More Info on Excising Currogator Muscle Please?

Corrugator muscles work to cause frowning and vertical lines between the eyebrows in the area known as the glabella. These muscles are frequently treated with Botox injections to decrease their action. They can be treated surgically during a brow lift procedure. They can also be treated without lifting the brows. In my hands, this would be performed using an endoscopic approach very similar to an endoscopic brow lift approach. The most important thing to remember is that even if the muscles are treated surgically, the need for Botox might not be eliminated. These muscles are often weakened by surgery but tend to regrow and return to function over time. Keep in mind also that extremely aggressive muscle resection might improve the duration of surgical improvement in this area, but will also increase the risks of numbness, bleeding/bruising, and soft tissue scarring that could potentially be noticeable.All the best,

Botox is very effective in relieving the frown lines caued by the corrugator muscles, however, it is temporary, lasting about 3-4 months.

Excising the muscle can be performed through a forehead incision during a brow or forehead lift or it can be removed through an upper eyelid incision. The latter is usually done during an upper eyelid lift, called a blepharoplasty. I have also removed them successfully through the actual wrinkles. It is very difficult to remove all of the muscle, however. The muscle can be diminished to the point that the result is satisfactory in most cases.

A problem I have seen rarely, fortunately, is too much subcutaneous tissue being removed in an attempt to remove the corrugators, and this leaved a depression in the forehead just above the nose. The operating surgeon must know his anatomy to effectively remove only the muscle and not the surrounding tissues to avoid this.

When a patient gets "injection fatigue," a corrugator muscle excision is a good option in my opinion. If Botox is needed afterwards, it should be only rarely, if at all.

Excising the corrugator muscle is usually only done as part of a brow lift. Some surgeons do it as part of blepharoplasty. It is surgery and can cause irregular contour because you’re excising the muscle. If you just weaken the muscle often, the action of it will come back. In general using BOTOX is a much better approach as surgery may not be permanent and may cause further damage. BOTOX over time tends to decrease the lines and when combined with filler can give a very long lasting result.