How to get a brow lift with BOTOX

One question I often hear in the office is “can we lift my eyebrows a little bit”. YES!  The results I am discussing here are more subtle than the results seen with a surgical brow lift of course.  But, BOTOX is safe, simple and inexpensive in comparison to a more invasive surgical procedure.  

When evaluating movement and structure of the face, everyone is different.  Doctor Rosenberger definitely does not take a “one size fits all” approach.  If you are interested BOTOX, don’t hesitate to ask to see if these techniques will help.  Many wonder about BOTOX safety.  BOTOX is an extremely safe procedure and Dr Rosenberger has done thousands of injections over almost 20 years.

When evaluating the face for BOTOX, there are a few different sets of muscles that impact the brow.  If you’re curious, look in the mirror and make the movements described below to check out your brows.

Corrugator and Procerus – These muscles are the ones we typically inject to reduce the appearance of frown lines, sometimes casually referred to as “11s”. This set of muscles pull the brow down and in toward the nose.  Relaxing this set of muscles usually causes the brow to sit higher, and if injected correctly, can give a lateral brow lift.  Sometimes, so much so that we have to tame it down to avoid a quizzical look. 

Orbicularis Oculi  – This is the large muscle that surrounds the eye and purse-strings in the eye to close the eye tightly.  For many, this muscle is activated when smiling giving “crows feet”.  To try this smile really big and see if it pulls down the corner of your eye. Another way to test this is to have someone take a photo while you squeeze your eyes tightly, like you would if someone was throwing sand in your eyes.  If your brow pulls down with any of these motions, BOTOX placed just right can temper this and keep that brow relaxed and higher even when smiling.

These are the muscles that we relax with BOTOX to avoid pulling of the brow down and in.  In contrast, the frontalis muscle is a large muscle that pulls up the brow.  This muscle we often relax to reduce the appearance of horizontal forehead lines. Much caution needs to be taken to not drop the brow when relaxing this muscle.  When treating horizontal forehead lines Dr Rosenberger often starts very gently to avoid dropping the brow. 

BOTOX is an art.  Each patient moves differently, so what works for one patient, may or may not work well for everyone. It often also requires some tweaking sometimes.  For this reason, the first time Dr Rosenberger injects patients’ brows, she prefers to see them in 2-3 weeks to look at how the brows move and make sure they look natural.  

So if you’ve been wondering about how to lose your scowl or heavy brow, ask us about BOTOX and we can tell you if we can help.

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