How does Botox affect micro expressions?

It minimises micro-expressions, those brief, involuntary facial expressions that reveal our unconscious feeling of anger, happiness, disgust, embarrassment or pride. In a sense, communicating with someone who's had Botox is like communicating with a static image – much of the body language involved is silenced. read more

Without knowing or seeing the activity of your facial expression muscles, botox will not change your facial expression overtime. However there are many different techniques of botox administration and there are areas where botox should be avoided in some patients. i.e. women with many transverse forehead lines, with low brows. read more

But this facial paralysis also inhibits the ability of the Botoxed to mimic the facial expressions of others, which is critical in the formation of empathy. Facial micro-mimicry is the major way we understand others' emotions. If you are wincing in pain I immediately do a micro-wince, which sends a message to my brain about what you are experiencing. read more