Before And After Forehead Wrinkles & Frown Lines Case 630

ABOUT OUR PATIENT
This male in his 30’s was most concerned about his “crow’s feet” lines around his eyes visible when smiling. He always made an effort to adjust his smile to minimize these wrinkles around his eyes when taking photos. He missed being able to take effortless photos when smiling.

He had never had any neuromodulator treatments before and trusted our office to give him natural results that would allow him to enjoy taking photos again.

TREATMENT PLAN
He had “crow’s feet” lines and horizontal forehead lines at rest and with movement. He also had “11 lines” between the eyebrows with frowning.

Realistic expectations were set with this patient to inform him that deeper wrinkles that were present at rest may take multiple treatments consecutively before they look softened and reduced.

Botox was placed into the muscles of the forehead, between the eyebrows, and around the eyes to relax the muscles that were causing them to contract and form these overlying wrinkles.

We started off conservatively to keep a natural result and followed up with the patient in two weeks to add a little more Botox to the “crow’s feet” and forehead. He noticed great results initially, but wanted even less movement than he saw at that point.

Touch-ups can be performed to add more Botox conservatively to achieve desired results while avoiding a “frozen” appearance as Botox cannot be reversed.

THE OUTCOME
This young man was very happy with his results and his effortless smile in photos showed it! His wrinkles significantly decreased both at rest and with movement. With realistic expectations set, he knew his “crow’s feet” and forehead lines would not be completely resolved after one treatment alone but was thrilled with the softened appearance of the wrinkles. He is now able to smile naturally in photos without having to adjust his expression. He is already scheduled for his next treatment to maintain his results and further improve his wrinkles.