What is the Best Age to Have Botox Treatment?

Posted on 26th July 2019 by Dr Rekha Tailor

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At what age should you start using Botox?

You can start Botox as early as 18 years old but you don’t need to. At Health & we assess each patient individually and will the for you. For some people, this may mean starting Botox treatment as soon as your early 20s, if you’re prone to and want to prevent them from .

Our age of our patients at Health & is 35 years old.

At what age should you stop using Botox?

There is no upper age limit for people who want to have Botox. In fact, many women enjoy the look they can get from Botox and complementary when they are in their 60s or older.

The right age to start Botox depends on your skin:

Botox in your 20s—a preventative measure to stop wrinkles occurring later

As you’re likely to have few wrinkles at this age, you may be a good for ‘baby Botox’, which uses smaller doses than the standard treatment. You can read more about .

Many women in their 20s will only experience when they move their face—for example, when they:

These are known as wrinkles as they only appear when you move your facial muscles. So having Botox is your 20s is a to wrinkles in the future.

Sun damage and are the main causes of premature aging. Women who smoke are at a particular risk of developing premature wrinkles as smoking:

The —nearly 20% in fact.

as this can cause your skin to age prematurely

Is there an age limit on Botox?

No. However, Botox should not be used for cosmetic on people under the age of 18.

Botox works by stop from developing deep in the first place, so the wrinkles don’t become deep-set as you age.

Botox is to limit muscle in the areas of the face you use regularly, such as the forehead and the eyebrows. As the can’t contract, your skin can’t as it would if the muscles had a full range of movement.

There are risks of having Botox too young. In some cases, that have been treated can be to atrophy (also known as muscle weakness) from lack of use. These under-used can give the face less volume as they become smaller and weaker from lack of use. If your face has less volume, this can make you look older.

There’s no age limit for having Botox, but it should not be used for cosmetic reasons on people under the age of 18. There have been steps made to .

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Botox in your 30s—treat early wrinkles before they start to set in

If you’re in your 30s, it’s likely you’ve already noticed your first lines and . Most women won’t develop permanent deep lines and until their late 30s so this may be a .

At this age, tend to be even when you’re not making a facial expression—particularly around the brows and eyes.

Sunbathing, and drinking can all cause wrinkles. However, one of the key causes of in people in their 30s is stress. Stress has been proven to . This barrier helps hold moisture in the skin, but by down can cause the skin to age prematurely.

to the : "Perpetual anger and distress can form permanently on the face in the form of fine lines and deep wrinkles. When the face expresses chronic sad or angry emotions, the constant scowling can turn into wrinkles formed by muscle memory".

The main aim of having Botox in your 30s is to help stop muscles from habitually creating wrinkles. For example, every time you frown, the glabellar (also known as ‘elevens’)—the vertical lines between your eyebrows—will and become more deeply set.

Because Botox limits the movement in your muscles, you won’t be able to move them as much and your wrinkles won’t be able to deepen further.

You’re most likely to start seeing crow’s feet around the of your eyes at this age. You may notice lines in this area first as , making the area more susceptible to wrinkles.

Treating crow’s feet with Botox is an effective way to soften wrinkles in this area. However, speak to your about what you want to achieve, as around the eyes are a crucial part of a natural smile. Too much Botox in this area can mean your smile looks unbalanced or .

An experienced will soften your crow’s feet rather than freeze them completely and give them that unnatural look.

Botox in your 40s—treat wrinkles before they become deep-set

When you reach your 40s, you’re likely to have more wrinkles. This is because, as we age, it takes longer for skin cells to and our skin’s collagen and start down more quickly.

What’s the most age to have Botox?

According to one  nearly 60% of Botox users are aged between 40 and 54.

Many women choose to try Botox for the first time in their 40s as they start to notice wrinkles are becoming more deep-set—even without moving the facial muscles.

ageing is one of the key causes of having wrinkles in your 40s. However, your lifestyle can the ageing process, with and stress making women this age more to wrinkles:

At 40 creams and routines are unlikely to have much of an impact on . This is why many women choose to try Botox at this stage of their lives.

You may have started to see deeper lines in the following areas:

Women who opt for Botox in their 40s tend to have it in these areas.

If you’ve never had Botox before, the treatment alone may not be enough to tackle lines and at this age. As wrinkles are likely to be quite ingrained, you may find you need  or  to the results you want.

Botox in your 50s—soften deep-set wrinkles before they become too prominent

By 50 years old, many are deep-set and the texture of your skin has changed significantly. You’re likely to start seeing age spots due to sun damage and notice your skin as its collagen and elastin levels continue to drop with increasing age.

The menopause has a significant impact on the skin. As your levels drop, it will be more for your skin to retain moisture, causing it to dry out and wrinkle more easily.

Lower levels of oestrogen can:

Damage caused through in particular can become much more after the age of 50. According to one study, sun damage accounts for  and can cause wrinkles, a reduction in skin elasticity, and uneven pigmentation.

to the sun can result in , —a type of skin damage that stops the skin from itself, giving it the tell-tale sun-baked, leathered look.

Botox is particularly at treating frown lines between the eyes in women in their 50s, but other areas of the face may need extra help. Botox can be with other treatments such as dermal fillers to lessen the appearance of stubborn wrinkles.

Volume in the cheeks also continues to decline at a more rate in women in their 50s and may require .

, including with skin peels and laser .

Other areas of the body that have been to the sun—such as the décolletage—also start to show signs of serious wrinkling. We can treat this kind of wrinkling with to Botox such as Ultherapy, which is the best option for the . uses a device to lift and https://www.mountroaddental.co.uk) the skin and is a particularly good treatment for the lower face.

Botox in your 60s—soften lines and wrinkles for a subtle, fresher look

Many women in their 60s want to look ‘fresher’ and ‘less tired’ with cosmetic treatments, rather than looking ‘overdone’ with more invasive cosmetic .

Botox—often with other treatments at this age—offers the ideal way to improve what you already have rather than completely how you look.

Even if you’ve looked after your skin your whole life, by the time you reach 60 the gradual breakdown of collagen (which starts in your 20s) means you’re likely to have .

The extent of your will depend on how well you’ve cared for your skin. If you’ve smoked, drank or sunbathing, you’re likely to have more .

At this age, expectations can be the trickiest part of having Botox—if you’re in your 60s and want to look 30, that’s not going to be possible. Botox, and other such as fillers, can help to smooth out wrinkles but the results will be subtle.

There’s no upper age limit for having Botox, so age alone shouldn’t stop you from undergoing the treatment. However, if you haven’t had any treatments done before, Botox won’t completely rejuvenate your face.

Botox doesn’t plump up the skin. So if you’re concerned about issues such as hollow cheeks or permanent that aren’t just caused by facial movement, you may require further treatments such as dermal or  to achieve an overall fresher look.

Whatever your age,  to make you look refreshed and relaxed. If you would like to learn more about having our , or discuss whether now is the right time, please get in touch with the Health & Aesthetics clinic on .

To find out more about looking after yourself once you have had Botox, read our. You can find more information about baby Botox in Surrey by reading .

Dr. Rekha Tailor, and Director of Health & Aesthetics, is an Practitioner and General Practitioner, educated at Manchester Medical School. With a career spanning NHS and general practice, she shifted to aesthetic medicine in 2005. Known for her results and gentle approach, she is a member of the of Aesthetic Medicine and the Royal College of General Practitioners. Her to excellence is in numerous awards, her clinic as a leader in aesthetic .

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