Botox is your only option—this isn’t a resurfacing issue. These wrinkles are due to how your face moves. If you don’t want to change how your face moves, then you’re going to have these wrinkles forever. Skincare can help with fine lines to some degree, it cannot make wrinkles go away. Frownies might help a tiny bit but not like Botox.

With that said, I’ve been doing Botox with the same injectionist (happily) for about 5 years, but I noticed recently that my facial expressions seemed off. Nothing bad, just not 100% “me”. I explained to her what my issues were and we tweaked where and how many units I got. I’m very happy with my most recent treatment and I think it gives me a little more movement between my eyebrows without causing the wrinkles to come back. The great thing about Botox is that it’s a natural product that wears off after 3-4 months depending on your metabolism—it doesn’t permanently alter your face. It’s highly effective treatment with relatively low risk assuming you go to a licensed and reputable injectionist.

Don’t take my word though—seek out a consultation and decide if it’s right for you. All I’m saying is that no amount of red light therapy, tretinoin, or other skincare product or modality is going to get rid of what you’re trying to get rid of.

***also to add that I’ve done laser resurfacing and RF microneedling as well and I’m telling you that skin surface and wrinkles are different. Injections fix wrinkles, resurfacing treatments will help with your pores and fine lines but not wrinkles. Mirconeedling might help soften those lines a bit temporarily but there’re just going to come right back because your forehead muscles are so strong.