Botox to Tighten Skin?

Botox works on hyperactive muscles, such as the "corrugator" muscles that cause the vertical lines between the eyebrows. Skin tightening requires something that stimulates rebuilding of the collagen in the skin, and there are several things that do that. These include Thermage and lasers, either non-peeling such as Titan, fractional peeling such as Fraxel, and others. Chemical peels do this as well but injectable products as a rule don't.

Thanks for your question about Botox for tightening skin.Botox is a neurotoxin that when applied to a muscle group relaxes them.  A key insight is that muscle groups can have opposing actions.  For example, in the face there are muscles that pull downwards (depressors) and those the pull upwards (elevators).  Normally, each part of the face will be affected by both types of musclesBy using Botox to target depressors, elevators act without opposition, lifting and tightening the parts of the face affected by these groups. There are many factors that affect the efficacy of this approach, including skin thickness, skin type, lifestyle, and so on.The amount of tightening that can be achieved from Botox injections is moderate.  It can be quite effective for mildly sagging skin at the onset of signs of ageing.  One of its advantages is that it is a non-surgical treatment that is relatively inexpensive.Having a consultation with a cosmetic dermatologist or cosmetic surgeon should be able to provide you with more information on your specific case.