Forehead Lines and Frown Lines Explained

Lines between the brows and across the forehead may be what brings you to ask about a wrinkle relaxer. This article explains where they sit in the published descriptions of wrinkle relaxer treatment and what to ask before agreeing to any of it.

The concern in plain words

The lines between the eyebrows are called frown lines, and the creases across the upper face are forehead lines. Nothing on this page says those lines are a problem, and the choice to treat them is yours.

The areas most often treated

According to plasticsurgery.org, the most commonly treated areas are frown lines, forehead creases and crow's feet near the eyes. That puts crow's feet on the list beside the two lines this page covers. For a plain account of the procedure itself, Medical News Today's article on Botox describes the procedure along with its uses and side effects.

Comparing products

A reader may be offered a particular product before asking about it. Healthline's comparison of Xeomin and Botox sets two of them side by side, and a Utah facial plastics practice's article on the difference between Botox, Dysport and Xeomin adds the third.

When a small line becomes a bigger decision

A line you notice today is a small decision. It becomes a larger one when it turns into a plan for repeat visits, or when a provider suggests starting early. Acibadem's article on baby Botox and prejuvenation asks whether preventive treatment works, which is a fair question to put to anyone who recommends starting before lines have formed.

Before you agree

Ask which areas are being treated and why those. Ask which product will be used. Ask what changes the provider would want to hear about after the visit. For what can follow an injection, see Side Effects After Wrinkle Relaxer Injections.