I'm 22 and I have frown marks. What should I do? (Photo)

Hi @myron032. Thank you for sending your photos. Frown lines are a common complaint and can be treated with neuromodulators like Botox or Dysport into the glabella region. Neuromodulators temporarily paralyze the muscle so you are unable to make the movements which are causing the lines. Best of luck to you, Dr. Nima!

I have been using Botox to treat scowl lines (aka frown lines, angry lines) since 1991, eleven years before it received its official FDA approval for this aesthetic indication. Although we have since branched out to using Botox (as well as other wrinkle relaxers, such as Dysport and Xeomin) for many, many other aesthetic facial, neck and chest problems, treating the scowl lines remains one of its most common uses. A day does not literally go by that I personally am not using it for this purpose. So, take heart. Your problem is very common and very easily addressed. Even your relatively young age for this problem is not so unusual. I in fact needed to treat two of my daughters-in-law for this with Dysport at about this same age. Treatment takes about two minutes to perform and the results typically are seen somewhere between 24 hours to a week following the treatment. And should any residual etched-in lines remain following the above treatment, these, too, can be easily smoothed out with the use of a superficial filler, such as Belotero Balance (my choice in my Upper East Side Manhattan practice, and Teosyal Redensity II, my choice in my Israel satellite facility where a far greater number of regulatory agency approved fillers are available), which has little to no tendency to engender the unwanted bluish Tyndall Effect when injected very superficially into the skin 

Although still quite young you are beginning to show signs of chronic tension and subsequent skin loosening in the forehead.  These are easily treated with Botox or Dysport  which will provide improvement in these wrinkles by paralyzing the small muscles that cause the wrinkle.  They will last for  3 to 4 months when appropriately injected.

Frowning or squinting can cause deep grooves, even at 22.  Relaxing the muscle movement with Botox or Dysport can soften the lines and prevent them from becoming worse over time.

Frown lines are a very common complaint and can be easily remedied with Botox or Dysport injections into the glabella. These are both neurotoxins which immobilize the muscle temporarily so you are unable to make the movements which in turn create the lines. Both these injections typically last between 3-4 months and then retreatment is needed. There are techniques of botox/dysport injection to help elevate the eyebrow, but I usually would not recommend this in a male, due to feminization of the face with an elevated brow in a male. Looking at the photos you submitted, I do not think you're eyebrows are too low. I would recommend to start with the glabella. Best of Luck!

Botox or related products Xeomin or Dysport typically work well for improvement in frown lines.  This is safe and non-invasive when administered by an experienced doctor.  Results wear off over time so treatment will need to be repeated about every 3-4 months.  Starting with Botox at a young age helps keep the lines from getting deeper over time.  Best of luck.

Frown lines occur due to frowning. Repeated muscle contractions initially cause dynamic lines leading to lines and furrows at rest. The muscle contractions causing the lines can be minimized with Botox treatment on regular basis to prevent furrows visible at rest.

Frown lines are the normal end result of using facial muscles.  Your frown lines between your eyebrows are due to the corrugator muscles, which depress your eyebrows and pull them down and in.  If these bother you they can easily be treated with Dysport or Botox.  It is best to seek an in person consultation, so your plastic surgeon can evaluate you and discuss your expectations and desired results.  Best of luck.

Frown lines are very normal. They can be treated with Botox or Dysport. If frown lines and crow's feet area are treated the brow can be lifted. For more information please read below: