More Info on Excising Currogator Muscle Please?

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.

Weakening or denervation of the glabellar musculature can be achieved but cutting/excision of the muscle. While initially done through endoscopic approach, it is more effective when done directly through an upper eyelid incision. While some redeuced muscle action can be achieved on a permanent basis, it will not have the same effect as Botox injections which effectively treat a larger surface area of muscle.