Botox for Forehead Lines
What Are Forehead Lines?
Forehead lines are the horizontal wrinkles that run across your forehead. They can cover the entire forehead or be more prominent in specific areas. Often, the outer parts of the forehead are most affected. As we age, our brows can start to sag, and our forehead muscles work harder to keep the brows lifted. This extra muscle activity can lead to wrinkles, especially on the sides of the forehead.
How Botox Helps: Injection Points for Forehead Lines and a Lateral Eyebrow Lift
To treat forehead lines and perform a lateral eyebrow lift, Botox is injected into specific points:
Forehead Lines: The main muscle involved is the Frontalis, which covers the forehead. When it contracts, it causes those horizontal lines. Botox relaxes this muscle to smooth out the wrinkles.
Lateral Eyebrow Lift: The Orbicularis Oculi muscle surrounds the eye. Injecting Botox into a precise spot can lift the outer edge of the eyebrow, giving you a subtle brow lift. This technique is often combined with Botox injections in the brow and forehead areas.
How the Procedure Works:
You’ll be seated comfortably on a bed with the backrest slightly upright.
The area to be treated is cleaned.
Your skin is marked with a special marker to identify the exact injection points, personalized to your unique muscle movements when you wrinkle your forehead.
Botox is injected into the targeted muscles. This only takes 1-2 minutes.
Light pressure is applied to prevent bruising, and the skin marks are cleaned off.
Why Combine Forehead and Brow Injections?
Injecting only the forehead can sometimes cause a heavy or slightly sagging brow. To avoid this, Botox injections for the forehead lines are usually combined with injections in the brow area for a balanced, natural look.
Botox Dosage:
For Forehead Lines (Procerus Muscle):
Women: 10-20 units
Men: 16-40 units
For a Lateral Eyebrow Lift (Orbicularis Oculi Muscle):
Women: 2 units
Men: 3-4 units
Aftercare Tips:
Avoid lying down or massaging your forehead right after the treatment. This could cause the Botox to move toward the upper eyelids, resulting in a heavy or droopy feeling. If this happens, Iopidine eye drops can help manage the effect until it resolves on its own within 7-21 days.
A mild headache might occur, which can be relieved with Paracetamol.
Minor bruising can happen, but it's easily covered with makeup and typically clears up within a few days.
You'll start to see the effects of Botox within 3-10 days, and they can last from 2 to 7 months, depending on the dosage and how your body metabolizes the Botox. Some people break down Botox faster than others.
If it’s your first time, we might ask you to return after 2-3 weeks for a follow-up check and a possible top-up.
Most patients choose to repeat the treatment once or twice a year to maintain their results.
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or would like to book your consultation!