Anti-wrinkle injections work by relaxing facial muscles. With this action, they can also be used to lift and reshape the eyebrows.
How to create an arched brow with anti-wrinkle injections?
There are many different types of brow shapes. In general men have flatter, lower brows, while women have higher, arch-shaped brows that peak 2/3 of the way along.
To shape the eyebrow, we precisely place anti-wrinkle product under the outer part of the eyebrow as well as between the eyebrows (an area known as the frown line). This lifts and reshapes the brows.
What muscles are treating to lift the eyebrows?
To lift and shape the brows we inject anti-wrinkle product into the obicularis oculi muscle.
Diagram across shows the upper face muscles, with obicularis oculi located around the eyes.
How many units will I need to create an arched / lifted brow?
The anti-wrinkle product used to lift and shape the eyebrows is measured in units. The number of units needed to reshape the brow will depend on your natural brow shape and position, and the strength of your facial muscles. Most people need 2-4 units under the outer part of the brow on each side, and 12-20 units in the frown line.
Are anti-wrinkle injections to lift / shape the brow painful?
No, treating the brows with anti-wrinkle injections is almost painless.
How do brow dermal fillers work?
Injecting dermal filler into the brow area has two main purposes: to support your eyebrows by treating ageing-related volume loss, and to add projection to your brow bone to masculinise your appearance. Depending on your aesthetic goals, we can achieve one or both benefits.
Supporting the brow with dermal filler and adding projection to the brow are performed slightly differently. The differences are as follows:
Enhancing brow structure
We use dermal fillers to enhance the male side profile by increasing the projection of the brow bone.
Men often have a feature known as frontal bossing, a prominence across the entire brow area. This develops during puberty as a result of exposure to testosterone.
For people lacking frontal bossing, dermal filler is an effective way to add brow bone projection. This sculpts a more masculine appearance.
Treating brow volume loss
We can treat ageing-related volume loss in the brows with dermal filler.
With age, a loss of brow volume results in flatter brows that look heavy and sag.
By restoring volume with dermal filler, we add support to your brow complex.
This added support restores a more youthful brow structure, and can alleviate heaviness across your brows and upper eyelids.
