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Does Botox Work on Horizontal Forehead Creases?
asked 3 years ago by mandapanda in worcester, usa
Latest answer by Kevin Tehrani, MD, FACS
Question viewed 42,638 times
Tags: age 35-44, forehead, female, crease
I am 38 years old. I am desperate to find a non-invasive procedure to help reduce the lines going accross my forehead. I have four (two are very small) but am very depressed about how old I feel I look because of them. Does Botox work on this type of crease?
36 answers to Does Botox Work on Horizontal Forehead Creases?
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Botox for Forehead Lines and Creases
If the lines that you are describing become more apparent when you lift your brow upward, then you are a good candidate for Botox. Botox works to relax the muscles that cause these wrinkles. By relaxing the muscle contraction, the area smooths and the lines are less visible or not visible at all. The results typically last about 3-5 months and we use about 15-25 units in this area depending on your sex, the musculature of the face and how many lines are present.
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Botox is fantastic for forehead lines but consider skin care too
Botox treatment for dynamic wrinkles on the forehead is a great option for achieving a more youthful and relaxed appearance.
Another thing to consider is skin care. Products like Retin-A and alpha hydroxy acids help the skin to turn over more rapidly, thereby improving skin quality. They help reduce finer wrinkles and take the edge off of deeper wrinkles.
Suzanne Kim Doud Galli, MD, PhD
Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon
Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Botox is an excellent choice for softening of these...
Botox is an excellent choice for softening of these forehead lines, but it's important to have a surgeon perform the procedure who understands the amount of Botox that will be effective as well as the pattern of injection to use. If the procedure is not done properly, it can leave you with an uneven position of your eyebrows or even drooping of your eyebrow or eyelid. So as with any procedure, do your homework, ask to see some Before and After photos, and pick the doctor whom you feel the...
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Shahram Salemy, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon
Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Botox works beautifully for transverse forehead rhytids...
Botox works beautifully for transverse forehead rhytids - brow wrinkes.
You should be treated by a qualified injector; I would suggest a plastic surgeon, as they generally understand facial muscle anatomy better than other providers.
You can expect the result to last 3-5 months, and then a retreatment will be needed if you like the result and wish it to continue. It should cost you about $400-500 per session, depending on where you are treated and by whom.
Yours,
Scott Sattler MD FACS
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Yes Botox cosmetic effective for wrinkles on forehead
The frontalis muscle "raises" the brow creating dynamic wrinkles or wrinkles due to movement. Overtime this will result in lines at rest or repose. The goal with Botox is to create a gentle relaxation of the frontalis muscle which raises the brow thus you will have movement yet softer lines at rest. Aslo, chemical peels, fraxel treatments and a Retinol combined with Vitamin C (topical) and Alpha hydroxy acids will further improve lines of the face.
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Botox or Juvederm Work Well For Horizontal Forehead Wrinkles
Minute doses of precise Botox works very well for forehead lines. The level of the eyebrows needs to be checked as too much weakening of the muscle can cause eyebrow, or eyelid skin droop. Small doses of Botox over multiple areas is very verry effective. Eyebrow balance is necessary, and to prevent droop, Botox may need to be given to the crows feet, or eyebrow area. In certian cases the best choice is direct filling of the forehead lines with Juvederm, as this does...
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Keith Denkler, MD
Marin Plastic Surgeon
Marin Plastic Surgeon
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Botox works great for forehead lines
Botox works wonderful for forehead lines, but it can give you brow ptosis, or droopy eyelids. If you already have brow ptosis you may not want to use Botox.
David Finkle, MD
Omaha Plastic Surgeon
Omaha Plastic Surgeon
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Botox effective for transverse forehead lines
Botox is a truly effective treatment for transverse, active forehead creasing. It's inexpensive and has a very high patient satisfaction rate. I observe the forehead to determine whether the appropriate treatment is Botox or a facial filler. EIther way, the results are impressive. Some patients have these lines, even at early ages so your idea of pursuing this treatment is completely appropriate. Best of luck.
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Treatment Of Horizontal Lines
Botox is an effective way to treat dynamic, horizontal lines. However, caution must be excercised on why the lines are created. If we use our forehead to hold up our brow, then Botox is not the treatment of choice. A forhead lift would be a better treatment. Another consideration, are the lines still present (static lines) when the forehead is relaxed? If they are present, use of chemical peels, Retin A and alphahydroxy acids will help minimize these lines...
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Kirk A. Churukian, MD
Los Gatos Plastic Surgeon
Los Gatos Plastic Surgeon
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Botox for Forehead Lines and Wrinkles
Thank you for your question.
Forehead lines and wrinkles can safely and effectively be treated with Botox or Dysport (alternative brands of botulinium toxin). Botulinium toxins inhibit muscle contraction which minimizes the appearance of overlying skin folds and wrinkles. Horizontal lines on the forehead are caused by repeated activity of the underlying muscle (frontalis) making then an ideal target for Botox/Dysport. In our San Francisco Bay Area practice we commonly treat forehead...
