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Injectable

Botox.

~$300–$600 · lasts 3–4 mo

Consensus score

67 %
Depends

36 gurus on record

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The verdict spread

Across 36 gurus, the consensus lands at 67% “depends.”

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Worth it
14
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The consensus, in short

What the experts agree on

  • It reliably softens dynamic wrinkles: forehead, frown lines (the 11s), and crow's feet.
  • Useful well beyond wrinkles: underarm sweating, jaw slimming, and neck bands (the Nefertiti lift).
  • Who holds the needle matters most. A skilled, conservative injector is the line between natural and frozen.

The caveats

  • !"Preventative Botox" in your 20s is hotly contested. Several derms say it's oversold and not proven to prevent aging.
  • !It's temporary (about 3 to 4 months) and recurring, so the cost keeps adding up.
  • !Wrong placement or over-treatment causes real problems, like droopy eyelids or worse under-eye bags.

What each guru said

36 gurus on record
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Doctor Youn
Doctor Youn
5.5M subs · 37k devotees
~Depends
“at that point in her life pixie had already had over a dozen cosmetic procedures including lipo suction on her inner and outer thighs a Brazilian butt lift four breast jobs four nose jobs lip fillers cheek fillers two eyelid lifts a mini brow lift Botox and permanent makeup that is a ton of work that she had done”
Hyram
Hyram
4.4M subs · 32k devotees
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“Botox is literally an injection that completely removes all the wrinkles that you see it really doesn't get more effective than that and I promise you a banana peel is just nowhere even close”
Doctorly
Doctorly
3.5M subs · 99k devotees
Worth it
“it's actually the only thing that it does is prevent things because it doesn't treat wrinkles once they've formed they can soften wrinkles over time by stopping the muscle contraction but it's actually best used to prevent lines from forming before they've formed than they are at eliminating lines once they've already formed”
Guest
Dr Dray
Dr Dray
2.7M subs · 34k devotees
Worth it
“The other thing that people surprisingly find to work for reducing oiliness in the scalp is actually Botox. you know, it's pursued for reducing sweat. Um, and so oftent times in the scalp, right? So, they get a reduction in sweat, but it also seems to have some effect on sebum production and oiliness as well, likely related to um the signaling at the level of the follicle.”
Cassandra Bankson
Cassandra Bankson
2.5M subs
~Depends
“so if you've never had the craft mac and cheese maybe you've had like the Whole Food's mac and cheese or the Annie's mac and cheese or like the budget version this is exactly how celebrities are lying without lying to us saying that they've never had Botox which may be true maybe they got zoman or disport maybe they got another treatment that does pretty much the exact same thing as a neuromodulator”
208SkinDoc
208SkinDoc
2M subs · 30k devotees
~Depends
“the same is true for Botox however but when you're putting an adhesive on the skin every day it does overtime increase your risk for a contact allergy to the adhesive and so you can do these if you want but when you're buying them every day the price does add up over time and I'm not sure how much money you're saving over just doing Botox in that area”
Dr. Shereene Idriss
Dr. Shereene Idriss
1.7M subs · 51k devotees
~Depends
“Accutane microdosing is actually something new and interesting where instead of trying to treat somebody with a full dose of Accutane, people who have light breakouts or are slightly sweaty or who end up getting a little occasional blemish here or there but don't want to have to deal with it go on Accutane like 10 milligrams once a week or twice a week at most.”
James Welsh
James Welsh
1.6M subs · 122k devotees
~Depends
“I did get BOTOX when I started to notice that my natural face is like a frown I was doing this a lot so I was getting like these you can see them here these like little lines here and when I laugh I literally laugh like this so I did get BOTOX when I noticed that my everyday Expressions were kind of exacerbating those fine lines”
Mixed Makeup
Mixed Makeup
1.5M subs · 11k devotees
Worth it
“Botox, any kind of the neurotoxin injections, great gateway. Like it's it's amazing to just get a little refresh because I think a lot of the time, especially if you're like a new mom, you look tired and so, you know, your tox injections can be great because you don't look so angry. You don't look so tired.”
HotandFlashy
HotandFlashy
1.2M subs · 63k devotees
Worth it
“I am one of the few people out here who tells you what I get done you know no matter anything I have done I make a video about it and there you go now you've seen it and I do it because people want to know what things can work”
Robert Welsh
Robert Welsh
1.1M subs · 70k devotees
~Depends
“Let's just say first of all, though, Botox has kind of nothing really to do with this. Yes, it will lift your eyes, but Botox is more wrinkles and, and a little bit of lift.”
Jamie Genevieve
Jamie Genevieve
977k subs · 58k devotees
Worth it
“getting it in my jaw honestly if anyone's got the same kind of clenching jaw issues if you've got TMJ or you get those kind of chronic headaches those really sore migraines from clenching your teeth the Botox in your masseter is gamechanging”
Dr. Sam Ellis
Dr. Sam Ellis
849k subs · 143k devotees
Worth it
“probably one of the easiest things you can do is something called a Botox brow lift with a Botox brow lift we are essentially injecting the muscles that normally pull the Brows down so the ones that sit between the eyes and around the tail of the brow and when we release or relax those the Brows are able to float up a little bit”
The Budget Dermatologist
The Budget Dermatologist
718k subs · 9k devotees
