Is It Worth Getting Botox In Your 20s?

Laura, one of my long-standing patients is 27. She had her first Botox injections at 25 in her forehead and glabella (the area between the eyebrows). Here she talks about why she decided Botox was the right option for her:

“At 25, I started to think about the first signs of ageing. I haven’t started to see any wrinkles, but when I frowned, the lines between my eyebrows would sometimes stay and it would take a good night’s sleep and lots of moisturiser to get rid of them. I decided to go to speak to a specialist about Botox injections.

I was advised that a small amount of Botox between my eyebrows and across the lower part of my forehead would stop these lines from forming straight away, and would likely prevent deeper lines in the future. After a few weeks, I decided the treatment was right for me and I couldn’t be happier with the results.

My muscles have been relaxed so I don’t try to use them as much now; the treatment has trained me to use my facial muscles differently and even when the effects of Botox wear off, I don’t scrunch my face up like I did before. As I didn’t wait for wrinkles to form, my skin looks as smooth as it did 10 years ago.

I do not need much Botox to get the results I want. I’m aware that too much can be damaging, but I trust the Doctor’s experience and medical understanding. I only top up about once a year and it’s working wonders for me.”

Los Angeles facial plastic surgeon Karan Dhir, M.D. supports Laura’s case.

"Botox can help prevent deep imprinted lines that we call wrinkles because of the effect of relaxing the muscles that can crease the skin," he says in a Glamour interview.

"Patients in their twenties have sufficient volume and thickness of the facial skin. It can withstand the folding and creasing forces of the underlying muscle.

The skin begins to lose volume and thins notably between the ages of 30 to 40. This, in my opinion, is the time to begin Botox treatments—right before the creases have an opportunity to become deeply imprinted."

In summary, starting to have Botox injections in your mid to late 20s can give great results that benefit patients long into the future. From years of firsthand experience, and the feedback I get from my patients, I believe that if administered correctly, and in the correct doses, Botox for wrinkle prevention is indeed better than cure.