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Years erased from your face in 10 minutes


Almost everyone has heard about BOTOX ® Cosmetic, the highly effective procedure that can dramatically reduce your toughest wrinkle in one 10 minute treatment, find out how.

How wrinkles can form
Movement of the brow muscles causes the skin to crease.

Eyebrow Muscles that cause wrinkles illustration

As skin becomes less elastic over time, repeated frowning may create visible lines and wrinkles.

Eyebrow Wrinkles Illustration


How BOTOX ® Cosmetic works

With a few tiny injections administered by a physician, BOTOX® Cosmetic relaxes muscles that cause skin to crease.

Eyebrow injection sites for Botox

Dramatic results you can see ...

No more eyebrow wrinkles

Within days, you'll see a marked improvement that may continue to improve for as long as a week.

Results can last up to 4 months. Individual results may vary.

... With no downtime
Since the procedure is nonsurgical, no recovery time is needed.

After a BOTOX ® Cosmetic treatment, you can get back to work or other activities right away.

This simple, safe procedure - a few tiny injections - takes about 10 minutes and can be performed in the physician's office.

The most common side effects are headache, respiratory infection, flu syndrome, temporary eyelid droop, and nausea.

BOTOX ® Cosmetic can't be used if there is an infection at the proposed injection site(s) or in individuals with known hypersensitivity to any ingredient in the formulation.

BOTOX ® Cosmetic - Safe and Effective
BOTOX ® Cosmetic has been approved by the US government's Food and Drug Administration.

Allergan's BOTOX ® product is the only one of its type with over 10 years of success in treating patients with a varitey of conditions. With dosing specific to treat frown lines, this same product is now available as BOTOX ® Cosmetic.

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