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Will Botox Take Care of Glabellar Lines with Thin Skin?
asked 8 months ago by afisher1 in Washington, DC
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
Question viewed 834 times
Tags: age 25-34, female, glabella, thin skin
I am only 29 and have noticeable glabellar lines that are present even when I don't furrow my brow. I also have thin skin. I am headed for a botox consultation in a couple weeks, but am wondering - will botox take care of these lines? They're not extremely deep, but more noticeable than most before/after photos I've seen of others with "problems" in this area. I'm just wondering what to expect.
31 answers to Will Botox Take Care of Glabellar Lines with Thin Skin?
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Botox is helpful but a filler such as restylane/juved may help more for your glab creases.
Not doubt botox will help you but a filler will help alot more. Many patients need both so don't be disappointed if botox doesn[t help enough by itself. sincerely,
david Hansen,md
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Will Botox resolve frown lines?
As the panel members suggested, you are an excellent candidate for this treatment. Most likely, the fine lines will resolve and smooth out nicely within a couple of weeks after your treatment. In some cases, those that have deeper lines may benefit from cosmetic dermal filler (ex. Juvederm, Restylane) to fill the creases and lines that Dysport or Botox cannot resolve.
Being that you are quite young, we wouldn't expect that you would need a second option....
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Filling Your Glabellar Lines
Botox is the trade name of Botulinum Toxin Type A, a purified neurotoxin complex manufactured by Allergan. It’s most common use is to reduce wrinkle lines caused by overactive muscle movement. By relaxing the muscle the appearance of the wrinkle will be less. A general rule is after treatment the appearance of the wrinkle will be the same as when you are not contracting the muscle and it is at rest. As for your glabellar lines you would be a ideal candidate for...
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Dean L. Johnston, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon
Orlando Plastic Surgeon
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Botox is excellent for glabellar wrinkles
Botox is the treatment of choice for glabellar lines. Thin skin is not an issue. It's rare that people have thin skin in the glabellar area. These frown lines are there because the muscle of the glabella has contracted for years and the skin overlying the muscles acts like an accordion. Then the creases stay. Once the Botox relaxes the muscles and they no longer conrtract, the skin becomes smoother.
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Botox treatment of Glabellar Lines
Based on your description you should have a nice improvement with Botox treatment. If you have lines present at rest you may also benefit from the use of fillers.
Best wishes.
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Botox for thin skin - Fort Lauderdale
Botox is ok for use in patients with thin skin as the product is injected in the deep muscles of facial expression curtailing any concern for thickness of the epidermis.
Will Richardson, MD
Fort Lauderdale Dermatologic Surgeon
Fort Lauderdale Dermatologic Surgeon
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Botox can help to prevent those fine lines from getting deeper
If you start to treat the fines lines now with Botox it can smooth them out by relaxing the muscle under the skin. Botox at regular intervals is also a good option to help prevent those lines from deepening over time. Your Botox results are not related to the thickness of your skin but to the muscle strenth, units used, and to the depth of the wrinkle. Fair caucasian skin that is thin is more prone to developing wrinkles earlier in life, so Botox may be a good...
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Botox is only part of the solution.
Hello,
Botox is used to reduce the appearance of dynamic or motion-induced wrinkling. With time, skin overlying areas of facial motion like the forehead, glabella, crow's foot, and mouth areas shows fixed wrinkles. This is due to multiple factors including collagen loss and sun damage. In my practice botox is used in combination with resurfacing procedures such as chemical peels and laser to address both the mobile and fixed components of skin lines....
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Manish H. Shah, MD
Denver Plastic Surgeon
Denver Plastic Surgeon
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Smoothing Base of Nose (Glabellar) Frown Lines
Botox will not smooth base of nose (Glabellar) lines present at rest but will improve them. The fact that you have thin skin works in your favor as such lines CAN be flattened nicely by the addition of a syringe of either Restylane or Juvederm to the treatment with Botox. Combination treatment not only works better but the results will last longer.
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Botox for Frown Lines and Thin Skin
Hi afisher1,
Thank you for your question. Botox is the primary method to help treat frown lines in all skin types. Botox works on the facial muscles which cause wrinkles, not the skin itself. As a result, Botox works will for thick or think skin. Initially, after 1-2 weeks you should see improvement of the furrows when smiling or active facial movement. Over time, one may see improvement in the wrinkles at rest too. Only after a comprehensive evaluation can a specialist help...
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Botox and Glabellar Lines (frown lines)
Botox relaxes the muscle that lies deep below the skin. Skin thickness does not affect the outcome of Botox treatment. If the frown lines are not very deep, it is likely that they will disappear or become significantly reduced in appearance. It may take a few treatments to achieve this result. Botox treatment works great to prevent the lines from becoming deeper thus slowing down the aging process!
Lori Stetler, MD
Dallas Dermatologic Surgeon
Dallas Dermatologic Surgeon
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Yes!
The nice thing about botox is it works regardless of what condition your skin is in. Because it works on your muscles, not your skin, it will stop them from making the movement that caused the wrinkles in the first place. To avoid your skin getting any thinner, use a daily sunblock moisturizer which will also prevent "age spots". The spf number should be at least 30 and be used whether you're going outside that day or not for best results!
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Victoria W. Serralta, MD
Arlington Dermatologic Surgeon
Arlington Dermatologic Surgeon
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Botox and Glabella
Yes, this sounds like an excellent option for you. Botox works just as well on any skin type, or depth. Everyone is uniquely different. The important part of your treatment is making sure you are injected correctly with enough of the product. Even though you are young, Botox is a great tool for prevention of wrinkles.
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Botox works for forehead wrinkles and glabellar lines
Botox is the best choice for glabellar and forehead wrinkles without surgery. This is true even for thin skin. Surgery can permanently reduce forehead wrinkles and glabellar lines.
