These horizontal lines occur between on our forehead due to repeated contractions of our frontalis (forehead) muscle from raising our eyebrows. Over time, the skin keeps folding in that way and you start to see lines at rest. This gives the face a more aged appearance and can mean makeup settles into these lines.

Placement of botox into the forehead muscle can relax the muscles so that you can still move, but the lines are softened/alleviated. This is ideal for maintaining softer, smoother and younger looking skin. ‘Baby btx’ is a term used to describe very small amounts placed into the affected muscle to keep things looking as natural as possible.

This treatment is best done preventatively, i.e. before these lines are in our skin at rest. If the lines are already fixed at rest, we can soften the lines that appear on making expressions, but can then never get rid of the fixed lines completely. It is therefore best to start earlier rather than waiting for these lines to become worse. We can then use ‘baby btx’ and results will inevitably look more natural.

We often combine treatment of the forehead lines with treatment of the frown lines for best results.

The appointment takes around 30 minutes, with the injections taking only 5 minutes.

The results from the botox take a few days to start to show, with full results in 2 weeks. Botox in this area generally lasts around 3-4 months on average, after which time, the muscles simply resume their normal activity.

After assessment, we place small injections into the desired muscles. These are a tiny bit uncomfortable but generally totally fine. No numbing is needed!