The appearance of vertical lines after Botox is due to its unique utilization and weaving. The corrugator muscle is responsible for creating the inter-brow number “11” creases. Once these muscles are crippled, the brain recruits the orbicularis oculi to produce the same expression.
These lines are caused by over contraction of the muscle responsible for closing the eyelids, called the orbicularis oculi muscle. This muscle can also bring down the very important outside portion, or tail of the eyebrow. This contributes to the hooding of the upper eyelid that's very commonly seen.
When some people see their wrinkles form again after the rejuvenating effects of Botox wear off, they assume that the treatment made their wrinkles worse. This isn't true at all. In fact, regular Botox use can actually retrain certain muscles to move less, leading to smoother skin with less Botox over time.
When you make facial expressions, the skin on your face folds and creases. Talking, yawning, frowning, laughing, smiling, and squinting in the sunlight all cause the muscles in your face to move. Over time, lines may appear around your eyebrows and form wrinkles.
The bumps you get after this procedure aren't actually caused by the Botox itself, but rather because your body is reacting to the micro-injury caused by the needle entering and exiting your skin. In this case, these bumps will simply disappear a few minutes to a few hours after your treatment.
Spock brows happen when Botox is injected only at the central part of the upper forehead, leaving the sides untouched. When the central forehead is weakened and the outer sides remain active, it causes the central brow to drop and the outer brow to appear like it's lifted too high. The result: Spock brows.
The key is to balance the forces between the forehead elevators and depressors. Typically, a “Spock Brow” is due to overtreating depressors and/or undertreating elevators in the outer half of the forehead. It can be corrected by placing a small amount of Botox into the elevators in the outer forehead.
Luckily, they are treatable! From at-home skin care techniques and over-the-counter products, to cosmetic procedures and prescription remedies, there are a variety of science-backed treatments available to help you get rid of deep wrinkles between your eyebrows.
"After receiving Botox, a patient may unconsciously attempt to re-create the facial expressions in the area where treatment has paralyzed their facial muscles, "said Dr. Becker. "What can happen is that other, nearby muscles compensate--this can have the effect of actually creating new wrinkles."
The appearance of fine lines and shallow wrinkles will lessen quickly, and deeper, harsher lines and wrinkles will take more than 14 days to fade. Around 14 days, all the treated areas will look smoother, fuller, and more youthful. Wrinkles and fine lines will disappear or appear smaller and softer.
A phenomenon seen with Botox is called muscle recruitment and compensation. When a muscle has been relaxed with Botox, sometimes other muscles are recruited and contract when one attempts to make the facial expression.
If the Botox is placed too low or if it migrates down, the Botox can affect the lower part of the muscle and cause a droopy eyebrow. Sometimes when your eyebrow goes down, it can make your upper eyelid heavy too, making it look like droopy eyelids.
When people see lines forming after BOTOX wears off, they assume treatment made their wrinkles worse. Actually, your face simply returns back to its natural state. No new wrinkles or lines are ever caused by these injections.
Injections near the eyes pose the most risk, and these areas are commonly used to combat crow's feet and brow lines. After the Botox is injected, the eyes can become very irritated and dry, and can go quite bloodshot and red. This irritation can then increase into blurred vision and the inability to see correctly.
Why do Forehead Wrinkles appear? Forehead wrinkles are caused by the action of the frontalis muscle on the forehead. This muscle contracts when we raise our eyebrows. The raising of the frontalis muscle pulls the skin of the forehead up and causes forehead wrinkles which appear as lines across our forehead.
Glabellar lines or glabella lines appear in the glabella, the skin over your forehead, between and above the eyebrows and right above the nose. When you wrinkle your face by talking, yawning, laughing, or making expressions, the glabella is the skin most affected by the muscle activity beneath the surface.
'Spocking' usually occurs 1-2 weeks after anti-wrinkle treatments. It is described as funny-looking eyebrows that are too high towards the outer end, especially when you raise your brows. Often, they are overarched and make it look like something is not quite right.
Botox does not directly cause the bunny line muscles in the face to activate but it can have an impact on them. If you have had Botox in areas around the upper face then you will find it harder to make certain expressions and faces that you have been used to.
Here's how it happens: After a Botox session, a patient tries to make a facial expression, but Botox-injected muscles can't move. Nearby muscles contract instead, causing new wrinkles. The process is called “recruitment” of the nearby muscles.
To make sure my patients get the look that they were hoping for, I ask my patients to return for a follow-up visit about 2 to 3 weeks after receiving Botox. This is when Botox has its greatest strength and your brows will remain in that position for the next 3-4 months.
How long will the effects of the Botox injections last on the eyebrows/eyes/forehead? Dr. Malik: Typically the effects last between 3-6 months. The duration of the effect can vary depending on a number of factors, including the amount of Botox injected, the individual's metabolism, and the specific muscles targeted.