26/10/2025
Botulinum toxin. Anatomy of facial expressions and facial harmonization
The muscles of our face are constantly working: we frown, smile, raise our eyebrows - and each such movement leaves micromarks on the skin. Over time, they turn into wrinkles.
The forehead area is especially sensitive to this. Here, the muscles have a different «vector of action»: 7 muscles pull the eyebrows down, and only one raises them up. Over the years, this balance shifts, and this is what leads not only to the appearance of horizontal wrinkles or «crow’s feet», but also to drooping eyebrows, drooping eyelids and a tired facial expression.
📌 The question is not only in a smooth forehead, but in the prevention of deep skin folds and drooping (ptosis) of the eyebrows.
Botulinum toxin was once used to create a «frozen» face without any facial expressions. The person could neither frown nor smile, and the forehead remained completely motionless.
I am glad that those times are behind us.
Today I use a completely different approach - harmonization of the face, not its «immobilization».
I work with small doses of botulinum toxin to preserve natural facial expressions, but turn off the muscles of negative emotions.
This allows you to remove a gloomy, tormented or angry expression, while maintaining the liveliness and naturalness of the face.
I always pay attention not only to the upper third, but also to the lower part of the face, because even with a perfectly relaxed forehead, the lower zone can convey tension, for example, an expression of irritation or contempt.
That is why I work on the principle of full face correction - harmonization of the entire face with botulinum toxin. This approach helps not only to reduce the activity of the muscles that create unwanted folds, but also to prevent sagging eyebrows, cheeks, and corners of the lips, maintaining a natural balance.
The result that I like to see in my patients is an open gaze, a harmonious face, and lively facial expressions without signs of fatigue or tension.
💬 Do you want your facial expressions to work for you, not against you?
Write to me in Direct — I will choose an individual solution specifically for your face.