Will Botox Produce Effective Results on a 55-year-old Woman?

There is no upper-age limit for using Botox to rejuvenate your face. The only considerations are health and skin tone. As long as your skin is still reasonably elastic, it should respond well to muscle relaxation with Botox. By relaxing the glabellar muscles that cause the “frown” lines that are bothering you, Botox allows the overlying skin to smooth out. Botox can also minimize or stop crow's feet wrinkles around the eyes. However, if you have deep creases or wrinkles underneath your eyes, you may need some resurfacing techniques first. If the wrinkles are deep, hyaluronic-acid based fillers are a possible solution, too. Please see a board-certified dermatologist.

If you're healthy and have no existing medical conditions that would make Botox unsafe, then you may benefit from treatment. Botox is great for frown lines and crows feet, as well as glabellar lines.  However, fillers may be more suitable for lines around the mouth.

Age is not the indicator for Botox.  The degree and type of wrinkles are.  Fine pliable wrinkles across the axis of contraction in the forehead, glabellar area, and crows feet are good indications. Very deep etched wrinkles in these same areas are more of an indication for a phenol peel as long as the entire face is treated as a unit. There are leathery 40 yr. olds beyond Botox and soft silky 80 yr. olds perfect for Botox.  An experienced surgeon should be able to determine what is best for you with a hands on examination. Best wishes.  Knowledge is power.  Luis F. Villar MD FACS

Botox can certainly help reduce the frown lines between the eyebrows, despite someone’s age. It is not used to treat all the lines underneath the eyelids as that can cause a sagging down of the eyelid margin which might allow for some dryness of the eyes. A small dose can be used right under the lower eyelids if someone has a bulging eyelid muscle causing a “roll”. Skin lines of the lower eyelid are better treated by laser such as Fraxel.

You should see improvement in your frown lines for  around 4 months after your office-injection. Botox is also excellent for forehead lines, and crow's feet. Botox does not work well for crepe under-eye skin.
I hope this helps, and best regards.

Hi BP,
Botox works very well on the glabellar "frown" lines of men and women aged 55.
You should ask your physician injector to inject a small amount of hyaluronic acid filler (Restylane or Juvederm) at the same time. Botox and the filler work synergistically to diminish the vertical frown lines.
Most of the time, even after the Botox has worn off, the lines do not return to their previous unacceptable state.
Good luck and be well, choose your injecting physician carefully.
Dr. P

The degree of improvement with Botox depends on the quality of the skin, not the patient's chronological age. Botox is an excellent choice to eliminate frown lines and “11”s caused by the glabellar muscles. If the wrinkles are very deep, you may need a little hyaluronic acid (HA) filler as well. As for the eye wrinkles, Botox is most effective on crow's feet, which may be involved in your under-eye wrinkles. Otherwise, an HA filler would be a good choice there. Please consult a board-certified dermatologist to see if you are a candidate for Botox.

botox is a perfect introduction into the cosmetic world...and basically your specific needs mesh nicely with what botox provides...botox works best between the eyes, in the forehead and in the crow's feet...by frown lines - if you mean around your chin and lips...you're straying from areas where you'll get a wonderful result...

congratulations on choosing botox to help improve your appearance...great choice

Botox is an excellent treatment for the frown lines.  There is no upper age limit to have Botox treatment if an individual is healthy and cares about her appearance.  If your frown lines are deep, Botox is used to relax the muscle movement and then a small amount of filler can be used to plump up the lines.  Please consult an experienced dermatologist or plastic surgeon for advice.  The wrinkles under your eyes may be better treated by lasers.

Botox is highly effective at reducing the frown lines between the eyes, known as the glabella area.  Botox also works extremely well at minimizing the crow's feet, which are the wrinkles on the side of the eyes.  Botox is not meant for the wrinkles under the eyes or the frown lines.


Frown lines - or smile lines- are best reduced by a filler such as Juvederm, Restylane, Perlane, or Sculptra.  




Wrinkles under the eyes- best reduced by a combination of filler such as Restylane and Fraxel Laser to smooth out the surface of the undereye area skin.