Can botox totally paralyze my frown lines?

You sound like an ideal candidate for Botox to the glabellar muscles (the muscles between the eyes).  Unfortunately, it won't last a year so you'll have to go back a few times.  The more you get is done the longer it tends to last. However, even it you get Botox for a year I doubt that it will solve... more

Botox will be very useful in paralyzing the muscles between your eyebrows (corrugators). That will certainly minimize the lines (the angry "11s") between your eyebrows. Using it every 4-6 months will prevent the muscle contraction and prevent your lines from getting deeper. However, you need to... more

Thanks for your question. Botox will only relax / paralyze the glabellar muscles for approximately 4 months, and some cases, slightly longer. However, these effects are temporary, and your muscles will again regain their ability to make those frown lines. Doing Botox regularly over time will cause these... more

Botox is capable of preventing you from furrowing your forehead.  The number of units required varies depending on the individual (typically 15-25 units).  Botox can drop the brow position in some individuals, albeit less likely in a 22 year-old with no eyelid laxity.  A botox treatment or... more

 Dear Sbim The worry lines between the eyebrows are often frozen with the standard treatments. This worry line area is actually the indication for which BOTOX received FDA approval. Freezing the forehead is another matter.  When too much BOTOX is used on the forehead the eyebrows fall.  This is... more

Botox, carefully applied, can probably stop your frowning.  With a little effort on your part with biofeedback, you may able to break or at least minimize your tendency toward heavy frowning.  There is a delicate balance in the forehead and frown muscles affecting brow position, facial animation, as... more

Enough Botox used will totally paralyze the muscles that are causing your frown lines.  The effect should last 4 months so you will need to repeat it at least 3 times to get a year away from frowning and see if you can break this habit.

 Yes, Botox can certainly paralyze these lines. They are called glabellar frown lines. Interestingly,  the elimination of these lines is the only FDA approved cosmetic indication. All other uses are considered off label. Usually, in a female it takes about 20 units to treat this area. The cost, would... more