance tissue volume to fill in expression lines/facial wrinkles.

Botulinum toxin and dermal fillers can play complementary roles and, in some situations, both may be appropriate.

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