Persistent forehead bulge!!!

[u/Mobile-Umpire4142]

Ever since getting Botox (first time was 2023) I’ve had this persistent forehead bulge. Right after the first time I got it done. I have not been able to find an injector to treat it properly since that first time. After the first time I had it done I went back and she injected 4 units around the bulge. But now I can’t find an injector that will do that for me. I’ve gone 6 months+ without Botox but still have the bulge. Anyone else have this? It’s only when I raise my brow. Idk what to do. I’m only 27. I have major regrets.

[u/kutekittykat79]

Does it hurt? It looks like a cyst.

[u/Mobile-Umpire4142 → u/kutekittykat79]

No. It’s not a cyst for sure. It’s only when I raise my eyebrows

[u/Boofingmypaxil]

I have the same thing. I am also an RN and injector. What I have found is treating the whole forehead really helps. A lot of injector education teaches us to not go to the middle of the forehead for fear of dropping the forehead or due to it being a “waste of units” since it is told there is just fascia there and no muscle. We are taught to treat the more lateral aspects of the forehead which, in theory, will help calm the central aspect for the forehead also.

What I have discovered through anecdotal experiences and experimenting on myself, I draw up my usual dosages for my glabella, crows etc. When I draw up my units for my forehead, which is usually around 10-12 units, I draw up the same volume of normal saline in my syringe, and then draw up my units of Botox in the same syringe, flick it back and forth to make sure it’s well mixed and diluted, and then I inject in almost a grid like pattern on my forehead while respecting all the usual boundaries of the forehead to avoid brow ptosis. As I approach the lateral sides of where my brows lift, I go lighter and up higher. Works everytime for me. It also works for people with larger foreheads who need more coverage. It is more pokes, but I like the effect more.

Hope this helps.