When you think about Botox, smoothing forehead wrinkles may be the first thing that comes to mind. But Botox can be used in several areas of the face, and each treatment area can address a different aesthetic concern.
Depending on your goals, Botox may help soften forehead lines, relax the 11s between your brows, smooth crow’s feet, subtly enhance the upper lip, reduce chin dimpling, soften bunny lines around the nose, or address prominent masseter muscles along the jawline.
The key is understanding where Botox can be injected and what each treatment area can actually do. Botox temporarily reduces targeted muscle activity, making it particularly useful for concerns caused or influenced by repeated facial movements. Because every face moves differently, the right injection sites will depend on your anatomy, muscle activity, and what you want to change.
Skin by Legacy works hard to personalize Botox treatments rather than using a standard injection map. Your provider evaluates how your face moves, listens to your concerns, and determines which areas may benefit from treatment while keeping your overall facial balance in mind.
So, which Botox treatment area addresses which concern? Here are 7 of the most common Botox treatment areas and what you should know about each one.
#1. Forehead Lines
Horizontal forehead lines are among the most recognizable signs of repeated facial movement.
Raise your eyebrows in the mirror, and you’ll see exactly where they come from. The frontalis muscle contracts to lift the eyebrows, causing the forehead skin to fold horizontally. After years of repeated movement, those temporary folds may eventually become visible even when your face is relaxed.
Botox can temporarily reduce the appearance of moderate to severe forehead lines by decreasing activity in the muscles that create them.
However, the forehead is also an area where individualized treatment matters most.
Your forehead muscles play an important role in eyebrow position. Treating the area requires an understanding of how your forehead, brows, and surrounding muscles interact. Your provider will evaluate your facial movement and anatomy rather than using the same injection pattern for every forehead.
For some people, treating the forehead in combination with the area between the eyebrows can create a more balanced result.
#2. The 11 Lines Between Your Eyebrows
Those vertical creases that appear between your eyebrows are commonly called 11 lines, frown lines, or glabellar lines.
Try frowning or concentrating intensely. You’ll likely see one or two vertical lines develop between your brows.
These lines form mainly from repeated contraction of muscles in the glabellar region. Over time, they can deepen and remain visible at rest.
Because of their location, prominent 11 lines can sometimes make your expression appear more tense, serious, or tired than you intend.
Botox can temporarily relax the targeted muscles responsible for these movements, helping the area between the eyebrows appear smoother.
The 11s are also an FDA-approved cosmetic treatment area for Botox.
#3. Crow’s Feet Around the Eyes
Your smile is one of the most expressive parts of your face, and the skin surrounding your eyes moves along with it.
When you smile or squint, the orbicularis oculi muscles surrounding your eyes contract. Over time, this repeated movement can contribute to the fine lines extending outward from the corners of the eyes, known as crow’s feet.
Botox can be carefully injected around the outer eye area to temporarily soften moderate to severe crow’s feet.
The objective is not to take the personality out of your smile. Precise treatment can soften the lines created by repetitive muscle contraction while maintaining a refreshed, natural-looking appearance.
Forehead lines, frown lines between the eyebrows, and crow’s feet are all FDA-approved cosmetic indications for Botox in adults.
Together, these three areas also illustrate why your provider evaluates your face as a whole. The muscles of the upper face work together, and treating one area may influence how another area moves.
#4. Botox Lip Flip
Want a little more visible upper lip without necessarily adding volume?
A Botox lip flip takes a very different approach from lip filler.
During a lip flip, a small amount of neurotoxin is strategically placed around the upper lip to temporarily relax portions of the muscle surrounding the mouth. This can allow the upper lip to gently roll outward, making slightly more of the pink portion of the lip visible.
Understanding the difference between a lip flip and lip filler matters.
A lip flip does not add physical volume to the lips. Dermal fillers can add volume, improve definition, address asymmetry, and reshape the lips. A Botox lip flip changes how the upper lip sits by influencing muscle activity.
Depending on what you want to change, one treatment may be more appropriate than the other. Some people may also be candidates for a combination of the two.
If your primary goal is additional lip volume, dermal filler may make more sense. If you want slightly more upper-lip show without adding filler, your provider can determine whether a lip flip is appropriate.
#5. Chin Dimpling
Look at your chin while your face is completely relaxed. Now tense your lower lip and chin.
Do you notice a dimpled, pebbled, or uneven texture appear?
This is sometimes referred to as orange-peel chin or peau d’orange. In some people, a strong or overactive mentalis muscle contributes to this appearance.
Strategically placed neurotoxin injections may relax this muscle enough to soften the dimpled appearance and create a smoother-looking chin.
This is also an area where determining the actual cause of your concern matters.
For example, Botox can influence muscle activity, but it does not add structural projection to the chin. Someone who wants to improve chin projection or facial proportions may instead benefit from dermal filler. Someone concerned primarily with dimpling caused by muscle contraction may have a completely different treatment plan.
In some cases, multiple approaches may be discussed as part of a broader facial-balancing plan.
#6. Bunny Lines on the Nose
“Bunny lines” may sound cute, but you may not love seeing them in photos. These are the small diagonal or horizontal wrinkles that can appear along the sides or bridge of the nose, particularly when you smile, laugh, squint, or scrunch your nose.
Some people naturally use these muscles more than others, which can make bunny lines particularly noticeable during facial expressions.
Small, strategically placed neurotoxin injections may help reduce the muscle activity contributing to these lines.
Bunny lines also demonstrate why Botox treatment should be individualized. A wrinkle that bothers one person may barely appear on someone else. There is no reason to treat an area simply because it can be treated.
Your injection plan should focus on the areas that actually matter to you.
