Using 25 Units Max In The Glabella, What Are The Best Spots For Botox Injection?

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I would like to know excatly where best for injections of botox for glabella only region, no forehead. Would they be slightly different when forehead not being treated?

Harold J. Kaplan, MD · Answer

This question is best answered when the patient is being evaluated at the time of the treatment.  Animation, gender, treatment goals, use of other facial muscles etc. are factors that are taken into consideration.

Richard Baxter, MD · Answer

Botox and Dysport work by relaxing hyperactive muscles of expression such as the "corrugator" muscle that causes the vertical furrows between the eyebrows. This region is often referred to as the glabella, but in terms of Botox dosing and placement it is important to understand that it is the muscle that is injected, not arbitrary surface landmarks or regions. An expert injector asseses the size and activity level of the muscle as well as its specific anatomy in each patient. Another factor that is considered is the fact that these muscles overlap so getting the balance right requires individual analysis.

Matthew Schulman, MD · Answer

I find this question a bit puzzling.  I am all for patients being informed and knowledgeable, but it seems odd that a patient would be asking for specific dosing and injection site information. If this question is coming from a physician looking for technique instruction, then there are more appropriate ways to learn this,

Colin Pero, MD, FACS · Answer

It is important that you have an experienced doctor evaluate you in order to achieve the results you are looking for.  If you have a particularly low-set brow, care must be taken not to further drop the brow.  Treatment of the forehead at the same time will definitely change one's strategy based on the interplay of the two areas with regards to brow position.  That being said, I typically treat with 20-25 units divided between the midline, head of each brow, near a line even with the medial limbus (inside edge of colored part of eye) at top of brow, and top of brow even with pupil. That is average, but there can be considerable variation in location and dosage depending on muscle bulk, strength, brow position, etc.  This isn't for the person without proper training...

Boris Volshteyn, MD, MS · Answer

When treating the glabella region with Botox, 2 groups of muscles are injected.  The procerus muscle creates a horizontal line across the bridge of the nose.  The corrugator muscles lie somewhat parallel to and above the eyebrows and create vertical lines between the brows.   On average 25 unitsis used with 1 injection to the procerus and 2 injections to each corrugator muscle for a total of 5 injections.

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Answer: It depends

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