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Does the Amount of Botox Injection Depend on Race or Ethnicity?

asked 3 years ago by yny in Singapore
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 1,019 times

12 answers to Does the Amount of Botox Injection Depend on Race or Ethnicity?

Amount of Botox required

Hi YNY, Botox is used to relax the facial muslces that cause wrinkles. Although different races tend to have differences in facial musculature, each patient will be dosed with Botox based on the size and strength of the particular facial muscles rather than their race. Good luck with your Botox.

Harold J. Kaplan, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.celibre.com

Botox in patients of different ethnic backgrounds

Fantastic question Yny - The largest contributing factor to differences in Botox treatment and results in patients of different ethnic diversity has to do with the thickness of the dermis. Different ethnicities tend to have thicker or thinner skin thickness. Patient's with thicker are more resistant to getting the wrinkles that Botox is designed to treat in the first place however once they do get them can require larger amounts of Botox to get good correction of the wrinkles. Typically... more

Steven H. Williams, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Botox injections

Ethnicity has nothing to do with the amount of Botox needed to be injected to obtain the desired result.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Amount of Botox depends on muscle bulk

The amount of Botox used in a treatment, depends on the muscle mass or muscle bulk of the individual being treated. On average, we use more Botox in men because their muscle bulk is bigger than that of women. There is no race or ethnic influence to Botox amounts used in treatments. Thank you for your question yny.

Anifat Balogun, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

No ethnic or race dependence

Botox does not discriminate. It is effective in all races, ethnic groups and ages. There may be a higher dose requirement for men purely on the basis that men's musculature is usually larger than women's.

Kenneth R. Francis, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Botox depends on the individual person, not race.

Botox needs depend on the individual person, not on race. While the muscle bulk/function may differ in general between different races, the primary focus is on the individual patient since there is wide variability within as well as among different races.

David Shafer, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com

Botox Dose and Race/Ethnicity

Hi yny, The dose of Botox is dependent upon the strength of the muscles. In that some ethnicities have thinner or thicker muscles, there can be a small variation in dose. More significant is the increased dose needed for some men compared to women. Good luck and be well. Dr. P

Michael A. Persky, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Botox and ethnicity

Excellent question and I would have to agree with Dr. Williams explanation. The dose of Botox is usually related to the bulk of the muscle treated and secondarily to the number of wrinkles present. Thicker skinned individuals may require more Botox and larger muscles require more Botox. In the end, the amount of Botox is estimated based primarily on the above two factors as well as the individuals history of response to prior treatments. These are far more important when calculating the... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Amount of Botox does not depend on race

Botox treatment is titrated to the individual patient based on the amount of muscle, not necessarily the patient's race or ethnicity. For example, males have stronger corrugator muscles in the glabellar region (between the eyebrows) than females. Consequently, males tend to need more Botox than females. It is difficult to make a broad statement about different races and ethnicities in regards to Botox. The most important point is that if a patient's muscle of facial expression is very... more

Sirish Maddali, MD
Portland Plastic Surgeon

Amount of Botox needed depends on muscle size

Generally, it is the size of the muscle and thickness of the dermis that decides the amount of Botox needed. The thicker the skin and the bulkier the muscle size, the higher the number if Botox units needed. Men generally require more units of Botox.

Nissan Pilest, MD
Irvine Dermatologic Surgeon

No.

Thanks for your question. Botox works the same for everyone. Keep in mind that some ethnicities are less likely to form wrinkles, and if they do form wrinkles, these wrinkles may be less deep and more easily correctible with less Botox. The amount of Botox given is dependent on the number of wrinkles, the strength of the underlying muscle (and depth of the wrinkles), and the area (also related to muscle strength).

Don Mehrabi, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologist

Botox and ethnicity

Good question. Race/ethnicity can determine how much muscle bulk a person has in general and in certain locations on the face including the glabella (between the eyebrows). Asian women for example frequently require less Botox in the glabella than Caucasians or African-Americans because Asians have less muscle bulk in this area. Of we need to assess for individual variation when we make recommendations on the appropriate number of units. Hope this answers your question.