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Botox for Horizontal Forehead Wrinkles Works Well
In my practice, the forehead is the second or third most popular area to get Botox, just after the glabella (area between the eyebrows) and crow's feet (squint lines next to eyes). Botox works very well to relax and soften the horizontal wrinkles of the forehead.
Done correctly, you should still be able to raise your eyebrows when you are surprised. Find a well-experienced, board certified doctor if possible.
Steven Svehlak, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Botox for horizontal lines
Yes Botox works wonders for horizontal lines in the forehead area. Make sure to choose a Doctor or nurse who has advanced training in Botox. Our nurse has advanced training and has worked with our patients for 10 years now. New clients $10.00 per unit for the first visit.
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Botox for Horizontal Forehead Creases
Horizontal forehead creases are an excellent indication for Botox. Treatment in this area is a little bit more complex than the glablella (frown lines) and periorbital area (crows' feet) so make sure the doctor performing the treatment has extensive experience in treating foreheads. Many factors come into play such as forehead height, shape and height of eyebrows, prominence of lines, etc. As a result to get the best result and avoid lowering the eyebrows or eyelids or getting an...
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Andrew Kaufman, MD
Los Angeles Dermatologic Surgeon
Los Angeles Dermatologic Surgeon
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Botox for forehead lines
Botox can certainly work for creases and lines on the forehead, smoothing them significantly. Typically on the average, I do about 10 to 12 units on the forehead but the units might be higher than this depending on how big the forehead is and the severity of the lines. Have a professional do this for you because the method and pattern of injection are very important, especially if more than 10 units are injected in the forehead. If not performed properly, you will feel a very heavy forehead....
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Ben Behnam, MD
Santa Monica Dermatologic Surgeon
Santa Monica Dermatologic Surgeon
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Botox to reduce lines and wrinkles in the face
I have been using Botox to reduce lines and wrinkles in the face, including the forehead for over 20 years and yes, Botox or Dysport works great for reducing the horizontal lines of the forehead. This is a large area and will require more units of Botox than say the Crows Feet or the Glabella if your forehead has many or very deep lines.
You may also initially want to avoid having the Botox placed to close to the eyebrows to avoid eyebrow droop.
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Botox for Horizontal Wrinkles of the Forehead
Botox works beautifully for the horizontal wrinkles of the forehead. Wrinkles of this nature are caused by expression or animation of the face, such as raising the eyebrows in suprise, and over the years these become apparent even when the face is relaxed. Botox works to weaken or paralyze the muscle so the lines soften and will ideally dissapear. I hope this answers your question.
Kindest regards,
Neil J. Zemmel, MD
Neil J. Zemmel, MD
Richmond Plastic Surgeon
Richmond Plastic Surgeon
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Botox works for forehead lines
Botox for forehead lines is definitely very effective. The most important issue is to avoid over-correction, which will weaken the forehead muscles excessively, causing the eyebrows to drop somewhat and feel heavy.
Roger J. Oldham, MD
Bethesda Plastic Surgeon
Bethesda Plastic Surgeon
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Botox for transverse forehead lines
Botox works well for transverse forehead lines presuming the lines are dynamic, not static. To tell the difference, if the lines are present when your face is completely relaxed, the lines are static and the benefit of botox is going to be minimal. However if you see no lines on your forehead when your face is at rest, the wrinkles are dynamic, that is caused by the contraction of the muscles, then relaxing those muscles with botox will smooth out your forehead.
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Botox can minimize forehead wrinkles
Botox can definitely relax the forehead muscles and diminish horizontal lines there. You need to have a surgeon evaluate you first as some people depend on the forehead muscle to routinely elevate their upper eyelids. Cases like that might only be able to have "Baby Botox" injections as a compromise.
Darrick E. Antell, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Botox does work on forehead lines, HOWEVER.....
I am always careful not to automatically inject a patient's horizontal forehead lines until I watch him or her in natural conversation and get to know his or her face. Some patients always use forehead muscles subconsciously to elevate their brows and "keep their eyes open" while speaking. These patients will be very unhappy if Botox used to smooth their forehead makes their brow feel heavy and lids droopy. I use a "Botox Browlift" in this situation first, and...
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Botox Works for Horizontal Forehead Lines
Botox is a very effective, safe, noninvasive, albeit temporary treatment for horizontal forehead lines (frontalis muscle). I generally recommend treatment of the glabella (11's) along with treatment of the frontalis muscle; the muscles of the glabella (corrugator supercili and procerus) can be recruited when they are active and the frontalis muscle has been treated with Botox. This leads to a rather strange appearance.
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Forehead wrinkles
Botox works terrific for horizontal forehead wrinkles. These wrinkles are causes by resting (passive) and motor (active) animation of the forehead. Even if you have a brow lift proceedure you will still have motor activity in your muscles which will begin to work against the good results of your surgery. I start my browlift patients of botox usually 6-9 months after the browlift surgery . In younger patients who are not browlift candidates botox therapy can hopefully delay the need...
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Botox a great choice
This is my treatment of choice for forehead because it is both non-invasive and safe. Also, the temporary nature of Botox gives you a greater degree of control than more invasive techniques do.
