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Botox After Brow Lift?

asked 3 years ago by candyo in Santa Fe, NM USA
Latest answer by Barry E. DiBernardo, MD
Question viewed 590 times
Tags: forehead, lines, wrinkles

Is it unusual to need Botox one year after a Brow Lift?

3 answers to Botox After Brow Lift?

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Botox after brow lift

It is of course all dependent on how the muscles where treated during the brow-lift. For those which remain and are still hyperactive, it would very much be beneficial  to use Botox afterward to contiue and enhanced eftect of the surgery. You can not de-function all the brow muscles in a browlift procedure.
Barry E. DiBernardo, MD

Montclair Plastic Surgeon
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Botox after Brow Lift is not unusual

Candyo, It is not unusual to need Botox Cosmetic after brow lift surgery. The need for repeat Botox injection is largely based on what was done during the initial plastic brow surgery. Eyebrow lift surgery not only lifts the brow, cosmetic surgery may also modify the forehead muscles. These same muscles are the ones treated with Botox cosmetic. Active muscles of the face create the dynamic wrinkles. Muscles which are weakened, removed, or cut will need less Botox, if any at all. Forehead... more
Houtan Chaboki, MD

Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon
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It depends on what was done during the browlift

Browlifts can elevate the eyebrow and also can be used to treat the muscles so that they don't work as well. When the muscles don't work as well, they are less likely to form wrinkles. It really depends on what indication you are using the Botox and where. If its for wrinkles, you will still have them after a browlift but just less of them. It also depends on where the wrinkles are located. If they are in between the eyes, then a browlift with muscle altering ancillary procedures can be... more
Philip Young, MD

Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon

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