Did the situation at work or in the checkout line make you roll your eyes? When your eyes widened, the occipito-frontal muscle probably raised your eyebrows and a couple of cross lines appeared on your forehead. If you’re a hardened eyebrow lifter and you’re 30 and over, your forehead is probably decorated with horizontal lines created by years and exciting conversations.
– Horizontal forehead wrinkles are a skin challenge for expressive people, says the aesthetic nurse and entrepreneur Lotta Taipalus From the Klinik Linnea clinic in Helsinki.
Botulinum treatments have become more common in recent years. Behind it must be social media, which is full of pictures of people with even smoother foreheads. According to Taipalus, injecting botulinum toxin into the muscle is the most effective, easiest and fastest way to achieve wrinkle-free, glowing upper face skin.
Botulinum toxin is a nerve toxin that, when injected correctly, relaxes the muscle. If used incorrectly, botulinum toxin is dangerous, while if used correctly, it can not only get rid of wrinkles, but also headaches or excessive sweating. If botox injections appeal to you, you should apply for an appointment with an experienced healthcare professional, such as an aesthetic nurse.
– A skilled injector knows how to apply botulinum to the forehead so that the expressiveness of the face is preserved and there is still movement in both the eyebrows and the forehead, Taipalus assures.
A gentle eyebrow lift is also possible with the help of botulinum, when the eye frame muscle is relaxed with an injection.
This is how botulinum works
With botulinum toxin, the skin is smoothed out in days, and the effect of the treatment lasts four or five months, even six months. If the effect of botulinum stops faster, Taipalus says, then too little of it may have been injected into the muscle.
– If the muscles were very strong at the start, then the botulinum effect will also be shorter, says Taipalus.
You don’t have to get hooked on botulinum injections. When the forehead is smoothed once or twice with botox injections, effective skin care with a smooth forehead can guarantee a smoother end result for a longer period of time.
– It is important to remember that the skin is still constantly aging. The skin should be taken care of all the time, says Taipalus.
But even botulinum doesn’t always help completely with wrinkles.
– If the horizontal forehead wrinkles have been in place for a long time, the lines may have already scarred into lines, in which case they are on the forehead to stay, Taipalus clarifies.
Alternatives to injections
What if the needles are just as creepy as the wrinkles, is there anything that can be done? According to Taipalus, a lot, but it requires time, patience and regularity.
Top model Cindy Crawford has openly admitted that she uses botulinum to treat her skin. All Over Press
Wrinkles in the forehead are caused by strong muscles that a person exercises by expressing. Lines develop over the years, and they don’t require crazy special expressions to be born. Just ordinary interactions with others can cause muscles and lines to develop over the years.
When the forehead muscles are relaxed, the wrinkles are also smoothed. Everyone can certainly relate to this, because the skin often looks glowing and not angry, for example, after a vacation.
Taipalus urges anglers to relax.
– The muscles of the forehead should be relaxed by jade rolling. Gua sha and facial massage are also good, he advises and reminds at the same time that these require time and regularity to work.
When suitable situations arise, Taipalus advises to pay attention to your own expressions.
– Extreme expressions should be avoided in certain situations. For example, when you’re alone, you should try to keep your face in basic readings, he advises.
Of course, skin care is also important when it comes to wrinkles on the upper face. Taipalus urges everyone to take care of their skin. Good ingredients against wrinkles are, for example, vitamin C and retinol. Taipalus also advocates exfoliation both at home and in nursing homes.
– Wrinkles can be reduced with various clinic treatments, such as microneedling. But if the manifestation continues, the lines will come back, Taipalus reminds.
Various skin plumping treatments, such as hyaluronic acid injections, can also smooth the skin and give it a glow.
Active ingredients suitable for home care
The moisturizing cream containing vitamin C is an easy-to-use product for the morning. The stabilized vitamin C in Murad’s day cream remains effective, thanks to the airtight jar. The skin becomes soft, clear and firm. 99.95 e, Kicks.fi.
Peeling pads containing AHA acids remove dead skin cells from the skin and make it brighter. Priori LCA Smart peeling pads should be used 2-3 times a week. There are 30 peeling pads in the package. 67 e, Simona’s.
Relaxation and retinol are the keywords for a smoother forehead. This Zo skin health cream smoothes the skin and makes it more flexible and soft. Even more sensitive skin likes this product. 146 e, Klinik Linnea Shop.
The crowning glory of the skin care routine! There are many brands of jade rollers – please make sure you are rolling with a roller made of genuine jade stone. The Finnish Cailap jade roller is reasonably priced. 17.91 e, Cailap.
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