Can You Use Botox for a Brow Lift?

The frontalis muscle (forehead) pulls the brow up and the orbicularis muscle (below brow) pulls the brow down. Botox in the lateral brow will weaken the muscles pulling down the brow, allowing for the other muscles to pull the brow up creating a brow lift. 

Botox can be used strategically to lift the brows temporarily. This works quite well in some patients, but patients with very heavy brows may not see much benefit. Surgical brow lifts are more significant and can also be used to improve the effects of Botox in other areas of the upper face. Both options work well, but patient selection is key.All the best,

Thank you for your question. Shaping the brows is one my favorite parts of using Botox. It requires a very detailed understanding of the underlying anatomy as well as assessing each individual while they are animating their brows. By carefully placing Botox in the muscles that depress the brow, you can cause the brow to rest and relax in a lifted position. There are limits to how much you can lift, and for some surgery is better option. Incorrect assessment or placement can also lead to the reverse effect, so overall technique is critical. You can also shape the brow different. For example, you can raise the tail of the brow vs creating a raised arched brow vs creating a raised horizontal brow. It depends on the individual's desired brow aesthetic goals. I would consider this a very advanced technique so I would query your injector on their experience in this area.
As far as how many units may be needed, this also depends on which part of the brow you want to correct. For the inner brows, you may consider ~20 units (same as the frown line treatment). For the middle or outer brow, I generally use up to 5 units on each side.
You may also want to consider adding fillers to shape and raise the brow. Combining the two products can work synergistically together.

With the proper placement
of botox, you can achieve a slight brow lift for a more refreshed look.
However, with improper placement, the brows can droop and feel
"heavy", giving you a tired look.

 Botox is a muscle paralyzing substance that is injected into or near facial muscles by a doctor or nurse injector to weaken or prevent it from working for a period of months.It may seem counter-intuitive that paralyzing facial muscles can lift your brow, but this is exactly how Botox works. Our faces have muscles that pull in opposing directions, so in the case of the brow the idea is to paralyze the muscles that pull downward while leaving the ones that lift the brow untouched.

Yes, when Botox is strategically placed with proper dosage and concentration, it provides a natural, non-surgical brow lift.Good luck!

Selective injection of the forehead depressor muscles with Botox can cause some elevation of the brow. In patients who have mild brow descent this may be adequate to correct the problem. More severe cases will still probably require a brow lift.
This is a relatively simple procedure, but is somewhat dependent upon the skill of the injector. Its major disadvantage is that it requires repeat treatment every 3 to 4 months. Over time, this has the potential to become very expensive.

Of course, Botox can give you brow shaping as well as correction of your frown lines. However, it lasts only 3-4 months, but can be a very powerful preamble for what a brow lift can look like.

Neuromodulators(Botox,Dysport,etc.) certainly can be useful for altering the muscle dynamics around the brow and eyes. I use the injections to show some patients what can be accomplished for the short term and many of them continue until the brow falls more than the injections can handle. At that time a thorough discussion of the surgical browlift  becomes necessary. Fortunately,browlifting has become a relatively minimally invasive surgery with short recovery time but long-lasting results.

Botox or Dysport can certainly be effective for lifting the eyebrows. I typically place 2-3 units of Botox or 6-10 units of Dysport underneath the outer part of each eyebrow. This "chemical browlift" will result in a subtle yet noticeable, 2-3 mm lift of the outer part of the eyebrows. This process works by slightly weakening the muscle which pulls down on the eyebrow. The effects typically last 3-4 months. Care should also be taken not to overtreat the horizontal wrinkles in the forehead as this can cause the brows to droop and feel heavier. The art of injecting Botox or Dysport is reflected in the physician's ability to effectively eliminate wrinkles in the upper part of the face while maintaining a natural appearance.

Regards,

Dr. Mehta