Daniel J. Ladd Jr., DO
Austin Dermatologist
Austin Dermatologist
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Botox works beautifully on the Transverse Forehead Lines
Tranverse forehead wrinkles are caused by the repeated shortening of the muscle which lifts the brows "opening" the eyes. The extreme example of this is the REALLY surprised look. Weakening this muscle will smooth the wrinkles. However, weakening the Frontalis muscle must be done very carefully since many people have these wrinkles because they have excessive forehead skin that needs to be held up for them to be able to see. In such cases, the muscle works extra hard all the...
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Forehead lines have multiple causes
The forehead lines can be improved with Botox, but unlike smile lines, it takes a very thoughtful analysis of what is creating the lines:
Are the lines created by the forehead muscles trying to hold up a droopy brow ? If this is the case - botox injection will create a lower brow..
Are the lines due to heavy upper lids or seperation of the muscle that holds up the lids and the forehead muscles are trying to compensate? If this is the case using botox will create...
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Botox for horizontal foehead creases
The horizontal forehead creases are caused by the forehead muscles pulling the eyebrows up. You may naturally be very animated or you may have droopy brows and need them up in order to see well. If you aggressively treat the lines with Botox, your brows will remain in a low position (pulled down by gravity).
You may not be able to look surprised! Alternatively, you will remain tired looking or have difficulty seeing if you need your brows up. In some cases,...
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Randy J. Buckspan, MD
Austin Plastic Surgeon
Austin Plastic Surgeon
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Botox works on forehead creases.
Hi!
Botox injections (about 25 units) are safe and effective to erase horizontal forehead creases. Good technique is important. You see the peak effect in 2 weeks and the results last 4 months. The procedure takes 5 minutes.
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BOTOX for horizontal forehead lines works great
BOTOX has been used safely and effectively for horizontal forehead lines for many years. It is typically combined with treatment of the frown complex as well. If treating just the forehead, the strength of the muscles and extent of wrinkling must be determined by your physician. I typically make 5-6 injections of 2-3 units per injection site. This gives very good and natural results without dropping the eyebrows/eyelids/
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Botox excellent for horizontal lines
Botox is an excellent treatment for horizontal forehead lines. Remarkably, this takes a relatively low dose of Botox to achieve marked improvement in the forehead lines. There are two precautions in regards to forehead treatment:
1) If your brow is low then relaxing it may make it seem even lower. In this instance you may achieve a better improvment with a forehead lift.
2) If you excess upper eyelid skin (dermatochalasis), you may have excess forehead wrinkles because your are...
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Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Botox for facial crease treatment
The forehead muscle (frontalis) is a strong vertical muscle. It pulls the skin downward and causes a horizontal crease. My advice is to allow your dermatolologist or plastic surgeon to administer BOTOX in the glabella area (the groove formed between your eyes). This might even be performed first, and the forehead injections two weeks later.
As Dr. Shelton mentioned, the forehead muscle may be at dynamic tension, pulling the forehead up without your being conscience of this. By relaxing...
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Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
Virginia Beach Dermatologist
Virginia Beach Dermatologist
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Botox is great for forehead lines
Absolutely! Botox is great for forehead lines. Do be careful where the injections are placed. If they are placed too low on the forehead they can cause drooping of the eyebrows, and if they are placed very low on the forehead they can cause actual dooping of the eyelids. Good luck.
Shawn Allen, MD
Boulder Dermatologist
Boulder Dermatologist
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Botox works very well for forehead wrinkles
Botox acts on the frontalis muscle and leads to its relaxation. This will make the horizontal lines (caused by the tension in this muscle) to improve or disappear.
Hisham Seify, MD, PhD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Botox can help you if done properly
Properly administered Botox can soften your horizontal forehead lines. These come from the muscles that elevate your brow so over treatment of these lines will cause your brow to drop down and make you look older. So be sure you go to an excellent and experienced practitioner for the Botox. Any residual lines present after the Botox can be lightly filled with Restylane.
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Botox for Horizontal Forehead Lines
One truly remarkable consequence of BOTOX ® administration that I have seen over and over again is the gradual complete disappearance of deep, vertical furrows between the eyebrows (frown or 'scowl' lines). With long-standing muscle contraction, the vertical lines between the brows may become actual physical clefts or grooves in the dermis, resulting in creases that are still apparent even when the skin is spread apart tightly with a finger on each side of the crease. In such...
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Botox can help minimize forehead creases
Yes. As the muscle moves up, lifting the eyebrows, the skin creases in horizontal folds as the skin becomes redundant. By relaxing the muscle with Botox, the skin doesn’t move up as much and the creases disappear slowly. Botox minimizes the movement of the forehead muscle to decrease the horizontal lines.
If one’s age has allowed the forehead to droop significantly, it can lower one's upper eyelids. Many people with this condition use their forehead muscles to keep their...
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Botox treats forehead wrinkles
Botox absolutely works great for forehead lines! Especially in someone as young as you, I have seen it really smooth out a forehead. See a doctor to determine if you are a good candidate. It is very effective.
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