How Low Should Botox Be Injected in my Forehead?

I've had a series of unfortunate events with botox; my eyebrows drop dramatically from botox injected into my forehead. Like a trooper (or fool) i let my doc inject high on my forehead my last visit. It actually had the affect of lifting my brows, BUT also left me looking like a klingon; a smooth patch high on my forehead, with a band of horizontal wrinkles in the middle of it. What area would you recommend injecting to remedy this? Keeping in mind that anything near my brows drops them.

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Forehead botox without droop

Unfortunately, as we age, our forehead droops and we use the forehead muscle actively and subconsciously, to contract and pull up the eyebrows and eyelids with them. This causes more mid forehead horizontal lines. If we were to treat those lines with Botox, then the forehead muscle would relax and not be able to keep up the eyebrow/eyelid complex and the drooping of the lower forehead would be inevitable. Even if the person has had botox done for years without problems, they may... more

Treating forehead with botox

Generally speaking, Botox when used for the forehead is injected in the top 1/3 of the forehead. More importantly, you need to ensure that for the best results, that you seek a highly trained professional such as a dermatologist or plastic surgeon. Best to see your physician to fix up the problem you're describing. Be aware that some people need their forehead muscle (frontalis) to keep their eyebrows up, and are not good candidates at all for Botox treatments.

Benjamin Barankin, MD

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Toronto Dermatologic Surgeon

Forehead Botox

My 2 cents in this case is as follows: Horizontal lines in the forehead are most commonly caused by subconscious activation of the frontalis muscle, which is the muscle that elevates the brow. People with heavy brows tend to do this without knowing it. The key to addressing this is to inject the "fronwner muscles" between the eyebrows, staying low over the brows. Also, the orbicularis muscle, the one that closes the eye is injected just above the brows (in minute... more

Forehead Botox

The question you ask is a very good one. It is important to receive your injections (Botox or fillers) by a physician who specializes in the treatment of the face. This is the most important, and understated, element of a successful result. Indicators that help are: Specialization in the face, certification by an accredited American board, fellowship training, strong community reputation, fellowship training and even academic affiliation. Be healthy and be well, James M.... more

Botox professionals

As with any procedure, please make sure the "injector" knows what they are doing and knows the facial anatomy extremely well. Injecting botox by many out there is done through the use of a cook book system instead of actually studying the muscles and insertions of those muscles to make sure that the toxin is placed in the most useful places to assure the best possible results. So the injector is key – make sure they are well skilled – board certified dermatologists, plastic... more

Botox and forehead wrinkles

Ensure you are treated by an experienced specialist. The amount and placement of the Botox injections depend on the individual patient. You may be raising your forehead unknowingly because of saggy eyelids. In this case, you probably should not have any Botox injected into your forehead but may be a candidate for a Botox brow lift to raise your eyebrows to help your eyelids. Fillers can be injected into your forehead lines to soften them and not cause a... more

Choose an experience professional who is an expert using Botox or Dysport

There is an art to cosmetic medicine. Make sure you are going to an experience medical artist who knows where the muscles are and how to get the Botox results that you want. Botox and Dysport are not idiot proof.

Mark Taylor, MD

Salt Lake City Dermatologic Surgeon

www.gatewaylasercenter.com

Botox for forehead wirnkles

If you have significant horizontal forehead wrinkles, they may be there because you are contracting your forehead muscles to keep your eyebrows elevated as eyebrows tend to droop with age. For forehead injections small unit quantities, and injecting the eyebrow depressors to elevate the inner and outer eyebrows are important. This allows a balancing out of the central drooping with medial and lateral elevation. In patients that rely on their forehead muscles to keep the eyebrows elevated it... more

George J. Hruza, MD

Chesterfield Dermatologic Surgeon

www.lasersurgeryusa.com

Injection technique for Botox on forehead

Well, both the injection site itself and the number of units injected are the culprit for your fallen eyebrows. If you keep going back to the same injector and keep having issues, my suggestion is to consider going to someone else. There is no way to tell you exactly where to inject on you without an in-person evaluation to see your specific muscle structure. This is why experience matters!