I had Botox done for my forehead lines. How long does this tightness and heaviness last?

If you have never had Botox for forehead wrinkles then the stiff feeling that may occur is a new to you.Normally, you lift and furrow the forehead when you animate.  The object behind Botox is to soften these lines and calm down the wrinkling.  Hence, the muscles that produces these deep wrinkles are now less active. You should accommodate to this feeling in days to a week, afterwards you will enjoy a tension free appearance. 

Doing botox for forehead wrinkles can leave some patients unhappy because it does sometimes cause more heaviness of the brows (the muscles that elevate the brows are paralyzed by the botox and no longer function as they should).  As far as tightness, I am assuming that you are referring to your skin being more firm and less wrinkled, but I'm not as sure how to answer that question as I'm not entirely sure what you are referring to.  In most people, the duration of action of Botox is approximately 3 months, so you should start to notice some improvement in the heaviness by at least month 3 after injection.  I wouldn't necessarily give up on Botox injections for your forehead wrinkles, but it may need to be injected a little higher in your forehead to avoid the heaviness feeling.  Best of luck!

Botox can be a great option for the treatment of forehead lines. If too much is injected or if the injections are too low on the forehead, there may be the sensation of heaviness and the eyebrows can drop. This often clears up within a month. Should this be your situation, make sure future injections are only given in the upper half of the forehead. I hope you find this helpful. 

Some people do feel tightness and heaviness after the initial injections, it seems to only last a week or so then the brain gets used to the new relaxation of the muscles.

Botox is a great injection for treating forehead lines.  However, you can sometimes feel that the forehead is tight or heavy.  This may be product placement or the amount of product that was placed.  As the Botox wears away you will feel relief from this side effect.  It can take anywhere from a month to soften and up to four months to resolve completely.  If "baby" Botox is used, there is less of a chance of this side effect.

The effects of Botox usually last for about 3 months. You should feel relief around that time. Thank you for your question.Kate Ross, MD

Botox typically lasts 3 to 4 months, and so will the feeling of heaviness and tightness. Using Botox to help lift the brow might be helpful with the heaviness of the brow.

Hello Westy222,When you have deep forehead wrinkles it is usually the result of one of two things.  The first, which is a great reason for treatment, is overactive muscles from expression.  This responds very well.  The second reason to have deep wrinkles is because you have heavy eyebrows or heavy eyelids.  The forehead is trying to pull these up.  This is the patient you need to be very careful injecting because you can drop the eyebrows and eyelids creating this heavy feeling.  To be safe with these patients you go with smaller amounts and stay well above the brow so some activity remains.  To actually answer your question, the heaviness feeling will last the length of the Botox (although some say it can improve in the first month).  Botox lasts for most around 3 months.  Some people will get the tight sensation as a result of the muscle paralysis.  If this is the reason you have the tight sensation it will follow the same course as the heaviness.  If you are recently injected then sometimes the volume being injected can create a tight sensation but this should resolve within a few days of the injection.  If you are already having the heavy feeling then it is more likely related to the action of the Botox.  I hope this helps and good luck.  

The "novice" Botox injector will salivate over treating deep forehead line creases. This is probably the exact wrong thing to do. The reason that these lines are deep is because the person subconsciously raises their brows to help with the natural heaviness of the upper brow. If this ability is taken away, the person feels that their forehead is heavy. This can last several weeks. In cases with pre-existing heavy brows, the injector must do very limited injections or none at all. The lines can be treated with filler or other skin tightening devices such as Infini.  

When the forehead is injected with Botox there is a tightness because the lax areas with the wrinkles is smoother and that is normal with the injection and will last but you will not notice it soon. as far as the heaviness if the injections were done too close to the eyebrows the forehead will tend to drop and this will just have to wear off