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Has Botox Ever Not Worked for Frown Lines, and if Not Why?
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Has botox ever not worked for frown lines
Frown lines form from the action of the muscles underneath your skin. If the lines are most noticable when you are animating ( contracting the muscles), then you are the ideal candidate for either Botox or Dysport. If you have them without animation then botulium toxin will soften the apperance but may not get rid of the frown line. Does that make sense?
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Botox for Frown Lines
Hello and thank you for the question.
There are a lot of factors that may contribute to ineffective treatment with Botox Cosmetic in the frown lines, the most common being under treatment. Injection technique may also play a role. I would give it no less that 14 days from the day of treatment to realize your treatment's full effects. If the results are unsatisfactory at that point, consider following with your injector for a re-evaluation.
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Glenn Vallecillos, M.D.,...
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Botox works on frown lines
Botox works really well for frown lines, or lines of facial expression. If someone is saying that the Botox is not working for frown lines then either the Botox has been diluted or too little has been placed. Alternatively, the wrong placement may be responsible for these results. It is really important to go to an experienced injector who knows what they are doing. Botox injections is both an art and a science.
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Does Botox always work?
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BOTOX is a muscle relaxer
BOTOX is a muscle relaxer. It doesn’t work on lines. It reduces frown lines because they are caused by muscles. If the BOTOX relaxes the muscle and the lines are deep, the lines will still be there, but they will appear less deep. That doesn’t mean that the BOTOX isn’t working, it just means there’s still a line in the skin. Filler will often be needed in addition to BOTOX to make the line go away. A patient might be resistant to BOTOX because they have an...
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Botox not working
I have seen Botox "not work" when it was over diluted or improperly injected in patients who had injections at a medispa where Botox was "on sale". Botox needs to be put in the right place at the right dose. This is not a procedure I delegate. Also, I have seen 2 Botox resistant patients who have most likely developed antibodies to the Botox molecule. They both responded beautifully to Dysport which has a slightly different molecular...
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Botox not working??
Provided the dose of Botox has been correctly stored at the right temperature, and reconstituted with the correct formula, I can't recall a case where Botox failed to make the muscle activity lessen, when injected in the correct area in the correct dose. When done right, it's pretty reliable.
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Botox for frown lines
I have never seen a case in which Botox didn't inhibit the muscular motion in the treated area, but I have seen times where the creases in the skin remained the same. Mimetic lines, or wrinkles related to repetitive motion, usually improve with Botox inhibition of muscle movement, but as the lines were created by years of activity, it may take many months to a year of inactivity for the skin creases to improve. This especially occurs when the lines are deep folds. During the...
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Why would Botox not work for frown lines?
There are several reason why Botox would not work for frown lines
1. The amount of Botox needed varies depending on the strength and size of the corrugator muscles that bring the eyebrows together to form the frown lines. In patients with particularly strong corrugators more units may be necessary to relax them.
2. Botox treats dynamic wrinkles, meaning those that form when you make a facial expression and go away when your face is relaxed. Botox acts by interfering...
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Botox and frown lines
Botox is a great treatment for dynamic lines of the face such as ther frown lines. If they persist a bit because of etching, sometimes I also place a little amount of filler.
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Botox Alone May Not Be Enough to Eliminate Frown Lines
Botox works by relaxing muscles that cause wrinkles. In many cases, Botox alone is sufficient to improve or eliminate frown lines. In more severe cases, the wrinkles may be deep and have a loss of volume. Fillers such as Restylane or Juvederm may be required to restore the lost volume. In my experience, the combination of Botox plus a filler is extremely effective in rejuvenating deep frown lines. However, some cases are even too severe for Botox and fillers and require surgical...
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Botox results on frown lines vary with the placement of the material and the amount injected
Botox results on frown lines vary with the placement of the material and the amount injecte. That is why most patients are best treated over 2 session rather than one.
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Botox for frown lines
Botox is very effective when used for dynamic wrinkles. When it fails to work, it is usually because not enough was used or the botox was expired or stored incorrectly. Very rarely there are patients who develop resistance to botox if they have been using it for a very long time. In this case it is best to use an alternative such as Dysport.
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Does Botox Always Work for Forehead Wrinkles?
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Botox® works for dynamic lines created by movement, but not permanent lines
BOTOX® is a relaxer -- it relaxes the treated muscles, so that they do not contract too hard and crease the skin. BOTOX® works great for glabellar frown lines (and other unwanted expressions) which are caused by excessive muscle contration ("dynamic creases").
Some people have static lines, which are always there, even when the face is relaxed. These static lines and creases can be treated with fillers, for example Juvéderm, which is injected under the skin to...
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Botox Not Working
Of course, nothing is ever 100% but it's rare for Botox to not work. The problem usually is that not enough Botox was used. Other reasons include improper injection technique or inappropriate storage of the solution such as keeping it for too long or letting it freeze once it's reconstituted.
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Botox might not work
When botox works less well than intended several explnations are possible:
1. Too low a dose was given for the area.
2. An appropriate dose was given but some may have been absorbed directly into a vessel where it would effectively not work.
3. Injection technique may play a role
4. Patients can develop "immunity" (antibodies) to botox over time.
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