Botox - Anyone done it?

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#196
sarcal said:
I'm debating getting botox for the fine lines on my forehead. I've already spoken with my dermatologist about it and he said that botox would definitely help and make the lines disappear. I'm just trying to justify spending the money!! :graucho: Those lines really bother me!
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I know they're kind of controversial, but if you go to a medspa, the prices are usually a lot more reasonable than what a dermatologist/ plastic surgeon would charge. For instance, I think I pay about $9 per unit.
 
#199
I'm doing everything in my power to take care of my skin now (I'm 27) so I wont need botox in the future. Eating healthy, taking vitamins, drinking water, spf and staying out of the sun, and a good skin care regimen. I hope I'll never have to go as far as botox or a face lift, but I'll never say never to it.

I just hope my parents good skin genes passed to me :)
 
#200
I love not being able to scowl. That's my favorite part of Botox. It's nice having the wrinkles gone, but I love the feeling of my forehead muscles doing nothing when I would otherwise be scowling (like when I am concentrating or trying to focus on something).

BTW, I pay $8/unit if I buy a whole vial (100 units). Plus I get 15 units for free. Plus Botox gives a $25 credit with every visit (every 3 months).

Since I gave up drinking coffee, I can more than afford my Botox lefestyle. Next, I would LOVE to get my lips plumped up a bit. :)
 
#204
Is 20 too young to get botox?

I have wanted this because I pretty much have a permanant scowl to my face. And I also notice my face is never relaxed and if I do relax it I look blah.

So I always have my eyebrows raised and have mad lines in my forehead area...
Everyone always thinks I'm mad all the time. But I can't help it.

Any suggestions? I'll try to take some photos later to show what I mean.
 
#205
IHeartCoach said:
Is 20 too young to get botox?

I have wanted this because I pretty much have a permanant scowl to my face. And I also notice my face is never relaxed and if I do relax it I look blah.

So I always have my eyebrows raised and have mad lines in my forehead area...
Everyone always thinks I'm mad all the time. But I can't help it.

Any suggestions? I'll try to take some photos later to show what I mean.
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Regardless of whether you need Botox at 20, can you afford Botox at 20?

This gets me to thinking how 20 year olds afford a lot of things. $200 designer jeans (multiple), $300 shoes, $750 designer bags, hair styling, lattes, car payments....

When I was single, I had a great job out of college, and at 28 I couldn't afford all these things, much less Botox. When I was 20, I was living in my college apartment eating Ramen noodles and wearing jeans from Goodwill. I could barely afford makeup, and studying and squinting is what probably gave me the wrinkles that I know need Botox to hide. :)
 
#207
$150 minimum for 15 units (which should be fine for someone who is 20 I would think). I take 30 units, which I pay $240 for because I buy 100 units at a time.

I exposed my face to too much sun until I was just out of college. I should have known better. For the past 7 years (I'm now 29) I have used SPF on my face every day of the year. I admit that I use tanning beds (once per week ony) and I wear SPF and cover my face with a towel. I have to use self-tanner all year on my face.

But my 11's are not due to sun (and it's actually a "1" and not an "11". Just genetics. I think Nicole Kidman has the same issue. Sounds like you do too!
 
#208
My sister got Botox. She is in her 40s and had lines on her forehead. The Botox made her lines almost completely disappear in that area. You can barely even see where the lines were. It's amazing how smooth her forehead is now. Most of my friends are older than me and they've had Juvederm, Sculptra, Laser treatment under the eye, neck lift, boob jobs, IPL, you name it.

If you want to freshen up your appearance a bit, do the Botox but also get some Juvederm Ultra or Sculptra to puff out the lines around your mouth and also in the tear trough area and out onto the cheekbones (I'm just assuming you need it - you may not). Sculptra is good because it lasts about 1.5 years but it actually takes about 3 months to see any results as it helps you produce your own collagen.

Best to meet with a reputable doctor who does these things and get his or her recommendations. Also the following forum is good because it gives the % rates of people who have been satisifed with various injectibles - example 78% of people who answered said that they were happy with Botox - and explained why.

http://www.realself.com/
 
#209
sues said:
My sister got Botox. She is in her 40s and had lines on her forehead. The Botox made her lines almost completely disappear in that area. You can barely even see where the lines were. It's amazing how smooth her forehead is now. Most of my friends are older than me and they've had Juvederm, Sculptra, Laser treatment under the eye, neck lift, boob jobs, IPL, you name it.

If you want to freshen up your appearance a bit, do the Botox but also get some Juvederm Ultra or Sculptra to puff out the lines around your mouth and also in the tear trough area and out onto the cheekbones (I'm just assuming you need it - you may not). Sculptra is good because it lasts about 1.5 years but it actually takes about 3 months to see any results as it helps you produce your own collagen.

Best to meet with a reputable doctor who does these things and get his or her recommendations. Also the following forum is good because it gives the % rates of people who have been satisifed with various injectibles - example 78% of people who answered said that they were happy with Botox - and explained why.

http://www.realself.com/
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So far I'm not needing filler for my face, just Botox for the wrinkles. I would love filler for my lips, but I am too chicken and too poor. I don't want to look like one of these has-been actresses with giant lips that look like a swarm of bees stung them on the lips. I just want fuller, slightly more pouty lips.
 
#210
I am almost 29 and I get Botox in my forehead for my major horizontal lines. I don't have 11's yet. The Botox makes my forehead flawless without looking frozen or scary like Janice Dickinson :nuts:!

I also have Juvederm in my lips and looks totally natural....not "ducky" or "fishy" at all. I posted a thread here on it with pics included. They are not as puffy and swollen as they were in the pics. I pay around $300 for the Botox (My PS office charges per area, not per unit). Lips are around $700 I think. My PS is awesome and he "treated" me to my lips for free. Next time I will have to pay though.
 
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