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What Areas of my Face Can I Get Botox Injected?

I have wrinkles pretty much across my entire face! So where would Botox be best suited/safe/effective?

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Areas for Botox in the Face

Even though botox is only FDA approved for cosmetic treatment of the frown (Glabellar) lines, it is commonly used throughout the face for many cosmetic effects. Most common uses are to treat horizontal lines on the forehead or the crow’s feet. This should also help give you a more rested and refreshed look. Some experienced doctors can also inject around the lips, lower eyelids, the bands in the neck, "bunny lines" on the nose, around the chin, in the... more

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Daniel Yamini, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

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Where does Botox work on the face?

Botox is only FDA approved for injection between the eyes (the "11" lines). But it is fairly standard for it to be injected in the following areas: Between the eyes Crow's feet at outside of eyes Forehead Upper lip There may be other areas of the face and neck that are injected at other practices, but we stick to these areas.

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Harold J. Kaplan, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Experience counts in Botox injection technique

Botox is a safe medication administered for cosmetic improvement of wrinkles. In this particular case where you complain of diffuse wrinkling, you may not be a candidate for Botox as your skin may be photoaged. The proper treatment may be to improve skin resiliency and quality.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Botox can be used on various areas of the face, ranging...

Botox can be used on various areas of the face, ranging from the forehead to the frown lines between the eyes and the crows feet. In my practice, I also use it on the lips (smokers lines) and occasionally on the chin area for people who tend to dimple their chins. It is an incredibly useful tool and, in the right hands, can accentuate the eyes and make them look much more attractive. While most people out there do a limited amount of Botox, if you go to someone who is an expert, they will... more

Joel Schlessinger, MD

Omaha Dermatologist

For aesthetic purposes, BOTOX Cosmetic is...

For aesthetic purposes, BOTOX® Cosmetic is FDA-approved for the treatment of glabella lines (frown lines between the eyebrows) and is also commonly used to prevent or treat horizontal lines on the forehead and crow’s feet around the eyes. Using my advanced knowledge of facial anatomy, I am also able to perform BOTOX® Cosmetic treatments into less common sites to create a mini-browlift, reduce lip lines, relax vertical neck muscle bands, or to aesthetically improve other... more

Jonathan Hoenig, MD

Beverly Hills Oculoplastic Surgeon

Botox is best indicated for the forehead, crow's feet, and the glabells ("11 lines")

Thank you for your question. Botox is best and most often used for forehead wrinkles, crow's feet lines around the eyes, and the "11 lines" between the eyebrows. Botox has been safely used in these areas by many practitioners for many years, and I would say that the vast majority of experience has been in these 3 areas. There are other areas and uses for Botox also. including: 1. "Bunny lines" on the sides of the nose 2. Gummy smile reduction 3. Nasal... more

Don Mehrabi, MD

Beverly Hills Dermatologist

Where can you use Botox

I like Botox for the upper face and think it does very well. Common locations are between the eyebrows, in the forehead and in "Crow's Feet". Less commonly injected areas include the DOA (depressor anguli oris- a muscle that causes you to frown) and in bands in the neck. I am not a fan of Botox in the wrinkles around the mouth. When people have had this they often look like they've had a stroke. Botox is an excellent medication and can do... more

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John Bitner, MD

Salt Lake City Facial Plastic Surgeon

Botox for newbies

Botox, is a great drug, but unfortunately, it doesn't quite work as a wrinkle eraser. If you are a Botox virgin, I would recommend most strongly to choose an experienced qualified injector. He or she will be able to assess your face and discuss your options in details. It is usually more important to assess what you want to improve, and then decide what you will use to achieve this improvement. In general, however, Botox works great for improvement of vertical lines between the eyebrows,... more

Stella Desyatnikova, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Botox uses.

The only FDA approved location for Botox injections is between the eyebrows. All other areas are considered off-label, so legal but not FDA approved.In some areas besides the glabella, Botox can potentially help treat lines in the brow, between the eyes, crows feet on the side of the eyes, nasal lines "bunnylines", dimpling of the chin, and has select uses to enhance the corners of the mouth. Other cosmetic off label uses of botox include brow... more

Philip Solomon, MD

Toronto Facial Plastic Surgeon

Botox Injection Sites

Botox is only FDA approved for Glabeller lines (the ones between the brows caused by corregator muscle movement). However, Botox is often used off label in the forehead and around the crows feet. If you go to an advanced injector (and only an experienced advanced injector), Botox can be used off label for in the nasalis for the nose "bunny lines", upper lip for vertical lip lines, mentalis for the orange peel chin, platysmal bands in the neck, or in the armpit,... more

Grant Stevens, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

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What areas on the face can have Botox

The only FDA approved location for Botox injections is between the eyebrows. All other areas are considered off-label, so legal but not FDA approved.In some areas besides the glabella, Botox can be used to weaken the muscle but likely will not eliminate the wrinkles. If you have wrinkles in the relaxed position, those wrinkles will not disappear as Botox works for wrinkles upon animation.

Julio Garcia, MD

Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

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Botox works for expression lines in the face.

Botox works best in the upper face, predominantly the glabella, forehead, and around the eyes. Deeper wrinkles need fillers to correct, like the deep lines around the mouth. Very superficial lines around the mouth and texture of the skin are best being treated by fillers and lasers.

