FANCYING A NICE FOREHEAD

The forehead, always in motion, and more or less depending on each individual, is one of the seats of our facial emotions. With age and repeated movements of the large and powerful forehead muscle, the forehead can become marked, even before the age of 30.

Aesthetic medicine offers non-surgical solutions to restore a more harmonious, nicely rounded and smooth forehead, and thus erase the negative expressions due to the wrinkles it may carry.

THE AESTHETICS OF THE FOREHEAD

The forehead occupies an important place in our face, the entire upper third is dedicated to it. It catches the light and a beautiful forehead enhances the eyes.

It can nevertheless be the seat of aesthetic imperfections:

• Genetic and morphological, such as a hollow, flat or humped forehead,
• Due to age, with the appearance of horizontal wrinkles, more or less marked, or vertical wrinkles located between the eyebrows (lion’s wrinkle), which give a preoccupied, tired or even severe look and accentuate the aging appearance of the face.

HOW AND WHY DO WRINKLES FORM ON THE FOREHEAD?

Horizontal wrinkles

They are the result of the contraction of the forehead muscle, a powerful, wide and vertical muscle, located just below the skin and extending from the hairline to above the eyebrows on both sides. It simply allows us to raise our eyebrows. It is called the skin muscle of the face.

The contraction of the forehead muscle causes forehead wrinkles to appear, these are dynamic wrinkles or expression lines. When young, they can only be seen when the area is in motion, when we look up to the sky or when we are surprised, for example. But little by little, as the skin loses elasticity due to skin aging, they will start to show up even when the muscle is at rest. The wrinkles are light at first, then the furrow deepens and becomes more difficult to correct. Expression lines then become permanent with a real break in the skin.

In some people, the forehead muscle is particularly powerful, even hyperactive, and causes the early appearance of horizontal folds, sometimes well before the age of 30.

The lion’s wrinkle (or glabella wrinkle)

These expression lines are also caused by the repeated contraction of a muscle: the corrugator muscle, deep and narrow, positioned diagonally above the head of the eyebrows. Unlike the forehead muscle, it allows us to lower and raise our eyebrows. Typically, it is the one we use to frown, when we are concentrating, worried, angry, etc.

Not everyone is in the same boat; some people have a particularly strong and mobile muscle, and the wrinkles between the eyebrows form more easily. Thus the expression wrinkle becomes permanent.

This area is particularly important because it impacts the life of the relationship. Indeed, a permanently frowned appearance gives an impression of severity, which is referred to as a negative emotional attribute. The treatment of this area has a strong power in the overall management of the face, it is a key area. The benefit is strong because it allows for a calm, pleasant and friendly face.

Crow’s feet wrinkles

This is the third most popular area for forehead treatment. Crows’ feet wrinkles are located at the outer corner of the eye. They are due to the contraction of the orbicularis muscle and extend like a sunbeam. This muscle closes and shrinks the eye when smiling. Treatment of this area smoothes the wrinkles around the eyes and at the same time relaxes the eyes. It also raises the tail of the eyebrow, which makes the eyes look so pretty!

How can I remedy wrinkles on my forehead and between my eyebrows? What can be done when they are pronounced?  Several aesthetic medicine techniques, which may or may not be combined, can be used to smooth the forehead and give the face a soothed and luminous appearance, as if rejuvenated!

ERASE HORIZONTAL WRINKLES ON THE FOREHEAD AND BETWEEN THE EYEBROWS WITH BOTULINUM TOXIN

Botulinum toxin, the reference treatment for the upper face

Botulinum toxin is the treatment of choice to treat expression lines: frown lines, horizontal forehead lines and crow’s feet.

Botulinum toxin treats the cause of expression lines by temporarily blocking the action of the muscles that are responsible for their formation. The objective is of course not to freeze the upper face but to relax this area and thus allow it to be smoother, making wrinkles and fine lines disappear. It is a treatment that can be used as a preventive measure to avoid the formation of more pronounced wrinkles.

The procedure is performed in a single session, on precise points determined by Dr. HAVET, and is painless. The effects of botulinum toxin are not immediate: the first effects can be observed after 3-4 days and are stabilized after about ten days. A touch-up can be done at this time for an even more precise result. Afterwards, you are left alone for several months, between 4 and 6, or even more, depending on the individual.

Botulinum toxin is a great product whose popularity is due to the fact that it literally enhances the eyes. This comes from photographers who, to intensify the look, light up the foreheads of their models. Botulinum toxin has the same effect because by making the wrinkles disappear and therefore the shadowy areas of the forehead, it reinforces the light intake and brightens the eyes.

 Hyaluronic acid injections

If the treatment of the cause of expression wrinkles is botulinum toxin which blocks the muscle, its consequence can be treated with hyaluronic acid. In fact, when the wrinkle is already permanent, called “resting wrinkle” with a dermal break, it is possible to fill it by injecting hyaluronic acid.

In this case, Dr. Havet will suggest treating your frown lines or your forehead with an adapted hyaluronic acid: the product in question will be more or less volumizing and more or less firm depending on the size of the wrinkle and the hollow to be filled.

Unlike the action of botox, which takes a few days to act, the effect of hyaluronic acid injections is immediate. It can last between 8 months and one year.

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Are you interested in one of these treatments to rejuvenate and smooth your forehead? Would you like a consultation with Dr. Pierre-Michel HAVET in the West Indies? Make an appointment now!