David Alessi, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Botox was "discovered" as a rejuvenating treatment when it was first used to treat
Prominent glabellar frown lines, at the base of the nose, and that remains the most common indication for the treatment today. Whether your skin is thick or thin in this area, you should get a nice result from treatment with Botox. Unfortunately, the effect is not permanent so you will have to return for additional treatments in the future. The reason Botox works is because the prominent lines you have are due to the underlying muscle activity of the facial expression...
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Michael H. Rosenberg, MD
White Plains Plastic Surgeon
White Plains Plastic Surgeon
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Botox for frown lines
Hurry! if you re starting to see lines at rest without any muscle movement you need to take care of this before they do get "etched" into your skin. Botox for frown lines is one of the most effective and grtifying treatments patients can have.
Michael L. Schwartz, MD
West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
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Will Botox Take Care of Glabellar Lines with Thin Skin?
Will Botox Take Care of Glabellar Lines with Thin Skin?
Sure, it sounds like you would be a great candidate to try Botox injections to reduce your Glabellar frown lines.
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Botox for frown lines
Botox is the best choice for frown lines or what we call the glabella area. Whether you have thin or thick skin will not affect the outcome. Finally regarding the question of the lines being present at rest is a common one. This is what we refer to as static lines (when the muscle is relaxed). If the lines persist after Botox has taken effect one can inject a filler to smooth out these static lines.
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Botox for Glabellar Lines
Botox works best on dynamic muscles - those that cause wrinkles when they move. Over time, the static wrinkles, those that are there at rest, will also be helped by Botox. At first, you may need a combination of both Botox and dermal fillers to achieve the best results.
Good Luck.
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Glabellar Lines "11" perfect for Botox
In a word, Absolutely! Botulinum toxin A (Dysport or Botox) is the perfect treatment for your glabellar furrows. Your skin forms a crease just like a piece of paper when it is folded. The more you fold either, the deeper the crease. Unlike a piece of paper, if you stop the folding of your skin it will regenerate and smooth out over time. So go ahead and stop your folding with Dysport or Botox!
Von Graham, MD
New Orleans Facial Plastic Surgeon
New Orleans Facial Plastic Surgeon
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The perfect person for Botox
You are a superb candidate for Botox. While Botox (or Dysport) is pretty good at treating glabellar creases (the "11"), it is most powerful when used to prevent the creases. Once you have a crease in your skin, there has been some amount of permanent damage. The same can be said of UV light damage. All of the tools and tricks that we have, as plastic surgeons, to fix problems, we still can't compete with the results of prevention.
In short,...
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Botox for glabellar lines with thin skin
Treatment of the glabellar region is the most common indication for Botox injections. When frown lines are present, even at rest, it's important to begin treatment before they get deeper. Having thin skin will not adversely affect your results. Two muscles are targeted through five injection points in the glabellar area - the procerus and the corrugator supercilii. Treatment of both the glabellar region as well as the lateral part of the eyebrow, when properly done, will cause a...
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Botox is great for prevention of lines by starting in your 20's
You are a great candidate for Botox between the brows. The creases you already have may not disappear with the initial treatment, but if you keep up with doing Botox, you'll find that the creases will get better and better over time. Most importantly, by starting Botox now you'll be preventing a worsening of the lines. It would be great if more individuals recognized the importance of starting Botox at an early stage as you are planning to do.
I often see patients who have let...
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Botox for glabellar lines
Botox is the best treatment for glabellar lines and you can expect to see improvement in your lines after injection. Since the lines are somewhat deep, consecutive treatments with Botox (every 3-6 months) will sequentially improve the appearance.
Gary Lelli, Jr., MD
New York Oculoplastic Surgeon
New York Oculoplastic Surgeon
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Glabella
Properly placed Botox is the best treatment for glabellar frown lines. The lines may not totally disappear but. will improve. do it
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Botox helps forehead lines between the eyes, even at rest
You are a perfect candidate for botox treatments to the glabella, or area between the eyebrows. The muscles that pull the brow together are treated with Botox (or Dysport) which relaxes the muscle and improves the lines, wrinkles and folds in that area of the face. The thickness of the skin is not a concern when treating patients with Botox.
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Botox
I think you will be happy with the results from Botox to the area you described-thick or thin skin is irrelevant as Botox takes care of the muscle contraction below the skin surface. You may want to avoid aspirin, alcohol, and supplements before your injection to minimize bruising. Arnica may help.
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Botox is perfect for glabellar lines
Think skin is not a problem at all with Botox. Botox will weaken the muscle so that it will not be able to contract anymore in order to relax the lines in yor glabella. Even though you may not furrow your brows very often, you probably have a resting state contraction of the muscle that contributes to some degree of line production. Botox will certianly make you happy to see these lines improve.
Daniel I. Wasserman, MD
Naples Dermatologic Surgeon
Naples Dermatologic Surgeon
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Vertical lines and Botox
I think you will be pleased with Botox to treat these noticeable glabellar lines. It will stop you from being able to furrow the brow, which creates these noticeable lines for you. Since you are starting younger, I think it will help alleviate some of the furrowing, which if left untreated can lead to deeper lines in the future, ultimately needing both Botox and filler to solve the problem later.
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Botox works great for frown creases
You are the perfect candidate for botox in the frown crease. The fact that your skin is thin does not affect your result. Starting young will increase your chance that you can keep from getting a fixed crease.
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The vertical lines in the forehead "frown area" are perfect for Botox
You will likely be quite pleased with the changes within one to two weeks following your first Botox treatment. Twenty to twenty five units would likely be about right.
Your dermatologist or surgeon might go a little lighter - since you are young, have thin skin and do not have deep furrows.
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