#7. Jawline and Masseter Muscles
Botox can also be used in select patients to target the masseter muscles, the powerful muscles located near the back of the jaw that help you chew.
Place your fingers along the sides of your jaw and clench your teeth. You may feel the masseters become firm beneath your fingertips.
In people with particularly prominent masseter muscles, the lower face may appear wider or more square. Carefully reducing activity in these muscles with a neurotoxin may gradually create a slimmer-looking lower face in appropriately selected patients.
The key word is appropriately.
Not every wide or heavy-looking lower face is caused by enlarged masseter muscles. Facial width and jawline appearance can also be influenced by bone structure, fat distribution, skin laxity, volume loss, and other anatomical factors.
That means masseter Botox isn’t automatically the right solution for everyone concerned about their jaw shape.
This is where a consultation becomes particularly valuable. Your provider can assess what is actually contributing to the concern before recommending treatment.
It is also important to distinguish masseter treatment from the FDA-approved use of Botox Cosmetic for moderate to severe vertical bands connecting the neck and jaw, known as platysma bands. They involve different muscles, concerns, and treatment strategies.
Botox vs. Dermal Filler: Which Treatment Area Needs Which?
Botox and filler are both injectables, but they do very different jobs.
Botox primarily addresses concerns related to muscle movement. Dermal fillers restore or add volume and enhance facial contours.
For example, Botox may be appropriate for forehead lines created when you raise your eyebrows, while filler may be considered when you want to improve chin projection or restore lost cheek volume.
Skin by Legacy offers dermal fillers for areas including the lips, cheeks, chin, jawline, nasolabial folds, marionette lines, temples, and other areas based on individual needs.
For gradual improvement in certain wrinkles and age-related volume concerns, Sculptra may also be an option.
You don’t need to decide which injectable you need before your appointment. Your consultation is designed to help answer that question.
Can You Treat Multiple Botox Areas at the Same Appointment?
Yes, you may treat multiple areas during one Botox appointment when appropriate. In fact, evaluating several areas together can sometimes help your provider create a more cohesive treatment plan because facial muscles do not work independently.
You might be interested in your forehead but also have significant movement between your brows. Or perhaps crow’s feet and forehead lines bother you equally.
That does not mean everyone needs multiple treatment areas. Your Botox plan should be based on your anatomy, muscle activity, previous treatment history, preferences, and desired outcome. Someone wanting a very subtle first treatment may have a different plan from someone who has received neurotoxins regularly for years. More Botox is not automatically better Botox.
How Do I Know Where I Need Botox?
You don’t need to arrive at your consultation with an injection map. Instead, think about what bothers you.
Maybe makeup settles into your forehead lines. Perhaps the 11 lines between your eyebrows make you look frustrated when you’re not. Maybe crow’s feet have become more noticeable in photos, or you’re curious whether a lip flip could subtly enhance your upper lip.
Tell your provider what you notice and what you would like to change.
From there, your injector can watch how your face moves, evaluate the strength and position of different muscles, and determine whether Botox or another treatment makes sense.
This approach matters because not every facial line is a Botox problem.
Lines related primarily to volume loss, skin laxity, sun damage, or changes in skin quality may respond better to another aesthetic treatment.
How Long Does Botox Last?
Botox is temporary. Results and longevity vary from person to person and can depend on the treatment area, dose, muscle strength, metabolism, and other individual factors.
The Skin by Legacy neurotoxin page notes that clients may begin noticing changes within the first several days, with results commonly lasting several months.
As the effects gradually wear off, muscle activity returns and expression lines can begin to reappear. To maintain your results, your provider can help you determine an appropriate treatment schedule.
Don’t schedule Botox treatments too close together. Follow the timing recommended by your licensed medical provider and the product’s prescribing guidance.
What About Dysport?
Botox is not the only neurotoxin available. Skin by Legacy also offers Dysport, another botulinum toxin type A injectable that temporarily reduces targeted muscle activity.
Although Botox and Dysport belong to the same general treatment category, they are separate products with different formulations and dosing units. Units should not be directly compared from one product to another.
If you’re unsure which neurotoxin is right for you, you don’t have to decide alone. Your provider can discuss the differences and recommend an option based on your treatment history, anatomy, goals, and preferences.
Why Injector Experience Matters
Knowing that Botox can be injected into an area is very different from knowing where, how, and whether it should be injected for a particular person.
Facial muscles are interconnected. Relaxing one muscle may alter the balance between muscles that lift and muscles that pull downward. Placement, depth, dose, anatomy, and muscle strength all matter.
That is why Skin by Legacy emphasizes personalized neurotoxin treatments rather than using the same approach for every client.
The practice’s aesthetic team includes trained medical professionals who evaluate individual concerns and treatment goals when developing an injectable plan.
Your consultation is also an opportunity to discuss previous injectable treatments, medications, medical history, and any questions or concerns you have before moving forward.
Learn More About the Right Botox Treatment Area for Your Concerns
Wondering whether Botox can help with the lines, wrinkles, or facial changes you notice most? The answer starts with understanding what is causing the concern and which muscles may be contributing.
At Skin by Legacy, we can help you learn more about Botox, explore the areas that can be treated, and determine which approach best matches your aesthetic goals. Whether you are bothered by forehead lines, 11 lines, crow’s feet, chin dimpling, bunny lines, or another concern, your treatment plan is personalized to your facial anatomy and natural movement.
With locations in Minot, Stanley, Tioga, and Williston, North Dakota, Skin by Legacy offers personalized Botox and neurotoxin treatments designed around you.
Not sure which Botox treatment area is right for your concern? Contact Skin by Legacy to schedule a consultation and learn what Botox may do for you. Call us at (701) 354-9200 today.
