How Will Botox in the Glabella Region Affect my Ability to Raise my Eyebrows?

Precise placement of Botox in the glabella should help give you a lift if anything, not lower your eyebrows and it shouldn't prevent you from raisisng the eyebrows. Injection of the frontalis muscle above the eyebrow can prevent upward movement of the eyebrow and this may happen if the doctor is treating more than that which is necessary for the average patient's glabella. There is a chance though, that you may have a very strong corrugator muscle that extends diagonally upward from the root of the nose, over the inner eyebrow and adding insertion sites to those muscles might affect the nearby frontalis muscle. You may wish to settle for some but not a fully frozen set of glabellar muscles so that there is less contraction of the area and in time less chance of developing deep lines, but not risking the eyebrow lowering and being able to maintain your ability to raise your eyebrows.

Botox into the “11” region targets the corrugator and procerus muscles and these muscles work by relaxing the brow.  If too much Botox is injected into the frontalis muscle this can lead to lowering of the eyebrows.  Moreover, I’ve never heard of any reported cases of Botox impacting lymphatic drainage.

 

The target muscle causing your frown line is a pair of muscles called the corrugators- they bring the brows down and inward.  By injecting them at the glabella with Botox, your eyebrows should actually raise upward and outward somewhat.  You will still have the ability to raise your brows since the entire forehead helps  to raise them (called the frontalis muscle), and will not be injected.  Worst case scenario- you don't like the effect and it will wear off.

Botox is a great procedure that has been around for many years.  If the procedure between the eyebrows is done correctly, you should not incur any paralysis with the eyebrows themselves.  Typically, weakness of the eyebrows can occur when Botox is injected into the forehead causing you to not be able to use the muscles that move your eyebrows.  When receiving Botox in the Glabella it is possible for the eyebrows to be slightly raised, rejuvenating your overall appearance.  Make sure you visit an experienced board certified plastic surgeon or dermatologist to have a properly performed procedure.

The frown lines are a result of the glabellar muscles (between eyebrows) and are known to depress.  This means that the action pulls downward and inward.  Proper dosing will, not only resolve or improve the frown lines, but will offer a nice, natural inner brow lift. 

When a patient's eyebrows are negatively affected, it is usually a result of improper or too much dosing of the forehead inasmuch as the forehead muscle is an elevator (lifting) muscle.