Botox - Anyone done it?
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I'm 25 (26 soon), haven't had it, but I want it.
I am going to have the worlds largest wrinkle between my eyebrows when I get older and I'd like to prevent it.
My worst fear is that I'll be a mean looking old lady. Smile lines don't bother me, because they look "happy." But the eyebrow wrinkle looks "angry" and I don't want to look unhappy all the time, KWIM?
I am going to have the worlds largest wrinkle between my eyebrows when I get older and I'd like to prevent it.
My worst fear is that I'll be a mean looking old lady. Smile lines don't bother me, because they look "happy." But the eyebrow wrinkle looks "angry" and I don't want to look unhappy all the time, KWIM?
It is my understanding that you have to repeat the procedure every 4 months or so. I think the more you have the treatments, the more time you can take b/w procedures. I went to a place that gave me a really good deal so my treatment was only $220. I believe the average is around $375-400.
I get it every 3 months along with restylene. I get botox on my forehead, around my eyes, a little bit around my mouth with restylene in my lips and around the outside of my mouth as well. Also my lines around each cheek by my mouth. Good heavens I sound like a hot wrinkled mess! It makes a huge difference for me. I look smooth and I LOVE the results. Its makes me so happy! I had my eyelids done last summer and that was fantastic. I will do it for the rest of my life. Im 38. each visit for me is $1200. Sometimes a bit more give or take. (plus the airfare of traveling to my surgeon in Chicago) Money well spent.
I bought a 100 unit vial for $800 plus the first 15 units are free. Since an average dose is 15 units, and I'm paying $8/unit, I'm paying $120 per visit (after the first free visit). Since this was my first visit, I am assumming that I need to go back every 3-4 months. I figure $500/year is money well spent.
It's been 30 hours since my injections and the results are staring to be visible.
I have it done regularly!
I started at 26 (I think)... I didn't like that I had some fine lines in my forehead and around my eyes, so I did it for 2 1/2 years. I just turned 29. I was due for another shot when I became pregnant, so I chose to skip it until the babies were born. So, all in all, it's been about 7 mths since my last shots, and I still cannot see any lines now. I'm thrilled and I really believe that paralyzing the muscles in the problem areas early on stalled the development of wrinkles to the point of almost revesing them (since they really were faint to begin with).
I started at 26 (I think)... I didn't like that I had some fine lines in my forehead and around my eyes, so I did it for 2 1/2 years. I just turned 29. I was due for another shot when I became pregnant, so I chose to skip it until the babies were born. So, all in all, it's been about 7 mths since my last shots, and I still cannot see any lines now. I'm thrilled and I really believe that paralyzing the muscles in the problem areas early on stalled the development of wrinkles to the point of almost revesing them (since they really were faint to begin with).
^^I heard that Juvederm is painful b/c it is so thick. I know someone that had it, and she said that she gets a dental block prior to the Juvederm. Anyone else do this. I too have been thinking of doing a little something.
I read an article recently that there some people believe that botox can also help depression by paralizing frown lines. I don't know if it's true or not, but it sounds like another good reason to try it out. I hate seeing the lines around my eyes and my mouth and want to stop them before they get worse.
My dermatologist explained to me that wrinkles come from two distinct and different causes.
The first is due to sun damage, so sunscreen is super important (which I know we all know
).
The second reason is genetic. Some of us are predisposed to creasing muscles and folds. There's nothing we can do to prevent these wrinkles from occurring.
The first is due to sun damage, so sunscreen is super important (which I know we all know
).The second reason is genetic. Some of us are predisposed to creasing muscles and folds. There's nothing we can do to prevent these wrinkles from occurring.
My dermatologist explained to me that wrinkles come from two distinct and different causes.
The first is due to sun damage, so sunscreen is super important (which I know we all know
The second reason is genetic. Some of us are predisposed to creasing muscles and folds. There's nothing we can do to prevent these wrinkles from occurring.
What I don't understand is my mom is in her early 60s and hardly has any wrinkles. I'm 35 and I have more than her. I don't go in the sun much anymore and neither does she, but we both have had our days in the sun at younger ages. So no difference there. She also smoked for years, which I've heard ages your skin, and I never smoked ever.
She claims she has less wrinkles because she's overweight and her face is fatter. I dunno. I guess that could be true so maybe that is what those fillers do.
I am in mid-twenties and I had botox done 2 months before my wedding date. I had small doses on my forehead between two my eyebrown. It prevent my from frowning. I love it. I just had a baby so through out my pregnancy and I nurse for 2 months.
I think I will have it done soon.
I think I will have it done soon.
I've been dreaming about botox for a couple of years now. I have a really bad habit of frowning when concentrating, and my forehead is paying for it! I'm heading to New York for Christmas....I wonder if I could get a few injections whilst I'm there. Do you usually have to have a consultation before you book your first injections?
I don't think I would like to switch doctors or skin care places to get my botox done. I rather have the same person doing it so that I know what they are like, how good they are and they become familiar with my skin and facial muscles.
That is my thougt of that. I think you have to get a consultation and they can do it the same day but the good ones like to to come back in a week or so, so that they can see if you had any reactions and to see how you are feeling.
That is my thougt of that. I think you have to get a consultation and they can do it the same day but the good ones like to to come back in a week or so, so that they can see if you had any reactions and to see how you are feeling.