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Injectable

Botox.

~$300–$600 · lasts 3–4 mo

Consensus score

64 %
Mixed

40 gurus on record

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The verdict spread

Across 40 gurus, the overall verdict is 64% “mixed.”

18
Yay
15
Mixed
7
Nay

What the gurus are saying

This procedure earns praise primarily for prevention, stopping muscle movement before lines form rather than treating existing wrinkles. It's also valued for managing excessive sweating and jaw clenching. However, injector skill and skin tightness significantly affect results; those with loose skin may see less benefit. Additionally, poor technique can create an unnatural look.
Synthesized from 40 expert reviews

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

40 gurus on record
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Doctor Youn
Doctor Youn
5.6M subs
~Mixed
“it's important to realize that this only works if you don't have loose skin in that area if you've got loose skin in combination with the loose muscle then the botox isn't going to be all that effective but if your skin is pretty tight you just have these muscle bands that are bothering you then botox can definitely be worth a try”
Hyram
Hyram
4.3M subs
Nay
“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
3.6M subs
Yay
“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. Aanchal MD
Dr. Aanchal MD
3.5M subs
Yay
“if you have excessive sweating which is troublesome then we can go for botolinum toxin injections yes Botox injections do help in reducing sweating in the underarm area the results are very good this treatment is extremely effective”
Dr Dray
Dr Dray
2.7M subs
Yay
“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
~Mixed
“now in today's world we do have Botox and Botox is great if you want to prevent wrinkles because Botox paralyzes the muscle it's botulinum toxin and it stops your muscles from moving and if you can't raise your forehead you can't get forehead wrinkles as easily now the thing about it is that depending on who your Botox injector is or your dysport injector or your xeomin injector is they can give you a Spock brow that brow that goes doink and it just kind of looks like today's version of the overly tweezed tadpole eyebrows of the 2000s”
208SkinDoc
208SkinDoc
2.1M subs
Yay
“the upside is that this can often last up to 6 months in patients typically when we do Botox in the face to help relax the wrinkles they're only getting about 3 months of use out of that but it does seem to last longer in the armpits”
Dr. Shereene Idriss
Dr. Shereene Idriss
1.7M subs
~Mixed
“i no joke had a deep deep deep deep built in line on my forehead um in my late 20s during residency i started doing botox only because we had to practice on one another but for me at 29 or 30 when i had that deep line starting botox once a year is what i used to do at most actually helped alleviate me from doing that movement over and over again and it eventually disappeared”
James Welsh
James Welsh
1.6M subs
~Mixed
“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
Yay
“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.”
Alexandra Anele
Alexandra Anele
1.4M subs
~Mixed
“I feel like every other year I'm like should I get BOTOX like should I look into Botox and I like do some research and then I just end up never doing it”
HotandFlashy
HotandFlashy
1.2M subs
Yay
“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”
Dr. Vanita Rattan
Dr. Vanita Rattan
1.2M subs
~Mixed
“no we're not going to just stop smiling I've tried that I just became miserable so no we have to just figure out what to do here”
Robert Welsh
Robert Welsh
1.1M subs
~Mixed
“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
975k subs
Yay
“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
881k subs
Yay
“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”
Lab Muffin Beauty Science
Lab Muffin Beauty Science
861k subs
~Mixed
“there are also some newer treatments that are promising for reducing oil like botox and some laser and light treatments but they're pretty expensive and the evidence behind their effectiveness just isn't super convincing yet”
The Budget Dermatologist
The Budget Dermatologist
722k subs
Nay
“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
720k subs
~Mixed
“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
684k subs
Yay
“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
581k subs
~Mixed
“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”
Nipun Kapur
Nipun Kapur
408k subs
Nay
“you can do Botox wherever you want just see that video five reasons or five things you should know before video is called why I will never do Botox”
Dr. Somji Skin
Dr. Somji Skin
359k subs
Yay
“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
321k subs
Yay
“for Botox how Botox works is we're injecting the botulinum toxin locally into your muscle so because we're using small amounts and they're supposed to be localized otherwise they wouldn't work right so in theory it should not travel into your blood to get into your breast milk to affect breast milk”
Dr. Mamina
Dr. Mamina
281k subs
~Mixed
“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
Yay
“I only ever have my injectables by one woman a doctor Dr Selena I mean I've done quite a lot of film and podcast of her she's done my injectables for The Last 5 Years”
Dr Sam Bunting
Dr Sam Bunting
240k subs
~Mixed
“I've seen plenty of people who have it done who don't crease anywhere and you know Harrah to them but for me it didn't work.”
Guest · Wayne Goss
The Style and Beauty Doctor
The Style and Beauty Doctor
221k subs
Yay
“another way that you can address these signs of aging is through injectables like botox and filler in a nutshell Botox works by temporarily relaxing the muscles which can help with things like wrinkles Fine Lines nazle laal folds and more”
Nadine Baggott
Nadine Baggott
164k subs
Nay
“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”
Dr. Aleksandra Brown
Dr. Aleksandra Brown
141k subs
Yay
“We use this quite a bit actually It alleviates the pain I will often mix lidocaine numbing medication with a steroid So it provides immediate relief from the lidocaine but the steroid in that injection also provides somewhat of a longerlasting relief from pain and swelling because it helps decrease the inflammation underneath”
Tea with MD
Tea with MD
112k subs
Yay
“My approach now when I get BOTOX is that I just want it to look natural that's my approach when I get BOTOX for myself or if I give it to patients I want it to look natural because I want people to still be able to move the muscles of their face and be able to have expressions”
CYoung
CYoung
94k subs
~Mixed
“wrinkles two different types thick and and dip wrinkles you need like professional methods such as botx or laser however thin wrinkles fine lines are sufficiently straightened with Vaseline”
Kelly Driscoll
Kelly Driscoll
90k subs
Nay
“I'm not running to go get Botox or anything like that anytime soon.”
No BS Beauty
No BS Beauty
89k subs
~Mixed
“I think my migraines have been better I've still had a few uh after I went to the dentist a couple weeks ago I had I had like three or four that week and uh but now I've been good again so I who knows I mean it could be the botox it could be in my head but I guess if it makes me think it's working I'm fine with that too”
Dr. Whitney Bowe
Dr. Whitney Bowe
74k subs
Yay
“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”
April Basi
April Basi
71k subs
~Mixed
“And although it probably wouldn't do it as good as Botox probably will, but it definitely definitely gets the job done if you're looking for something with minimal invasion and natural.”
AliceintheRabbitHole
AliceintheRabbitHole
59k subs
Nay
“I am not interested in Botox at this time, but I do feel like while I still move my eyebrows, I don't know.”
Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert
Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert
55k subs
Yay
“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.”
Skin Obsessed Mary
Skin Obsessed Mary
33k subs
Nay
“I just stopped and that's kind of what I do and I'm not willing I'm not willing to put myself through it even though I know troan can be doing good long-term things I just if my Skin's irritated I just stop what I'm doing it's just not worth it”
Guest · Claudia
Beyond50Skin
Beyond50Skin
32k subs
Yay
“the only thing that's going to probably help my deeper fine lines and Burrows above my eyes my brow and my crow's feet is a bit of neurotoxin”
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