As a result of the natural aging process, sun exposure, pollution, life stresses or simply the result of years of repeated brow muscle movement, the signs of wrinkling can begin to show on the upper face.

Botulinium-Toxin A®, now popularly referred to as Botox, is a purified neurotoxin complex, that in minute quantities, acts safely as a short term wrinkle reducer as well as an eyebrow sculptor. Botox Therapy can temporarily soften certain distinct facial patterns of wrinkling in the forehead area and between the eyebrows. It can also address the full fan-shaped wrinkling of the skin from the upper eyelid to the upper cheek, commonly referred to as "crowd feet".

Botox® Therapy is a safe, advanced, non-surgical treatment, involving a few tiny ,yet strategically placed injections into selected muscles in the forehead area. Botox® works with precision in and around the facial muscles injected by blocking the release of acetycholine, the chemical that causes muscles to contract. The muscles become weakened, as they contract less and less, which in turn decreases the lines caused initially by excessive muscle contraction. Once the muscles are at rest, the skin becomes smoother, creating a more natural and relaxed appearance. The procedure takes a few minutes, with no anesthesia required. Botox® Therapy can provide results that last generally from 3-6 months.              Re-treatments may be necessary as frown lines begin to reappear. The effect can be immediate, though in most cases, can take up to 4 to 5 days.

Botox® Therapy is an excellent maintenance approach to facial rejuvenation. Instead of waiting until wrinkles become deeper and more defined, Botox® injections can combat the problem earlier with no recovery down time. Systematic use not only can prevent the deepening of existing finer, premature wrinkles, but can also result in reduced use of the forehead muscles, responsible for forehead wrinkling, which in turn, may accelerate a drop in the positioning of the eyebrows and the overall forehead. In most cases, where the main concern is to prevent hyperfuntional facial lines, Botox® Therapy can prolong the need for surgical intervention by years.

This temporary, non-surgical procedure also provides patients with the option of previewing the results of a visible softening and lessening of forehead and brow wrinkling, which can be more permanently achieved with a Forehead Brow Lift. In addition, it gives those not quite ready for surgical correction, the possibility of reducing dramatically frown and squint lines.