Where Can You Have Botox? 7 Areas You Didn’t Know Botox Could Treat

When most people think of Botox, they think forehead.

Maybe frown lines if they’re feeling adventurous.

And yes, Botox is brilliant for both. But there’s a whole world of tiny muscles elsewhere on the face that can be responsible for everything from a disappearing top lip to a permanently dimpled chin.

This is actually some of my favourite work to do, because sometimes the thing bothering you doesn’t need filling, lifting or dramatically changing. There’s simply a muscle working considerably harder than anyone asked it to.

Relax the right one and suddenly everything looks a bit better.

So, where can you actually have Botox? Here are seven areas you might not have realised we can treat.

Botox Isn’t Just for Forehead Lines

First, a very quick Botox lesson.

Botox works by temporarily reducing the activity of specific muscles. That means that while it can soften the expression lines we all know about, it can also be used to change the way certain muscles are pulling on different parts of the face.

If something looks heavy, dimpled, pulled down or tense, adding filler isn't automatically the answer. Sometimes the problem is movement rather than lost volume.

This is why I spend an unreasonable amount of your consultation staring at your face while you talk!

I'm not being rude. I'm watching what your muscles are getting up to.

And some of them are absolute attention seekers.

1. Chin Botox for Dimpling and Lower Face Tension

Chin Botox is one of those treatments nobody thinks they need until I point out what their chin is actually doing.

Some people hold a ridiculous amount of tension through the chin and lower face. When they talk, the mentalis muscle contracts strongly, creating dimpling or that slightly puckered, "orange peel" texture across the chin.

It's particularly common in people with an overbite, where the lower face muscles may be working harder to help bring the lips together.

A tiny amount of Botox into the mentalis can relax that excessive pull, leaving the chin looking smoother and the whole lower face calmer.

It can be a surprisingly big difference for such a small treatment!

2. Botox for a Downturned Mouth

Have you ever caught your resting face in a shop window and wondered why you look fuming?

You may have your DAO muscles to thank.

The depressor anguli oris muscles run from the corners of the mouth down towards the jaw and, in some people, exert quite a strong downward pull.

As the face changes with age, that pull can become more noticeable. The corners of the mouth start pointing downwards, marionette lines can look heavier, and your neutral expression suddenly suggests you've just received a deeply disappointing email.

Carefully placed Botox can relax some of that downward pull and allow the corners of the mouth to sit more neutrally.

It's subtle. We're not attempting to permanently attach a smile to your face like an Art Attack presenter. We're just taking away some of the heaviness.

3. Jawline and Neck Botox for a More Defined Lower Face

This is another area where people often assume they need filler, and sometimes they do.

But if the platysma muscle in the neck is pulling strongly downwards, adding more and more volume along the jawline isn't necessarily going to solve the problem. In fact, it can leave the lower face looking heavier.

Lower face and neck Botox can be used to reduce that downward muscular pull, which can help the jawline appear cleaner and the neck look smoother in suitable clients.

I actually use this treatment on myself rather than jawline filler because that's what my face needs.

And that's rather the point.

There's no universal shopping list of treatments you should start having once you reach a certain age. You work out what's causing the concern first, then treat that.

Revolutionary, I know.

4. Botox for a Gummy Smile

If you show quite a lot of gum when you smile, it may simply be because the muscles lifting your upper lip are particularly active.

A small amount of Botox can reduce how high the upper lip lifts when you smile, so less gum is visible.

It's a tiny treatment and one that most people don't even realise Botox can be used for.

The important part is getting the balance right. You still need to smile, talk and generally operate your mouth like a normal human being afterwards.

We're reducing the movement slightly, not shutting the entire department down.

5. Botox Lip Flip for a Disappearing Upper Lip

If your top lip is there when your face is relaxed but vanishes the second you smile, welcome to the lip flip.

A Botox lip flip involves placing small amounts of Botox around the upper lip to relax the muscle slightly. This allows a little more of the pink lip to show rather than curling inwards.

It doesn't actually make the lip bigger because we haven't added anything to it.

For someone with a thinner upper lip who wants a very subtle change, that can be exactly what they need.

It can also work alongside lip filler where appropriate, but the two treatments do different jobs. Filler adds or restores volume; a lip flip changes the way the lip moves.

So if you're adamant you need a syringe of filler because your top lip disappears when you smile, don't be surprised if I start making you pull faces at me instead.

6. Nose Botox for Bunny Lines and a Drooping Nose Tip

Yes, you can have Botox in your nose!

"Bunny lines" are the little creases that appear at the sides of the nose when you smile, laugh or scrunch your face. If they're becoming more noticeable, Botox can soften the muscle activity creating them.

Botox can also sometimes be used around the base of the nose to reduce the downward pull on the nasal tip when smiling.

It's not going to give you a completely different nose. For that, we're entering very different territory.

But for the right concern, a few carefully placed injections can make a surprisingly noticeable difference to how the nose moves and sits within the rest of the face.

7. Masseter Botox for Jaw Clenching and a Wider Jaw

Your masseters are the large muscles at the sides of your jaw that help you chew.

And if you're someone who spends their working day clenching their jaw while replying "no worries at all!" to emails that are, in fact, causing several worries, they can become particularly strong.

In suitable patients, Botox can be used to reduce masseter activity. Over time, that can soften the appearance of a very prominent masseter and make the lower face appear less square or bulky.

Botulinum toxin is also used clinically for jaw clenching and grinding related symptoms in some settings, although persistent pain, tooth damage or suspected bruxism needs proper dental or medical assessment rather than assuming Botox is the answer.

Again: the reason matters.

How Do I Know Where I Need Botox?

You don't need to.

People often arrive at my clinic knowing exactly what bothers them but having absolutely no idea what's causing it.

That's normal.

You might tell me your jawline looks heavier, but I can see your neck muscles pulling downwards.

You might think you need chin filler, but your mentalis is contracting for dear life every time you speak.

You might want lip filler because your upper lip disappears, when actually a lip flip could be worth considering.

This is why I assess your face while it's moving, not just while you're sitting perfectly still staring straight ahead.

Faces aren't ornaments. They talk, smile, frown, laugh and pull some frankly astonishing expressions when they think nobody is watching. And we don’t want those expressions to completely disappear.

Looking for Botox in Newbury?

If you're looking for Botox in Newbury, treatment doesn't have to begin and end with three areas across the upper face.

At Aesthetically Refined, near Newbury in Berkshire, I use Botox as part of a much wider approach to facial balance. That might mean treating forehead or frown lines, but it can also mean looking at the chin, mouth, jawline, neck, lips or nose depending on what your face is actually doing.

The consultation is where we work that out.

I'm much more interested in why something is bothering you than finding somewhere to put Botox for the sake of it.

Because sometimes the smallest treatment makes a massive difference.

You just have to know where to look.

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