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“Botox and fillers, you guys, these have real side effects. I've gotten Botox. I've never gotten fillers, but I've gotten Botox twice in my life in my 20s... each time I got the post Botox headache, which is actually very common, but mine just lingered and it made my face feel weird.”
Dr. Daniel Sugai
Dr. Daniel Sugai
715k subs · 23k devotees
~Depends
“if the skin quality is not good say the paper is very wrinkled and you crumpled it up over time doesn't matter if you take away muscle movement say if we do Botox and we take away the muscle movement that causes wrinkles that's called Dynamic red where we make a frown or we lift up our forehead and we get wrinkles with expression if we take away that muscle movement and we still have wrinkles at rest because the quality is bad from Sun exposure over time then Botox I tell patients straight up like I don't think you're a good candidate for Botox you have to look at the Integrity”
Gothamista
Gothamista
685k subs · 45k devotees
Worth it
“I feel like it's got that Botox effect in that everything just feels really kind of firm and tight and all the lines disappear.”
Dr Alexis Stephens
Dr Alexis Stephens
579k subs
~Depends
“if this is the case of course the Anti-aging products that we discuss can help but the best reversal is usually accomplished within office procedures like Botox and fillers”
Dr. Somji Skin
Dr. Somji Skin
356k subs
Worth it
“there's only a certain amount of anti antiperspirant or deodorant that you can put on especially if you're wearing colored clothing especially if you sweat a lot then actually it can be quite debilitating in general social lifestyle as well so I've actually seen patients that sweat excessively in their hands and not able to shake hands with people”
Dr. Jenny Liu
Dr. Jenny Liu
315k subs · 6k devotees
Worth it
“when I use it on myself, I do find that my Botox lasts a lot longer. Like I don't have to get it as frequently.”
Dr. Mamina
Dr. Mamina
277k subs · 626 devotees
~Depends
“sometimes people can get really prominent bands in their neck and like injecting a little Botox GameChanger it can completely change the shape of the neck that's kind of an underrated procedure I think but once again you need to get evaluated because not everyone's a candidate”
Caroline Hirons
Caroline Hirons
251k subs · 9k devotees
~Depends
“I do not lots of dermal fillers I do dermal fillers more to tweak things not really uh I don't do like whole faces with lots of different volumes mine's more about like making subtle changes or improvements”
Guest · Dr Maryam Zamani
The Style and Beauty Doctor
The Style and Beauty Doctor
219k subs · 8k devotees
Worth it
“Now, for the price of a few luxury products, you might be able to get Botox, micro needling, or some laser treatments.”
Nadine Baggott
Nadine Baggott
165k subs
Skip it
“I remember when we met for the launch of one of your fragrances I confided in you that I was going to have some corrective Botox and you didn't scold me but you said I didn't need Botox”
Kelly Driscoll
Kelly Driscoll
90k subs · 5k devotees
Skip it
“I'm not running to go get Botox or anything like that anytime soon.”
Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert
Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert
54k subs · 616 devotees
Worth it
“The other thing that they did was skin Botox. I don't know I don't see that happening here a lot, but skin talks is like not going into the muscles, very very very superficial. Minute amounts of Botox that they put into the skin at the same time that they do the Rejuran. And what that does is it literally shrinks your pores to nothing.”
Beyond50Skin
Beyond50Skin
31k subs · 1k devotees
~Depends
“I currently don't have Botox in because I'm doing some trials of skincare devices for this channel.”
C5
Channel 58465
0 subs
~Depends
“I know I keep banging on about this Botox, but it's almost like an experiment for me now. You know, I love trying things. And I forgot. So, you know, I had the top up and she put some here and I can already see I have normally such a deep line here. It just goes like that and that line softened so bad.”
C8
Channel 869738
0 subs
Worth it
“being pregnant, I'm not able to get my Botox like I usually do in my forehead, which if you're curious, I have a whole video on my Botox journey, why I decided to get it, how much I got, all of that.”
C5
Channel 56420
0 subs
Worth it
“I have Botox on my forehead and so they really stand up”
C3
Channel 3367
0 subs
~Depends
“in LA, I was doing all the things. I was injecting myself with everything. I was getting Botox and filler and my brows done and nails done all the time and spa treatments and just like was really in that lifestyle more and now I just really am not.”
C2
Channel 204725
0 subs
Skip it
“I mean, it's probably a good thing that I don't have Botox in my face right now because with all the crying and expressions that I'm doing, I just don't want to waste that kind of money”
C5
Channel 51845
0 subs
Worth it
“Okay, so this is the thing because I didn't have I have a headache. I should take some medicine from yesterday. I didn't have a lot of lines, so I don't remember. It's not dramatic to me. Okay, but here's this. Okay, so here's the even when I raise it up, it feels so uncomfortable because there's a t there's tension that's saying you you can't move this.”
C1
Channel 1329117
0 subs
Worth it
“when it comes to Botox or disport and I love them both you actually want to start thinking about doing that last injection about a month before your big event”
C4
Channel 456137
0 subs
Worth it
“I fancy trying Botox for the first time. I know I might be a little bit on the older side now to start doing it. It's something I want to do.”
C3
Channel 331245
0 subs
Worth it
“it was really after this that I started going to 6 months in between because I just didn't need it other than that.”
C2
Channel 25623
0 subs
~Depends
“there's people that go and get BOTOX like right here to really Define that jawline and those JWs and you don't have to be spending $100 or couple1 on doing Botox there instead you can get a device and spend on it once and then use it and you'll see a huge difference and plus you're not injecting yourself with a bunch of stuff all the time”
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