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BOTOX® for Wrinkles :: Techniques
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Brow Furrow
To treat the glabellar region (Brow Furrow): inject 0.1cc (4 BOTOX® units) into each corrugator muscle along with 0.1cc (4 BOTOX® units) into the procerus muscle. In men or patients with stronger musculature, two sites superior to the corrugator muscle may need to be injected.
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Try to avoid hitting the periosteum as this can give the patient a headache. After injecting the procerus muscle, massage the area laterally across the bridge of the nose to ensure that the toxin enters the depressor supercilli portion of the corrugator muscle. This will subtly lift the patient's medial brow resulting in a more youthful appearance. Proper treatment of the glabellar area or "brow furrow" results in inability of the patient to frown, resulting in a more relaxed, less angry look. In addition, relaxation of these muscles for long periods of time may prevent or reduce wrinkle formation in the brow area.
Illustration from the textbook Baumann L. "Cosmetic Dermatology: Principles
and Practice" McGraw Hill, Philadelphia, March 2002.
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