How Many Botox Units For Frown Lines
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What is Botox treatment? How does it help to remove frown lines on your face? Read on to find out how many Botox units are right for frown lines treatment.

Your face changes throughout your life. The transition process between childhood and adulthood is most dramatic. Weight gain, pregnancy, injuries, and fitness levels can all affect facial appearance.

Your face begins to form wrinkles in places where there is muscle movement. Frown lines also result in muscle movement and cause the face to look worried or surprised.

A few recommended healthy practices help give your face a youthful and happier look. Botox is one ideal treatment that helps reduce the appearance of frown lines on your face. Read on to find out how many units of this treatment are ideal.

What are Botox units?

Botox is a popular aesthetic treatment that has been, for the last ten years. The treatment comes from a naturally occurring substance that helps to reduce wrinkles and frown lines on your face.

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Botox units refer to the amount of the botox treatment injected into your body. Botox treatment units refer to how much effect the medication will have on the biological reaction you are experiencing.

How does Botox work?

Once the botox treatment gets into the specific site, it prevents the muscles from contracting. The wrinkles and frown lines on your face tend to relax and soften.

You can use this treatment on your eyes’ forehead lines. Botox does not treat Wrinkles caused by sun damage or gravity. 

Where Are Forehead Lines?

Forehead lines appear as horizontal lines across your forehead. They often occur when you raise your eyebrows and are also used to show feelings of fear, emotions, or happiness.

Repetitive frowning can bring about forehead lines. However, these lines can also come about due to sun damage, aging, skin losing its elasticity, and even genetics.

How many units of Botox are allowed on the forehead?

Botox comes in dosages of 50 and 100 units per vial.

Some plastic surgeons recommend an average of 10 to 30 Botox units on the forehead. Others recommend at least four units on five different sites on the forehead, totaling 20 units.

Where on the forehead is Botox allowed?

Specific areas you can get the botox treatment on your upper face include.

  • Frown lines

Frown lines, also referred to as Glabella lines, are lines that appear s vertical creases between your eyebrows. They give the impression that you are either tired or angry and thus become a convenient area to use botox.

An experienced Dubai cosmetic surgeon can use the botox alongside a facelift procedure to smoothen these lines and give you a more rejuvenated facial appearance.

  • Forehead lines

These are also known as forehead wrinkles or surprise lines. They become more clear on your face as you age. If they appear across your face, they make you look older than you are.

Botox treatment is a preventive treatment that can help stop these forehead lines from escalating further. You can use botox and dermal fillers, micro-needling, Ultherapy, or Thermage.

  • Top of the nose (Bunny lines)

Bunny lines appear when your nose wrinkles up. A few instances are when you sniff or smell something.

The botox treatment is ideal. Your cosmetic surgeon can inject it on either side of the nose to reduce the appearance of these lines. An experienced cosmetic surgeon should inject this treatment. 

Factors that affect how many units you will have

1. Muscle Strength

Using more botox units than those recommended can lead to muscle weakness. It would be best if you got the treatment in small doses to allow the skin wrinkles to reduce and disappear.

2. Muscle Characteristics

While getting the botox treatment, the cosmetic surgeon should ensure to inject it into the correct muscle. This will prevent the release of acetylcholine which, if injected into the wrong muscle, will cause contraction.

3. Metabolism

Higher metabolism will reduce the longevity of the botox result. Patience with lower metabolism tends to experience longer-lasting results after the botox treatment from using the right amount of botox units.

4. Historical use of Botox

Cosmetic surgeons confirmed the use of botox treatment before on monkeys.  They noticed that it helped reduce wrinkled in their glabella. Injecting the suitable unit of this treatment will enhance your facial appearance.

5. Treatment goals

Your treatment goals with Botox should be natural-looking results. Your cosmetic surgeon should thus advise on the units that are right to ensure the results are not natural but also long-lasting.

6. Budget

The right amount of Botox units may not be enough to end the wrinkles and frown lines on your face. Sometimes you will need follow-up treatment to enhance the rejuvenation of your face. This will need extra costs.

Cost of Botox in Dubai

The botox treatment cost in Dubai starts at AED 600 and may go up to AED 1500 or more. Factors that affect the botox cost in Dubai include.

  • Type and the severity of the wrinkles needing fixing.
  • The amount of Botox, your cosmetic surgeon, needs to use
  • The experience of your cosmetic surgeon
  • Your budget
  • The clinic location

How to find the right cosmetic surgeon in Dubai

If you are interested in going through a cosmetic surgeon in one of the most preferred destinations, Dubai, using the below tips will be helpful

1. Consider getting a board-certified surgeon.

A board-certified surgeon is already trained in this area, assuring you of the botox results you are looking for.

2. Verify the experience and how long the surgeon has been practicing

Once you are sure about the surgeon’s certification, confirm if he has any relevant experience in the area you need help with.

3. Take feedback from patients the cosmetic surgeon has assisted

Many patients tend to go through cosmetic surgery in Dubai. In the absence of individual patient feedback, check reviews of the surgeon on the internet.

4. Check on the clinic’s privileges.

Not having clinic privileges poses A considerable risk for a cosmetic surgeon. It threatens the safety of the patients and the outcomes of the procedures.

5. Avoid relying on a cheap service provider.

Cosmetic procedures are pricey. Avoid cheap service providers because you may not get the results you want.

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Conclusion

If you want to address all your facial aging concerns, including frown lines, you must talk to an experienced cosmetic surgeon.

Dr. Tarek is a renowned cosmetic surgeon in Dubai whose primary goal is body contouring and facial rejuvenation. Book a consultation with him today as he will help you choose the right treatment options and advise on the right botox units.

Frequently Asked Questions

Your cosmetic surgeon can inject 15-30 botox units into the frown lines on your forehead. The 11 lines may need up to 40 units of the botox treatment.

On average, it takes 4-7 days to see results after a botox treatment on 11 lines. You will experience faster results by exercising your facial muscles.

Too much botox on the forehead causes your eyebrows to arch too high. This tends to make your face look surprised at all times.

Too much botox treatment on your forehead causes your skin to become incredibly soft, eventually making it shiny. It also tends to look frozen from too much anti-wrinkle treatment.

  • Use a skilled cosmetic surgeon
  • Avoid strenuous activity 24 hours after the treatment
  • Avoid sun and sunbeds
  • Proper skincare
  • Proper diet
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