Have to Blend Forehead Botox Treatment with Glabella Treatment?

asked 2 years ago by leyla in Niagara Falls
Latest answer by William Portuese, MD
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Tags: forehead, frown lines

Must you blend forhead botox treatment w/ glabella "frown lines" treatment ? I was thinking of only getting my forhead treated this time around...my frown lines aren't that bad. Will the botox last as long?

9 answers to Have to Blend Forehead Botox Treatment with Glabella Treatment?

Botox is less expensive per area if more than 1 area is done at a time

You can get the forehead and the glab areas done separately but it is less expensive if you do them together. Cost is usually $300-350 for 1 area and $500-600 for 2 areas whether it is botox or dysport and lasts about 3-4 months.

David Hansen, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

Blending forehead and glabella Botox treatments

Botox weakens muscle contraction which in turn decreases their ability to continually crease the skin in the treated areas. The muscles in the forehead and glabella area are intimitly related and I usually "blend "the injections to achieve an aesthetic unity.

Barry H. Dolich, MD
Bronx Plastic Surgeon

Botox for forehead and glabella

The Botox treatment can be performed on any of the three muscle groups on the forehead. It is the patient and the surgeon’s preference as to which groups of muscles are injected. The corrugator muscles are cause the scowling and the frontalis muscles is what causes the horizontal lines on the forehead from raising the eyebrows too much. Each one of those can be done independently or together with Botox and the treatment lasts approximately four to eight months depending upon the... more

William Portuese, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Have to blend forehead botox treatment

Sometimes forehead and glabellar Botox injections should be separated by two weeks depending on the patient anatomy and whether those areas have been treated previously in that patient.

Victor Michalak, MD
Issaquah Dermatologic Surgeon

Botox in glabella and forehead at the same time

While you don't have to have the glabella and the forehead treated with botox together, be aware that the forehead muscle (frontalis) act to lift the brows while the glabella muscles (corrugators and procerus) have an opposing force which pull down the brows. Many people like the subtle "lift" that they get from treating the glabella, especially women as it gives them a more awake, refreshed appearance. Depending on how extensive the forehead lines are, it can be risky to have... more

Ritu Saini, MD
New York Dermatologic Surgeon

Botox treatment

Botox at best lasts 4 to 6 months. So if you are going to divide up the treatments the area last treated will be the last to be in need of treatment. Or the first treated will last the longest. Or WHAT THE HECK just do the treatment at the same time. LOL Regards.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Botox for glabella and forehead

No, you certainly don't "have" to have your forehead and glabella lines treated at one time. The reason most people will suggest it, however, is that if you knock out the forehead muscle (frontalis) the glabellar movement may appear compensatorially stronger, accentuating your frown lines. If budget is a concern, you can certainly have your forehead treated first, wait a week or two, and if you are not happy with your frown lines at that point you could have them treated... more

Reena Rupani, MD
New York Dermatologist

Forehead can be treated in isolation, but be careful with brow position

The key to good results with Botox to the forehead and glabellar region is recognizing that the two muscle groups pull your eyebrows in opposing directions. Treating your forehead (frontalis) muscles in isolation can alter the position (lower them) of your eyebrows. If your brows are in good position (no ptosis), try a very light Botox treatment to the upper forehead (no more than 6-8 units) and observe its affect on your eyebrow position over the ensuing weeks. Your best bet with Botox is... more

Scott Sattler, MD
Bellevue Plastic Surgeon

Botox for the Forehead and Glabella

Botox can be done on the forehead alone. However, the muscles that make lines on your forehead lift your brows. The muscles that make lines in the glabella pull down your brows. When you treat forehead lines you temporarily weaken the muscles that lift your brows and for that reason the brows may be lower after the treatment. Treating the glabella weakens the muscles that pull down your brow. So the brows are often kept in a better position if both areas are treated. It all depends... more