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What are The Benefits to Using Botox at a Younger Age?

asked 6 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Teanoosh Zadeh, MD
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Tags: age 18-24, face, benefit, effectiveness, long-term, results, statistics, study, younger

Are there studies that show Botox will prevent deep wrinkles if patients start using it sooner?

15 answers to What are The Benefits to Using Botox at a Younger Age?

Does Botox benefit younger patients?

The general consensus is that aesthetic injection treatments are able to minimize lines, wrinkles that may develop with time and, unfortunately, become permanent. Even better than using Botox at a young age is the practice of wearing sunscreen daily and practicing good skin health early on. Preventative measures will always serve one well. As with all aesthetic treatments...balance is the key.

Harold J. Kaplan, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.celibre.com

Botox works best when it is given preventatively.

Dear Patient, Botox works best when it is given preventatively. When Botox is given at an early age, it prevents the lines from becoming permanent. Studies seem to show that after 2 years of receiving regular dosages of Botox, its effects last longer.

Teanoosh Zadeh, MD
Montreal Plastic Surgeon

Botox can prevent wrinkles

By using Botox earlier in life, you may actually keep lines from forming. Creases become etched in our skin over time as we make the same expressions. If you get Botox, you can reduce muscle movement in wrinkle-prone areas before the deep lines appear.

Missy Clifton, MD
Bentonville Dermatologist

www.premierderm.net

Botox for the younger patient, man or women

Basically, the rationale for starting Botox early is the prevent the permanent development of deep, inset wrinkles that will not go away if Botox is started after the fact. Statistically, the average woman begins to show signs of facial aging around the age of 25. The first signs of aging in women are fine lines around the eyes (crow's feet) and around the mouth. The "elevens" in the glabella between the eyebrows is common too. This is because women's... more

J. Jason Wendel, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgeon

Botox in younger patient

The real question is how worth it would it be to start having Botox now. No one can answer that for you. Most patients wait until they start seeing the first evidence of a line. The study referenced is a case study; not a double blind randomized, controlled study which is the only way to evaluate treatments.

Michael Hueneke, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgeon

Using Botox at a Younger Age

We usually recommend Botox injections every 3-4 months to treat wrinkles when they are already present. One study using Botox twice a year in one patient at a young age and not in her identical twin did have fewer wrinkles as they aged. They did have very similar life-styles.

Richard W. Fleming, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Start Young!

My clinical experience has demonstrated that Botox (all nueromodulators) do help to prevent fine lines and wrinkles over time -- If you relax the muscles, they don't have the opportunity to contract and affect the skin surface -- Several years ago there was an interesting study in a Plastics journal that showed photos of one identical twin set - one twin had used Botox regularly for years, and the other twin had never used it. There was a remarkable difference between the two... more

Elizabeth F. Callahan, MD
Sarasota Dermatologist

Benefit of Using Botox at an early age: Prevention of Deep Expression Lines

The Benefit of Using Botox at an early age is the Prevention of Deep Facial Expression Lines, such as those developing in the frown area or the crows feet. An adequate age to start may be the late 20s or early 30s, depending on the specific patient. I typically do not use Botox or Dysport for facial lines in patients younger than 20.

Leyda Elizabeth Bowes, MD
Miami Dermatologic Surgeon

Starting Botox at Young Age to Prevent Wrinkles

There isn't long-term research to support Botox (or similar neuromodulators such as Dysport) in younger patients to prevent wrinkles when they are much older. As various plastic surgeons & dermatologist have already stated, there are better methods to improve your skin and help reduce further facial aging for the long-term. While Botox Cosmetic may be used for younger patients in their 20's, you may find better results with skin care, chemical peel, or microdermabrasion first... more

Houtan Chaboki, MD
Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon

When to start Botox

If you do not have wrinkles then you do not need to start Botox at an early age. If you have dynamic wrinkles (wrinkles that occur when you animate) then using Botox will help prevent the formation of static wrinkles (wrinkles that occur even at rest). Good Luck.

David Shafer, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com

Botox is a Wrinkle Preventer

Don't wait too long. Every time you make an expression such as smiling or frowning you are creating wrinkles between the eyebrows, the forehead and the smiling eyes area. When you begin to see tiny wrinkles then it would be a great time to Botox. These areas will not be able to wrinkle as deeply as they will without help. Botox is a wrinkle preventer.

Robert B. Winslow, MD
Folsom Plastic Surgeon

There are no studies that establish this.

I have heard this as a reason for having treatment at young age. It is a silly argument. Why have fillers and BOTOX at a young age? Well how about they make you look more attractive? This to me seems like the best reason.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Botox done before wrinkles occur vs. waiting until after

Since botox works very well to treat the crows feet and glabellar lines between the eyebrows, you can save a lot of money over the years and wait for treatment until you see the lines forming. Use sunscreen and don't smoke. If you have a parent who you resemble and they have bad lines, it might be tempted to treat early but it doesn't mean you have to treat them before they develop. see video

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Starting Botox at an Early Age

There are no studies/statistics to support that Botox actually prevents wrinkles. However, because it temporarily decreases the muscle action which causes lines, the lines may becone less apparant with time and you may not need Botox as often. It's similar to what happens if you have a cast on one arm. Not using those muscles causes them to become smaller. Using Botox keeps those muscles from working therefore your lines diminish with time. Most 18-24... more

Sheri G. Feldman, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologist

Botox and wrinkles

I know of no study suggesting that early use of Botox will avoid wrinkles. However, I find when patients keep up with their Botox, the etched lines that some see especialy in the glabella region do soften quite a bit.