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Does Botox Work on Horizontal Forehead Creases?

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mandapandaMar 13, 2009

I am 38 years old. I am desperate to find a non-invasive procedure to help reduce the lines going accross my forehead. I have four (two are very small) but am very depressed about how old I feel I look because of them. Does Botox work on this type of crease?

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