What Do Eleven Lines Mean?

Furrow or "knit" your brows together to create "eleven" lines. They are referred to as "elevens" because they often can look like two lines or the number 11.  

As one frowns, the inner eyebrows are pushed together causing vertical pleats. Some patients have a "V"-shaped orientation but most have two parallel valleys once the muscles contract. The 2 creases then are referred to as the number "11" because they are parallel.

Botox relaxes the muscles and as the skin stops creasing above the muscles, the parallel creases diminish and the "11" fades typically.

When people are worried, anxious or angry, their brow muscles will contract towards the middle of their forehead. Pushing the skin in this way will cause vertical lines to appear between the brows.


Many people will display two vertical lines which look like the number eleven.
However, some people may have a greater number of vertical lines.


Radiesse can be used to fill in these lines. But also  treatments with Botox or Dysport can help get rid of these frown lines.

 

In the area between your brows, each person will develop different patterns of creasing the skin as you furrow your brows together.  The typical patterns seen are a single crease ( a "1"), two creases (an "11") or three creases (a "111").  Other patients do generate horizonal deeper lines that don't fit these discriptions.  Botox is very effective in softening these lines.  If you lines exist even at rest, then a filler product, such as Juvederm, may be more appropriate to help fill in the lines.  Combining both Botox and Juvederm is also an option. 

 

These are wrinkles that form between the brows as a result of frowning or focusing.        With repeated activity they can  be etched while at rest.  Early treatment with BOTOX/Dysport and other neurotoxins help prevent these lines from deepening over time.

Once they are etched they may requre a combination of filler and neurotoxin therapy. 

Hi and thank you for your question. Nicknames, like "11s" when referring to the furrow or vertical creases that form between the eyebrows, can often become used in an industry and it takes a good question like this to stop and realize how this so commonly used reference internally, can cause you to speak to patients using this terminology (and in this case, Allergan, the makers of Botox) without considering how confusing this can be.

As others have answered, the "11s" has become a name given to very common vertical surface lines between the eyebrows, as the strong muscle activity underlying contracts and causes repetitive "creasing" or "pinching" of the skin in that area. There is a patient education tool provided by Allergan in many offices that is attempting to answer this very question, offering a question to you as to if you have a "1", "11", or "111", as there are similarities in many people as to how the muscles work in this area. Some people will notice a single vertical line or pinch, and sometimes these muscles crease the skin to form as many as three creases, all which can be softened, relaxed, and restored to a smoother appearance by administering Botox to the underlying muscle.

On behalf of all of us in an industry where this slang has become everyday use, we hope this is helpful clarification.

These are the vertical creases formed at the beginning of the eyebrows, caused by repeated frowning.Botox will relax the muscle and prevent this from getting deeper. Once they are apparent at rest, a filler, or resurfacing may be required to smooth the 11's.

'11' lines refer to the 2 vertical lines between your eyebrows.  These creases often form from frowning and other facial expressions, as well as sun exposure, and purely unlucky DNA.  '11' lines leave the face with a permanent stern look.  Known as glabellar lines, these furrows will only get deeper as skin ages. See a board certified dermatologist or cosmetic surgeon, they will provide a complementary consultation, and let you know what filler (Botox) would work best for your '11's. 

The term the “eleven lines” is referred to the 2 vertical lines in between the eyebrows. Botox is normally used to soften these lines.

The "11" lines are in reference to the vertical lines that form between your eyebrows when you frown or furrow your brow.  They are often softened by Botox treatment.