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BOTOX® Injections Do Not Change Eyebrow Position
Injections of botulinum toxin (BOTOX®) do not alter the age-related
drooping of the eyebrows according to facial analysis.
Botulinum toxin, injected into the face, is popular as a way of
smoothing frown lines, horizontal forehead wrinkles and crows
feet. It works by paralysing the muscles that make these lines
occur. The overall effect is to make someone look younger. But
how does it compare with a surgical eyebrow lift, which has traditionally
been used to achieve the same effect.
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine studied
a group of 29 people receiving botulinium toxin injections to
either the area between the eyebrows alone, or to this area plus
the forehead. Two weeks after the injection, there was no significant
change in eyebrow position in any patient. This may surprise those
who are looking to botulinum toxin as a non-surgical eyebrow lift.
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