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Average Amount of Botox Units to Lift Brows?

asked 2 years ago by butterflyinthewind in Ramona Ca San Diego County
Latest answer by David V. Poole, MD
Question viewed 5,686 times
Tags: female, lift, units

How many units of Botox is typically needed to give a slight lift to the brows of a female? Thank you.

19 answers to Average Amount of Botox Units to Lift Brows?

Expect to use about 20-25 units Botox to raise lateral eyebrows

Botox only works about half of the time to raise lateral eyebrows. It looks great when it does work but don't be disappointed if it doesn't do it every time.

David Hansen, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

Botox dosing for lifting of brows

A very general dosing would be 20 units to the glabellar area to lift the inner brows while relaxing the muscles reponsible for the "11's" or frown lines. In addition, dosing the lateral or outside tail end of the eyebrows at a key point with 5 units each side is a nice way to compliment the brow lift. Some will benefit from dosing along the eye muscle as well. Make certain that you choose a practitioner that understands your goals and tailors the... more

Harold J. Kaplan, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.celibre.com

Amount of Botox units to lift brows

The eyebrows are naturally lifted by the muscles of the forehead. If these muscles are weakened by injecting BOTOX ® into the forehead, the eyebrows will relax or pull down a small amount. To counter this down turn, BOTOX ® may be injected just into the muscles just beneath the eyebrows. If the only desire is to lift the eyebrows a small amount, then a small amount of BOTOX ®, perhaps 2 or 2.5 units of BOTOX® may be injected just beneath each eyebrow. It is important to... more

Sigmund L. Sattenspiel, MD
Freehold Facial Plastic Surgeon

Amount of Units required for a brow lift

It depends on how much of a lift and if you are looking for medial and lateral or just lateral. I would recommend researching for a skilled injector and set up a consultation so that your muscle movement can be evaluated. But on an average, if you are looking at lifting medially and laterally which would also take care of your "11's", approximately 26-32 units.

David V. Poole, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

Skill of injector more important than number of Botox units.

Hi. When doing Botox in New York City, we typically use 50 units for a brow lift. You can get away with less, but it doesn't last as long.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Botox Brow Lift

Brow lift from Botox injections are a nice surprise for patients just expecting improvement of the "11's" between the brows. Adding a bit of Botox to the lateral brows in addition to treating the glabella usually gives a nice brow lift. In general, about 24 units will do the trick but more may be needed.

Allison J. Stocker, MD
San Antonio Dermatologist

Botox to brows

How much Botox to lift the brows? It all depends upon what you want to accomplish. To treat the corrugators, I usually use about 12.5 units. To treat the forehead lines, I usually use about 25 units.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

30 to 40 Botox units should be sufficient to lift your brows

Depending on the patients muscle mass and the gender I use 30-40 units to get symmetrical brow lifts. These are injected in the corrugators Procerus and Orbicularis muscles.

Nissan Pilest, MD
Irvine Dermatologic Surgeon

Average Amount of Botox units needed to LIFT the Brows

A Brow list should be symmetrical, lifting the whole arch NOT only the lateral side of the brow arch. Stated another way, we want to raise the center and sides of the arch equally without getting only a surprised Mr. Spock - raised lateral brow look (to learn all you need to know about BAD BOTOX, follow the link below). The brows have LEVATOR (lifting) muscles and DEPRESSOR muscles. In putting Botox to lift the brow arches we want to weaken the brow depressor muscles giving the lifting... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Brow lift Botox

29 units to 39 units is a reasonable range. This would be enough to treat the area between the eyebrows which normally pulls down on the middle forehead, and the tail of the eyebrow. These areas pull down in opposite vectors from the forehead muscle that wants to pull up. When their motion is inhibited by the Botox, the antagonistic forehead muscle can pull up simulating a lift (although surgery would provide a better result).

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Botox for brow lift vs wrinkle reduction

Usually, Botox is used reduce wrinkles of the forehead. If this is not done carefully, the brows can also fall a bit, or become ptotic. To prevent this Botox can be injected into the forehead depressors, and depending on the desired effect, I use about 4 units per side.

Scott E. Kasden, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Botox browlift

I generally use 20-25 units for the glabellar frown lines and another 10 units in the lateral brow region. These would be minimum amounts and those with heavier muscle activity may well need more.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Brow Lifting with Botox

Elevation of the brow can be done by affecting 2 areas , medial and lateral. If you just want a 1-2mm elevation of the tail of the brow 2-5 units used laterally will raise the lateral aspect of your brow nicely. If you are looking for a more full brow effect then the depressors centrally will need to be treated and this can require an additional 20-30 units (Note this will also stop the frowning motion that pulls the brows down and in). So check with your doctor since everyone has different... more

Shawn Allen, MD
Boulder Dermatologist

A 25u treatment with BOTOX Cosmetic is usually sufficient to elevate your brows.

If you get your frown muscles injected along with the depressor muscles of the tail of your eyebrows (corrugator muscle and orbicularis muscles), you should see elevation of your eyebrows. This could be achieved with between 25 and 37.5u of BOTOX Cosmetic. I hope this is helpful for you.

Eric M. Joseph, MD
West Orange Facial Plastic Surgeon

It varies widely

There is no cookie cutter pattern of injections, nor amount of neuromodulator, that fits every person's anatomy and muscle strength. I therefore suggest you spend time finding a board certified dermatologist, oculo-plastic or plastic surgeon in your area who has the expertise and experience to answer this question in your case.

Mary Lupo, MD
New Orleans Dermatologist

Botox Brow Lift

Elevation of the brow can be achieved using roughly 5 units per side, injecting the Botox superficially just below the lateral brow. The Botox is used to decrease activity of the orbicularis oculi laterally, which functions normally as a brow depressor. Minimizing activity of this muscle springs the lateral brow upward.

Stephen Prendiville, MD
Fort Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon

33 Units for a Microdroplet Botox forehead lift

Dear Butterfly There is a lot of bad BOTOX treatments out there because many doctors are rightfully fearful of how to place BOTOX near the eyebrow to actually make the forehead go up rather than down. The typical BOTOX "forehead lift" relies on inducing abnormal muscle recruitment to create lateral lift in the forehead. This is sometimes referred to as the Vulcan forehead. I have a patent pending method called Microdroplet BOTOX that actually creates a very natural forehead lift.... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Botox Brow lift or forehead lift (chemical)

The results of a browlift are a direct result of rearranging portions of the brow to give the appearance of a brow lift. Essentially the goal is to achieve an inclined arch to the brow. This is accomplished by lowering the inner part of the brow and raising the outer part. By injecting with 4-8 units centrally and then 4-8 injecting below the brow near the crow's feet, you can create the appearance of a brow lift.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Botox for a Brow Lift

The dose for a slight brow lift ranges from 2 to 5 units. It very much depends on the muscle structure of the individual though. I would recomend seeing an experienced dermatologist or plastic surgeon for optimal results.