Appear when you raise your brows
Dynamic forehead lines
The responsive stage. Muscle relaxation clears them almost completely, and treating now prevents them etching in permanently.
Forehead Lines
You notice them in the mirror when you raise your brows in surprise, then again when your face is still. On Wimpole Street, forehead lines are softened together with the frown complex, so the brow stays lifted and the whole upper face looks fresh, open and rested.
At a glance
- Treats Horizontal lines across the forehead
- Treated with Together with the frown complex
- Results Day 3, full at day 14
- Lasts 3 to 4 months
Price from
From £250 for two areas
What it is and why it happens
Horizontal forehead lines come from raising your brows, which people do constantly: in conversation, in surprise, and unconsciously to lift a heavy upper lid.
They are among the first lines to become permanent, because the frontalis is large, used constantly, and sits over skin that is relatively thin.
The key is what the frontalis does. It is the only muscle that lifts the brow. The muscles between the brows and around the eyes pull it down. Balancing the two is what keeps the brow beautifully placed.
That is why Regents Park Aesthetics always treats the forehead and frown complex together: the lines soften, the brow stays lifted, and the eyes look more open.
Treatment takes place at our Wimpole Street clinic, a few minutes from Oxford Circus, conservatively at a first appointment, with a review at two weeks.
Know your type
Which type is yours?
Visible at rest
Static etched lines
Where the crease has become permanent. Relaxation softens them substantially, and boosters or microneedling rebuild the skin alongside.
Deep lines, heavy upper lids
Compensatory lifting
Where you raise your brows constantly to see past a hooded lid. Treating the lid first opens the eye, and the forehead follows.
Brow sits low, little forehead space
Low-set brow
Where the brow is already low, a brow lift approach opens the eye, with any forehead treatment kept very light.
How we assess and treat
We watch you raise your brows, frown and relax, and we look at where your brow sits when your face is genuinely at rest, which takes a moment because most people hold their brows slightly raised while being examined.
We check whether you are lifting to compensate for a heavy lid. Where you are, the lid is the thing to address first, which opens the eye beautifully.
We assess how much forehead space you have. A naturally low-set brow is treated with a very light touch, or with a brow lift approach instead, so the brow keeps its height.
We treat the complex together every time, which is the detail that keeps the result looking natural for the full three to four months.
Your options
Which treatment for your type of forehead line?
As a guide, this is how we typically match each type to a treatment. Your own plan is always confirmed at consultation, and where a type is best seen by a specialist, your clinician points you to the right door.
Type
Recommended treatment
Why
Dynamic forehead lines
Relaxes the lifting muscle, always balanced against the frown
Compensatory lifting
The brow is working to hold a heavy lid, so treat the lid first
Low-set brow
A small lift at the tail opens the eye without freezing the forehead
Treatments that address it
| Anti-Wrinkle Injections The forehead and frown complex treated together, so forehead lines soften and the brow stays lifted. £250 for two areas, including a two week review. | Skin Boosters and Polynucleotides For lines etched at rest, thickening and hydrating the skin the crease sits in. They rebuild the creased tissue itself. From £320. | CO2 Laser Resurfacing For deep etched forehead lines, and the strongest option we have. Five to seven days of downtime. From £300. | |
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| Explore Anti-Wrinkle Injections | Explore Skin Boosters and Polynucleotides | Explore CO2 Laser Resurfacing |
Anti-Wrinkle Injections
The forehead and frown complex treated together, so forehead lines soften and the brow stays lifted. £250 for two areas, including a two week review.
- £250
Skin Boosters and Polynucleotides
For lines etched at rest, thickening and hydrating the skin the crease sits in. They rebuild the creased tissue itself. From £320.
- £320
CO2 Laser Resurfacing
For deep etched forehead lines, and the strongest option we have. Five to seven days of downtime. From £300.
- £300
Decision aid
Compared side by side
Anti-wrinkle, full complex
Forehead alone
Skin boosters
CO2 laser
Softens dynamic lines
Yes
Yes
No
No
Rebuilds etched lines
No
No
Yes
Yes, most
Risk of heavy brow
Low
High
None
None
Downtime
None
None
None
5 to 7 days
Price from
£250
n/a
£320
£300
Can you treat it at home?
Sun protection, because ultraviolet degrades the collagen that lets skin recover from being folded, and the forehead takes more of it than most of the face.
Retinoids used consistently thicken the skin and improve etched lines over months, which addresses the crease rather than the movement.
Awareness helps a little for daytime brow-raising, particularly for people who lift while concentrating or reading. A small habit with a real reward.
Sleeping on your back reduces the compression creasing that accumulates over decades.
Home care improves the skin the line sits in, and muscle relaxation softens the fold itself, which is why the two work so well together.
Questions, answered
Frequently Asked Questions
The forehead is the only muscle lifting your brow, so treating it together with the muscles that pull down keeps the brow lifted and the result balanced.
By treating the forehead and frown complex together and dosing conservatively, which keeps the brow exactly where you like it.
£250 for two areas, which is the usual combination for forehead lines, including a two week review.
Three to four months. Forehead lines tend to be at the shorter end because the frontalis is large and used constantly.
The frontalis is a big muscle in constant use and recovers faster than the smaller muscles around the eyes. Perfectly normal, and your plan is timed around it.
It softens them substantially. A line etched at rest is a crease in the tissue as well as a movement, so skin boosters or resurfacing usually run alongside.
When lines begin to linger after the expression has gone. Treating a dynamic line before it etches in prevents the etching.
Then the lid is the thing to treat first, which opens the eye and makes the whole plan work better.
Yes. We treat conservatively at a first appointment and review at two weeks, adding a little if you would like more.
From day three, with the full effect at fourteen days.
Regents Park Aesthetics
Feel like yourself, on a good day.
A medically led clinic where every plan starts with an assessment and every injectable is placed by a medical professional, so the result looks like you on your best day.
Address19 Wimpole Street, London W1G 8GE
Telephone020 7580 4813