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glabellar line (frown line)
vertical lines between the eyebrows (over the glabella)
Etiology:
- these lines appear when a person frowns & activates the muscles that control movement between the eyebrows, the corrugator supercilii & the procerus
Pathology:
- repeated contraction in connection with loss of elasticity with age may result in a frown line even when the facial muscles are at rest
Management:
- Botox
Related
glabella
General
anatomic suture
References
- Glabellar lines
2010 Allergan, Inc. Irvine, CA 92612
http://www.allergan.com/assets/pdf/glabellar_lines_backgrounder.pdf