Will Getting Botox Cause Skin to Sag?

Botox will not cause your skin to sag or become loose later in life. In fact, it should have the opposite effect. Using botox as you start to get wrinkles will help you to look younger longer.

Botox works by binding to the nerve/muscle complex. When botox is bound, the nerve can not tell the muscle to contract. So, you can't make wrinkles. It is possible to get temporary drooping of the eyebrows if too much botox is injected into the muscle that raises the forehead (frontalis muscle), or if it is injected too far down on the forehead. However, this is always temporary.

When you make wrinkles on your face, you are stretching out the skin (think of a fan that is closed and then opened. When it is closed, it is compact. When it is opened, it is wide. Making wrinkles is like opening the fan).

Botox won't keep you from needing a face-lift later in life (if you decide to get one), but it may allow you to wait more years until you need one.   

Thank you for your question. Botox relaxes muscle and can prevent lines and wrinkles from getting deeper and creased in.  Sagging skin is due to natural aging and collagen depletion.  Be sure to get treated under the supervision of a board certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon for best and safest results.  I hope this helps.

   Botox will not cause sagging skin.  Quite the opposite, Botox should prevent the muscle from moving the skin and prevent the skin from loosening.