Tissue fillers would not work well in those locations

Felix Kuo, MD answers: Tissue fillers for the forehead and bridge of nose?

Can Restylane or Juviderm be injected in areas like the bridge of the nose and forehead lines?

These areas do not have much fat or tissue underneath. I have a line across the bridge of my nose and I want to get ride of it. Dot Co2 treatments have not been able to erase it. I have had success with Restylane in lifing the tired sagging lines underneath my eyes but my practitioner said she did not feel comfortable injecting in problem areas like the forehead and bridge of the nose.

Can this be done?


Felix Kuo, MD
13 months ago

I would not recommend using tissue fillers for forehead lines.  These lines are created because of repeated movement (raising your eyebrows).  The treatment here is with Botox, to limit that movememt. Depending on how deep the lines are while at rest, will determine how much the lines will soften after Botox treatment. 

Forehead lines are not due to loss of volume and will not look good if treated with filler.  As for the line across the bridge of your nose.  This is a result of either long-term furrowing / kneading your eyebrows together or from rubbing / pushing up on your nose if you are an allergy sufferer.  Here, I would use Botox for the glabella complex and then maybe add a little filler after the effect of the Botox has set in.

 

 

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