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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A: Botox indications

William  Bruno, MD

If you have wrinkles across your entire face, Botox may only be able to partially help you. Botox only works for dynamic wrinkles, those lines cause by overactive facial contractions, such as crow's feet near eyes, frown lines in between eyes (above nose) and horizontal forehead lines. If you loose skin with... more

A: Areas for Botox Treatment

Steven Hacker, MD

The three most common areas treated with Botox are the: glabella, forehead, and crows feet area. The glabella is the area between the eyebrows and often called the "11" sign made by 2 vertical lines in that area.  Some other physicians also treat with Botox to other areas on the face and neck. 

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

Don Mehrabi, MD

 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... more

A: Experience counts in Botox injection technique

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD

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.

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

Joel Schlessinger, MD

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... more

A: For aesthetic purposes, BOTOX Cosmetic is...

Jonathan Hoenig, MD

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... more

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