Michele S. Green, MD

New York Dermatologist

Botox and dysport for the face

Botox and dysport can be used in many areas of the face and neck, although only a few of the areas are approved. It can help with any lines that are due to muscle movements. Forehead, area between the eyes (11 or 111 lines), lines on the nose, crows feet, smoker's lines around the mouth and cheeks, jaw lines, and neck line can all be made better. A subtle jaw and side of the neck can also be achieved.

Gary Goldenberg, MD

New York Dermatologist

Botox can help most wrinkles that come from facial expression

Some people get a lot of wrinkles because they are very expressive: raising their eyebrows or frowning when they concentrate or listen to others, furrowing their brow in deep thought or concern, crinkling their eyelids when they smile or laugh, pursing their lips in a habitual pout. Skillful use of Botox, Dysport or Xeomin can help soften those lines by relaxing the appropriate muscles. An experienced physician can do this without leaving someone looking unnatural or... more

Margaret Weiss, MD

Baltimore Dermatologist

Facial locations

While you may think Botox is the ultimate wrinkle remover, it cannot be used entirely everywhere on the face. It’s most common locations are the areas with muscle movement such as the glabella, the area between your eyebrows, as well as crow’s feet and the forehead. If used in other locations it may create an undesired result, for instance a potential frown or unevenness to the mouth. For thin, finer lines fillers or laser resurfacing should be utilized. more

Yael Halaas, MD

Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgeon

Botox may soften square shaped face/jawline in women

In addition to the main uses and injection sites described, Botox may be injected in the masseter muscle area, helping to soften the 'square jawline' appearance in many women. I also like to use it to raise the tip of the nose, by injecting a small amount at the base of the nose. When doing Botox injection to the crows feet area, I inject it around the lateral aspect of the eyes, but also immediately below the eye, close to the eyelid plate, in order to minimize the lines inferiorly,... more

Leyda Elizabeth Bowes, MD

Miami Dermatologic Surgeon

Botox and wrinkles

Botox acts to paralyzed the underlying facial muscles leading to improvement of wrinkles. Hence, not all skin wrinkles can be treated by Botox. For example jowls and skin damaged skin will not respond to Botox. Furtherrmore, one must be cautious to use Botox for the perioral wrinkled skin as the treatment may temporarily produce an irregular smile and asymmetric lip movement.

Chen Lee, MD

Montreal Plastic Surgeon

Where Does Botox Work

Botox works for dynamic wrinkles. In other words, Botox works for wrinkles caused by muscle motion, not wrinkles associate with gravity or sagging skin or loss of soft tissue. As a result, Botox works best for frown lines (a.k.a. glabellar furrows... the area between your eyebrows), crows' feet (a.k.a. periorbital wrinkles), and horizontal forehead lines. Deep lines between your cheeks and lips, fine lines around the mouth, and sagging cheeks are best managed with other techniques like... more

Andrew Kaufman, MD

Los Angeles Dermatologic Surgeon

Botox doesn't work for all types of wrinkles

Botox is a neurotoxin that works by relaxing the muscles of facial expression that cause the skin to fold. If your wrinkles are not caused by muscle movement, as in the case of nasolabial folds ( folds on either side of the mouth that are caused by volume loss), Botox will unlikely make a difference. Botox is only FDA approved for the "frown lines" or glabellar lines (between the eyebrows) but is commonly used off label for other types of wrinkles such as... more

Dina D. Strachan, MD

New York Dermatologist

The FDA has approved Botox only for the glabella for cosmetic use, but?

Botox is used in many facial areas depending on the injectors experience: Most frequently between the eyebrows in the Glabellar Forehead Crows feet Bunny lines at the root of the nose Carefully in the fine wrinkles about the mouth In the superficial muscle of the neck (platysma) to reduce up and down neck wrinkles And less frequently to decrease the size of the Masseter muscle in a broad face. Dr. Mayl Fort Lauderdale

Nathan Mayl, MD

Fort Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon

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Botox is approved for forehead lines, but has many other uses

The crow's feet area respond well to botox. Also neck muscle lines (platysma) are sometimes treated. The upper lip - so-called smokers lines can be treated, but care must be taken to avoid weakening the lip muscle. Non cosmetic uses can include reduction of armpit sweating, and minimize onset of migraines. Deeper lines are best treated by other means, such as injectible fillers - Radiesse, Juvederm, Sculptra etc. or surgically such as various lift... more

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Christopher J. Peers, MD

South Bend Facial Plastic Surgeon

Areas of Face that can be injected with Botox

Botox is typically most effective for forehead lines, lines between the eyebrows and crow’s feet lines.

Michael Sullivan, MD

Columbus Facial Plastic Surgeon

Entire face wrinkled--Botox may not be the best answer.

Since Botox and Dysport work to paralyze muscles of expression, you can't use Botox where you still want to have the ability to animate your face. Do you need to frown? Probably not, so this is the most common area of use, and the first area that Botox was FDA approved for use. Crows feet around your eyes--you still need to be able to blink, so thee can be reduced, but not completely eliminated. And so on. But if your entire face is wrinkled, you may need additional... more

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

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Botox against wrinkles

Botox relaxes hyperactive muscles and can give your face a positive expression. Take care to select a experienced dermatologist.

Robert Kasten, MD

Mainz Dermatologic Surgeon

Botox - where to inject

You should definitely talk to whomever you go to about this - they will need to do a complete evaluation of your whole face to see where BOTOX will help your wrinkles, or where you may need something more invasive like surgery. BOTOX is only FDA approved for treatment in the glabella (the 11) but it is routinely used off label in the forehead, crows feet, and bunny lines. Dr. Cat Begovic M.D.