According to the manufacturer guidelines, it is twelve units for the crow’s feet or wrinkles around the eyes to get the desired result.  That means 24 total units because we have two eyes.  On the forehead, there are two different areas.  Right above the eyebrows and in between the eyes is called the frown lines.  According to the recommendations, this requires 20 units.  And finally, for the lines further up the forehead, which we just refer to as forehead lines, it takes 20 units of Botox.  That’s a total of 64 units to treat all three areas.  However, this is just a guideline.

Everyone is Different

Men, generally speaking, need more Botox.  Men tend to have stronger face muscles, which means they need more Botox to inhibit those muscles.  However, I have a female client who needs seventy units in her forehead alone, and another female client who only needs fifteen units.  Younger females often need very little as they are preventing wrinkles rather than treating them.

Less Is More

I personally think that 64 units is a bit too much.  Especially if it’s your first time.   I like to start conservatively and add more if needed at a two-week follow up appointment.  Botox is at its peak at two weeks, so it’s a great time to look at the results.  Remember we can always add more Botox, but we can’t take it out.  Botox takes three to four months to wear off.  This is a great duration if we like the results. However, if you don’t, there is nothing you can do to undo it.

A Visual Guide

Below is a guide that is a visual representation of all of the areas we can treat with Botox and how many units are recommended for each area.  Obviously as discussed above everyone is different and we will talk about what would work best for you.  As a side note we would never want to treat all of these areas at the same time.