Botox Q&A

64%

WORTH IT RATING

854 Reviews

Ask a Question

View Before and Afters

Average Botox Cost: $425

Learn about Botox

3,016 people and 923 doctors are talking about Botox

Get Free Email Updates

Botox for Forehead Lines on a 21 Year Old?

asked 2 years ago by loveyou1 in ca
Latest answer by Brooke R. Seckel, MD
Question viewed 2,806 times
Tags: age 18-24, forehead, lines, frown lines

I am 21 years old, I scrunch my forehead a lot without knowing it and have lines now. Should I get Botox on it to relive the lines a little bit. Would it help it so they don't stay that way permently?

19 answers to Botox for Forehead Lines on a 21 Year Old?

Botox or Dysport should help with dynamic forehead lines at any age

Dysport or Botox should be very helpful in alleviating the early creases you are starting to develop on your forehead. It should last 3-4 months as an average and cost roughly $300-350. Good Luck.

David Hansen, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

Botox will Soften Forehead Lines in 21 Year Old but Brow May Drop

The benefit of treating Frown Lines, Worry Lines, Forehead Lines and Crow's Feet at an early age is that it will help prevent these lines becoming permanent in the future. Younger people may have healthier stronger muscles and may require more units of Botox that much iolder people with thin skin and atrophic muscles. Be aware however that the Forehead Muscle, the Frontalis hold your forehead and Eyebrows up. If the Forehead Muscle is weakened with Botox there is a chance that... more

Brooke R. Seckel, MD
Boston Plastic Surgeon

www.drseckel.com

Botox for forehead lines

Botox is indeed effective for forehead lines. Over time, hopefully Botox will enable you to get out of the habit of "scrunching"... and save a lot of money in the process.

Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Botox effective on forehead lines

The forehead is one of the most common areas on the face for Botox injections as it is very effective in eliminating the transverse forehead lines associated with elevating the brows. It temporarily paralyzes the frontalis muscle which is responsible for lifting the brows. As a result, some of the muscles that lower the brows may be unopposed which can then drop the brows as long as the Botox is effective which is usually 3-4 months. If you have low eyebrows to begin with, you may want... more

James McMahan, MD
Columbus Plastic Surgeon

Botox, Wrinkle Treatment, Beverly Hills Botox, Los Angeles Botox

If you truly have horizontal forehead lines than Botox or Dysport works very well to soften and reduce their appearance. I've been using Botox for over 20 years and feel that if the effects, of either Botox or Dysport, are maintained consistently that the muscle will eventually become atrophic (smaller) similar to what happens when the muscles of the arrm are not used when casting a broken arm. Muscles are muscles and inactivity will and does make the muscles... more

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Botox can work for younger users

If you are starting to create lines in your forehead from scrunching, Botox is an effective treatment. Being that you are 21 and this is your first treatment, I would recommend being conservative with the amount of units used at first.

Nissan Pilest, MD
Irvine Dermatologic Surgeon

Botox at 21 is safe

Botox is safe at 21 years of age. I think several important issues to consider are degree of wrinkle formation a patient, sun exposure, and genetics. Deep wrinkles of the forehead and glabella can occur as early as 21 years of age and combine that with the amount of sun exposure and family history, makes that patient a good candidate. Application of Botox should be performed by a physician well trained in facial musculature and who understands the risks associated with Botox and how to... more

Randall Latorre, MD
Tampa Facial Plastic Surgeon

No age limitations, but 21 is pretty young for Botox

The are no absolute age limitations although 21 years old is pretty young for Botox. If you receive treatment, I would be conservative in the amount used at first. I have treated some young patients with really severe frown lines (between the eyebrows) but not so much for horizontal forehead lines. It would all depend on an examination and evaluation though. Good luck!

David W. Kim, MD
Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon

Botox at 21 is very unusual

It is very unusual to require Botox at 21. In fact, I can not recall a patient that I have treated at this young age. Wrinkle with animation is normal. If you have persistent lines with repose then perhaps a few units of Botox would do the trick.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Botox for forehead lines in a 21 year old

Although Botox might work very well for your condition of forehead lines present from the scrunching, you are looking at many repeat treatments every four months or so for so many years ahead. It is possible that with the inability of the muscles to scrunch, after your botox treatment, that you may be able to retrain your muscles not to habitually scrunch, after the botox wears off. If this is the case wtih you, as I have seen it in several young patients, then you may not be in need of... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Botox for forehead lines on a 21 year old?

Hi Love You 1 in Ca, 21 years old is on the young side for Botox. If you are causing wrinkles and they remain present even when you are not "scrunching", well, a few units of Botox should do the trick. With some luck, you will get accustomed to not wrinkling your forehead and then even after the Botox wears off, you will not need it until you are older. Good luck and be well. Love You 2 in Ca, Dr. P

Michael A. Persky, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Botox can minimize forehead lines

Forehead lines can develop at any age and may start in your teens. There is no absolute age for Botox; the company does not recommend it for treatment in patients under 16. In your case, earlier botox injections will work better than in older folks who already have the lines engrained in their forehead. In fact, there is good evidence that it may last longer as time goes on and you may retrain yourself to not scrunch and avoid having those lines as you age. So go for it if you want.... more

Scott Trimas, MD
Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon

Botox for forehead lines

Botox will help lessen the lines on your forehead and will help prevent lines from getting worse. Make sure you are evaluated for ptosis before the btox is administrated as you will have a higher chance of droopy eyelids after Botox.

Sharon Theresa McLaughlin MD
Long Island City Plastic Surgeon

BOTOX is perfect for forehead lines

Dear Loveyou, Some say Botox is the greatest thing since sliced toast. The key with Botox is its correct placement. Too much BOTOX in the forehead will give you a frozen look. No lines but your eyebrows will fall. This is the Marcia Cross type look. Occasionally, Nicole Kidman shows up with a variation on this look. I have a patent pending technique, microdroplet Botox forehead lift. This works by decreasing the amount of work that needs to be performed by the forehead muscles. The effect is... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Smoothing Forehead Lines with Botox

Botox is a GREAT treatment for ACTIVE forehead wrinkles (those present when you actively raise your brows). If the lines are also present without your raising the brows, you will need fillers as well to smooth these lines. The placement of Botox in the forehead is not complicated BUT requires an understanding of forehead anatomy and an artistic sense. To get the best results have it done by an MD - Plastic surgeon (www.Plasticsurgery.org), ENT or Dermatologist - not a subordinate injector... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Botox for forehead lines

Botox really is the best treatment for forehead lines. With Botox, your inability to "scrunch" your forehead may help to train you to reduce that involuntary behavior in the future, but there is no reasonable method to reduce the forehead lines permanently. Good luck.

Bryan K. Chen, MD
San Diego Dermatologist

Forehead Botox

Botox can certainly help smooth dynamic wrinkles and prevent them from getting worse. It won't get rid of previous lines or wrinkles that have become permanent.

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Botox should help with your forehead lines

Age 21 would be at the young end of the spectrum for Botox but if you are referring to the vertical lines in the glabellar when you mention "scrunch" it should work well for you. Whether it will prevent the lines from becoming permanent, is another question. Most believe that reducing the episodes of active contracture--scrunching--will lessen or delay the lines becoming furrows which persist when the individual is not actively contracting the muscles--so called passive lines. more

J. Timothy Heffernan, MD
Seattle Oculoplastic Surgeon

Botox is great choice for 21-year-old with forehead lines

Botox should work nicely for your forehead lines as long as it's not overdone. You are on the young side for getting etched in lines on your face. This may be due to sun damage so be sure to get advice on sun protection and a good anti-aging skin care regimen.