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Botox for “RBF”: Correcting “RBF” Through Injectable Treatment

Written by Dr. Min S. Ahn · Updated June 16, 2026 Facial Plastic Surgeon · Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery · Diplomate, American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Originally coined several years ago, the phrase Resting Bitch Face means that even when your face is relaxed or at rest, you unintentionally appear angry, irritated or unapproachable. Despite being a warm, fun person, you look perpetually off-putting due to RBF.

Since first impressions are everything, Resting Bitch Face can affect your personal and professional life. Looking unapproachable may give a first date the wrong impression, or cause you to develop an unpleasant reputation in the workplace.

Fortunately, Dr. Min S. Ahn and our team at Ahn Point can safely correct Resting Bitch Face and give you a more pleasant resting appearance.

Battling RBF

Battling Resting Bitch Face doesn’t require surgery, incisions or anesthesia. Dr. Ahn and our team can correct RBF using Botox and fillers, in subtle, natural-looking ways that will ultimately soften your expression and make you look more approachable.

Often RBF treatment starts with the lower face. Our team can use fillers to shape your lips, especially if the corners turn down and make you look sad, to give you a more pleasant pout. The fillers literally turn your frown upside down!

Filling out marionette lines — lines that extend from the corners of the lips to the jawline — can also help, as it gives your lower face a more relaxed, pleasant expression.

Your eye area and upper face can benefit from some small tweaks, too. For example, treatments with Jeuveau, Botox or Dysport can help to smooth out frown lines between your brows. They can also be used to non-surgically lift your brows, a technique that was first described by Dr. Ahn in 2000! The combination of these two treatments can give your eye area a happier and more approachable expression.

Rest assured that your treatment won’t follow any pre-determined formula; instead, Dr. Ahn and the experts at Ahn Point will personalize your treatment plan to your exact needs and concerns.

To learn more about the non-invasive treatments to fix Resting Bitch Face, please request an appointment at our Westborough practice today!

About Dr. Min S. Ahn

Facial Plastic Surgeon · Ahn Point Center

Board certification

American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (verify)
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (verify)

Education and training

Harvard University, B.A. in Biology, cum laude
George Washington University School of Medicine, with distinction; Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
University of California, San Francisco, Head and Neck Surgery (Internship/Residency)
Research at the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health and at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Surgery
Medical degree, George Washington University School of Medicine, with distinction
Bachelor of Arts in Biology cum Laude, Harvard University (1985–1989)
Degree in medicine, with Distinction, The George Washington University School of Medicine (1990–1994)
Internship in General Surgery, The University of California at San Francisco (1994–1995)
Residency in Head and Neck Surgery, The University of California at San Francisco (1995–1999)
Fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of California at San Francisco (1999–2000)

Hospital affiliations

UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA

Memberships