Botox is an excellent choice for softening of these...

Shahram Salemy, MD answers: Does Botox work on horizontal forehead creases?

Hi. My name is Kym and I am 38 years old. I am desperate to find a non-invasive procedure to help reduce the lines going accross my forehead. I have four (two are very small) but am very depressed about how old I feel I look because of them. Does Botox work on this type of crease? Thanks!


Shahram Salemy, MD
15 months ago

Botox is an excellent choice for softening of these forehead lines, but it's important to have a surgeon perform the procedure who understands the amount of Botox that will be effective as well as the pattern of injection to use. If the procedure is not done properly, it can leave you with an uneven position of your eyebrows or even drooping of your eyebrow or eyelid. So as with any procedure, do your homework, ask to see some Before and After photos, and pick the doctor whom you feel the most comfortable with.

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A: Botox works beautifully for transverse forehead rhytids...

Scott Sattler, MD
16 months ago

Botox works beautifully for transverse forehead rhytids - brow wrinkes.

You should be treated by a qualified injector; I would suggest a plastic surgeon, as they generally understand facial muscle anatomy better than other providers.

You can expect the result to last 3-5 months, and then a retreatment will be needed if you like the result and wish it to continue. It should cost you about $400-500 per session, depending on where you are treated and by whom.

Yours,
Scott Sattler MD FACS

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A: Botox can help you if done properly

Richard P. Rand, MD
8 months ago

Properly administered Botox can soften your horizontal forehead lines. These come from the muscles that elevate your brow so over treatment of these lines will cause your brow to drop down and make you look older. So be sure you go to an excellent and experienced practitioner for the Botox. Any residual lines present after the Botox can be lightly filled with Restylane.

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