Causes and Treatment of Glabellar Wrinkles

The face has various expression muscles, and a person's many emotions are revealed through facial expressions.

Among them, glabellar wrinkles appear due to the various muscles in the area between the eyebrows, and these wrinkles often show up in stressful or psychologically uncomfortable situations.

Glabellar wrinkles and facial expression.

In men, glabellar wrinkles can sometimes be a symbol of masculinity or charisma, but in women, they are one of the factors that create a stronger-looking impression.

'Causes of Glabellar Wrinkles'

Various expression muscles that create glabellar wrinkles: corrugator muscle, depressor supercilii, procerus muscle. This is a part-model with consent for public use.

There are three representative expression muscles that create wrinkles in the glabella.

1. Corrugator muscle, also called the corrugator supercilii muscle

2. Depressor supercilii, also called 미모하제근

3. Procerus muscle, also called the nasalis muscle

The three muscles located in the glabella are involved in wrinkles between the eyebrows and wrinkles on the bridge of the nose. If the strength of these muscles becomes stronger over time, not only do the glabellar wrinkles deepen, but the eyebrows themselves can also be pulled downward, which can worsen sagging skin around the eyes.

In addition, part of the orbicularis oculi muscle, which surrounds the eyes, is also one of the muscles that lowers the eyebrows.

'Treatment of Glabellar Wrinkles'

The easiest way to reduce glabellar wrinkles is to inject Botox into the glabella.

If a small amount of Botox is injected at the appropriate location, glabellar wrinkles can be prevented for several months.

Botox injection points for glabellar wrinkles. Source: Neurotoxins in cosmetic facial surgery

However, Botox treatments do not last very long, so there is the inconvenience of needing repeated injections.

If you want a semi-permanent effect rather than periodic Botox treatments, or if eyelid drooping or forehead wrinkles are also present, glabellar wrinkles can also be addressed through an endoscopic forehead lift.

Surgical method for endoscopic forehead lift. Pentafix forehead lift.

Endoscopic forehead lift surgery is performed through small incisions inside the scalp, which has the advantage of a quick recovery.

A forehead lift is an anti-aging surgery that aims to lift sagging skin of the forehead, eyebrows, and eyelids through endoscopic release of the retaining ligaments in the forehead, temples, and glabella. However, when glabellar wrinkles are severe, part of the glabellar expression muscles can be removed using radiofrequency to treat glabellar wrinkles semi-permanently.

'Before and After Treatment of Glabellar Wrinkles'

Before and after endoscopic forehead lift surgery. Endoscopic forehead lift surgery review. This is a part-model with consent for public use.

Forehead lift corrugator muscle removal. Glabellar wrinkle treatment. Forehead wrinkle treatment. This is a part-model with consent for public use.

Through an endoscopic forehead lift, you can see that the glabellar and forehead wrinkles have been greatly reduced.

In addition, sagging of the eyebrows and eyelids has been corrected, producing an overall anti-aging effect, and above all, the improvement in the strong facial impression is a notable change.

If glabellar wrinkles are accompanied by sagging eyebrows, forehead wrinkles, or eyelid drooping, they can be treated through corrugator muscle removal performed together with an endoscopic forehead lift.

Endoscopic forehead lift. Pentafix forehead lift. Endotine forehead lift. This is a part-model with consent for public use.