Botox - Anyone done it?

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#346
Floridasun-- the price really depends where you live or where you go etc. In Kansas the average is $250-325 per site. Site means...crows feet=1 site, between eyebrows(1 site) and forehead (1 site).
Some place charge per how many units they use and the average for that is about 10-13$ per unit.
I think it is a better deal to get it done per site, that is unless you only need less than 5 injections.
Most places also offer free touchups within 2 weeks. And another thing is some places offer rewards for frequent visits, so check into that too
 
#347
I've never gotten it, but the thing I don't like about it is that you have to keep doing it every 3 months forever or everything just goes back to the way it was in the first place. And even still, you can't beat age. A 50 yo woman can get Botox and have this or that line smoothed out, but she's still a 50 yo woman. You just can't be 25 again, no matter how much work you have done, there will be something that gives you away. I think at some point it's important to come to terms with your age and looks, and then it's okay to use Botox or something else to enhance your look but too many just have completely unrealistic expectations.
 
#348
^ I agree to a point that there are some women that will and do take it too far, however as long as you arent trying to act young and reverse everything, I dont see a problem with just trying to improve a few things. I do tend to roll my eyes too though at the 50 year old women that want to dress like they are 20 and have to have EVERYTHING pulled, pinched and lifted so much that they dont leave any signs of aging.

Me, personally, I think many women over the age of 35 are more beautiful than younger women (the ones that take care of themselves anyway). Im looking forward to seeing the new show coming on tv called "Shes got the look" because these older women are just stunning. What I dont like is too much sagginess, chicken necks, and that tired run down look. So, if an older woman can just get some help with some minor aging problems, I say more power to her. :smile1:
 
#349
DreamingBeauty said:
I've never gotten it, but the thing I don't like about it is that you have to keep doing it every 3 months forever or everything just goes back to the way it was in the first place. And even still, you can't beat age. A 50 yo woman can get Botox and have this or that line smoothed out, but she's still a 50 yo woman. You just can't be 25 again, no matter how much work you have done, there will be something that gives you away. I think at some point it's important to come to terms with your age and looks, and then it's okay to use Botox or something else to enhance your look but too many just have completely unrealistic expectations.
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I agree! My last visit (4th time having it), that's pretty much what my derm. said, sort of anyway. She said the thing about botox is while I erased forehead wrinkles, the rest of my face is still aging, and we discussed pretty much just make sure taking care rest of face. It cost just under $500 which to me is a lot. I fortunately was able to go 7 mos. before that visit. This time, I want to see if I can go w/o it. Of course I say that now, we'll see as time goes on and the "" come back, lol.
I just turned 50 and know I have to pretty much accept that eventually, the wrinkles will come.
 
#350
i have a natural frown that makes me look very unhappy and pissed off even when im not...will botox help at all? does it have a lifting affect. i feel like if it paralyzes the muscles it will only make the frown worse. also can anyone recommend a good PS in the dc/bethesda area
 
#351
ABACOHOPE said:
i have a natural frown that makes me look very unhappy and pissed off even when im not...will botox help at all? does it have a lifting affect. i feel like if it paralyzes the muscles it will only make the frown worse. also can anyone recommend a good PS in the dc/bethesda area[/QUOTE

i cannot reall recommend a PS in our area since i am not from there. but from what you are asking about your frown lines, which are called "marionette lines" you need a filler. there are many out there.... radiance, restalyne, perlane and all of them wiil eliminate the "droop' you are refering to.
there are many PS surgery sits where you can read recommendation for docs. if you would like me to link to them, just PM me. i have used fillers VERY sucessfully and highly reommend them. finding the right doc, even if you have to travel is critical.
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#352
Hahaha... I just made my appt for Botox today and this thread got bumped up. 9:15 tomorrow morning. Woohoo!


FWIW, it lasts about 8 or 9 months on me. I don't do it every 90 days. I wouldn't bother if that were the case.
 
#353
shanam said:
i cannot reall recommend a PS in our area since i am not from there. but from what you are asking about your frown lines, which are called "marionette lines" you need a filler. there are many out there.... radiance, restalyne, perlane and all of them wiil eliminate the "droop' you are refering to.
there are many PS surgery sits where you can read recommendation for docs. if you would like me to link to them, just PM me. i have used fillers VERY sucessfully and highly reommend them. finding the right doc, even if you have to travel is critical.
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Marionette lines are on the sides of one's mouth.

I took the poster's post about a natural frown to mean lines on her forehead.
 
#354
tweezer said:
Thanks for posting this....I did botox a few times in the past and was amazed how sick I felt afterwards, headache, nausea, they even list the side effects in the brochures (headache, respiratory infection, flu syndrome, and nausea). I did mine each time by reputable plastic surgeons in Bev Hills. This stuff SCARES me...I have plenty of friends who do it, my one girlfriend gets a horrible cold after each time, my hair dresser said she gets a dull headache and feels off for a few days, but they said that they would rather feel sick to look good...I just hope that nothing awful comes out about this stuff in years to come.Good luck ladies.
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I have had it about 5 times and everytime it looked great . I paid 250- 300 each visit at a reputable plastic surgeons office. I would get headaches for a week and sinus infections that do not respond to anything for 3 months though every time until it wore off. Tylenol helped. I dealt with it to look better. I loved the results.

The last time I had it done. I got dirreah and nausea the next day and it lasted 3-4 months and this also coincided with my tsh levels going down and becoming hyperthyroid with tons of symptoms. I also developed a severe sinus infection and had to have an mri. It was infected in every one of the regions. :nuts: If the botox started this whole thing or I had a bad reaction to botox or if it is all a coincidence I will never know. After that I will not get it ever again. :tdown:.

I wish there was another filler to use in the forhead region. I have since read that botox can cause all sorts of weird side effects and doctors are slowly starting to recognize that. Anxiety is one, chills, nausea, tachycardia, and many others. There just have not been enough cases to warrant them doing anything about it. Thing is you cannot help the side effects and just have to wait for it to wear off.
 
#355
I have been doing botox for ages.........on forehead, between brows and on sides of eyes......once in a while instead of a brow lift, one of my eyelids will temporarily droop a bit..............but my Derm inmediately injects in the right area to reverse this. I have had no plastic surgery.......too late to have it at my age, so botox is my only weapon....and I use it gladly..........no side effects .........
 
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GnomeNisse said:
Hahaha... I just made my appt for Botox today and this thread got bumped up. 9:15 tomorrow morning. Woohoo!


FWIW, it lasts about 8 or 9 months on me. I don't do it every 90 days. I wouldn't bother if that were the case.
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I know I went 7 months in between and probably could of went one more. I could never afford every 90 days!
Good luck btw! You'll be all set for the summer and the holidays
 
#358
I haven't had Botox, but my sister's been getting her forehead done for the past 8 or 9 years or so and she loves it. I've considered getting it done for my 50th birthday...I figure I'll need all the help I can get.
BTW, Sunshine, are you still getting it done?
 
#360
I tried Botox for the first time last Saturday after my friend kept telling me how great it is. I'm not impressed at all with the results. My eyes are swollen and my right eye keeps tearing up out of the blue (no itch or burning). I also have one large wrinkle running under each eye that wasn't there before. I guess it's because my eyes are swollen or maybe it's because my crows feet are gone and the skin needs to bunch up somewhere :shrugs:
My outer corners seem to be a bit turned down. I wonder if this is what they call 'droopy lids' I have no idea. I go back to the doctor Saturday as it will be a two week follow up. I don't think I'll let him 'touch up' anything. I have such bad luck with these sorts of things. $725.00 down the drain. My friend also had it done and shes happy with her results. Go figure
 
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