Botox - Anyone done it?
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The wrinkles will
leave once you start using botox as you get older. Enjoy your 20's & your fresh face.
Seriously don't start too young. They don't know the long term effects. Botox was a preventive measure tested on 40+ year old women who might use it for 20 to 30 years. Not for 21 year olds to use for 50+ years.
Its a good annuity/payout program for
doctors to keep their patients on.
leave once you start using botox as you get older. Enjoy your 20's & your fresh face.
Seriously don't start too young. They don't know the long term effects. Botox was a preventive measure tested on 40+ year old women who might use it for 20 to 30 years. Not for 21 year olds to use for 50+ years.
Its a good annuity/payout program for
doctors to keep their patients on.
I am 42 and can't stand the line in the middle of my forehead.
Dermatologist says Botox will prevent it from getting worse, but it may not bring me the results I want--He said it is best treated with a combination of Botox and a Filler (juvaderm as an example). He did say the addition of a filler will hurt more and might cause more bruising.
He suggested starting with Botox and seeing how it goes (since I have never done anything)
So I am going to try. But the question---will Botox rid my wrinkle or is it just going to stop it from getting worse? Of those who have used it, did you also have a filler for your forehead?
Experience ladies please help!
Dermatologist says Botox will prevent it from getting worse, but it may not bring me the results I want--He said it is best treated with a combination of Botox and a Filler (juvaderm as an example). He did say the addition of a filler will hurt more and might cause more bruising.
He suggested starting with Botox and seeing how it goes (since I have never done anything)
So I am going to try. But the question---will Botox rid my wrinkle or is it just going to stop it from getting worse? Of those who have used it, did you also have a filler for your forehead?
Experience ladies please help!
I haven't had to go the filler route yet, but it definitely "helped" my lines. Some disappeared completely and the deeper ones were less noticable. I found that dysport (I think thats what its called; competitor for botox) worked better, but left me with a headache for about 5 days after. Just make sure if you go with the latter option, that you reseach the doc. I've read some horror stories...GL, I think you'll love it! (I know I do!)
Well I think I will start with the Botox and see how it goes. I heard you don't see results right away and I'm a little afraid to start with a filler also since he said it would burn more and bruise more than just Botox.
Doc said I also might bruise which I hope I don't. Will let you guys know how it works!
Doc said I also might bruise which I hope I don't. Will let you guys know how it works!
I do dysport. The first time I saw some results immediately within the first day. By day 3 I was pretty frozen. This time around I had barely any immediate results but by the 3rd day it really ssettled in. Dysport is supposed to give the most immediate results. Botox can take longer (I think up to 2 weeks) for the results to settle in.
I didn't get any bruising either time. You will look like you have little bee stings or mosquito bites where the needle went in for a short time (minutes to an hour maybe but everyone is different) and then it goes away. I suppose it is possible to bruise. I once tried filler in my lips and I did get a bruise in one of the places she injected.
I'm by no means an expert since I've only done dysport twice in the glabella area between my brows and did fillers once in my lips just for fun. I'm just passing the info on that I have. Hope it helps.
I didn't get any bruising either time. You will look like you have little bee stings or mosquito bites where the needle went in for a short time (minutes to an hour maybe but everyone is different) and then it goes away. I suppose it is possible to bruise. I once tried filler in my lips and I did get a bruise in one of the places she injected.
I'm by no means an expert since I've only done dysport twice in the glabella area between my brows and did fillers once in my lips just for fun. I'm just passing the info on that I have. Hope it helps.
The fillers can be mixed with a local anesthetic to minimize the pain, FYI.
I'd just try the Tox for now and see how that works out. It actually has a cumulative effect, so you may see improvement over a few treatments. I love it.
I'd just try the Tox for now and see how that works out. It actually has a cumulative effect, so you may see improvement over a few treatments. I love it.
Bump!
Would anyone here be able to recommend a Botox specialist in the San Jose/Silicon Valley, CA. area? (preferably rec's from personal experience)
PM me if you'd like... thank you SO much!
Would anyone here be able to recommend a Botox specialist in the San Jose/Silicon Valley, CA. area? (preferably rec's from personal experience)
PM me if you'd like... thank you SO much!
I did it!
I read just about every post on tPF to educate myself, I thought about it for a long time and then this morning I finally got Botoxed. So many people were so very helpful with their postings that I want return the favor and share my experience as well to those interested.
My general bkgd: I'm 40, I have the beginnings of "11" lines because I furrow my brows often from stress, severe TMJ and just life/aging in general. I have horizontal expression lines on my forehead as well.
So anyway: I was referred to this person by a friend. The specialist is an RN who works in a plastic surgery center and has been administering Botox and a variety of other things for 15 years. I went, was throughly briefed (for about 20 minutes) on the procedure, filled out forms, signing my life away, etc. She said I'm ahead of the curve, and it's a good time to start preventative maintenance, as well as solving my current issues. It was done in two stages: She iced up my furrow area first (that was a tad uncomfortable), then stuck the needle in about 4 different places. It was also a tad uncomfortable. (Remembering to breathe helped a lot.) That took about 5 minutes. She then iced around my forehead hairline, the stuck me about 4-6 more times evenly spaced across my forehead. After each needle session she rubbed, and rubbed, and RUBBED the areas upward (also slightly uncomfortable, I'm not going to lie...). It was all over in about 15 minutes. Nothing was that painful, certainly not anywhere near what I thought it would feel like! When finished I was just a little red and only slightly puffy in the injection areas. My forehead feels slightly bruised as if I bumped my forehead head. I have a follow-up appt in one week.
I'll report my satisfaction rating as soon as I start seeing results, should be 3-7 days.
Thanks for all the advice, I couldn't have done it without you!
I read just about every post on tPF to educate myself, I thought about it for a long time and then this morning I finally got Botoxed. So many people were so very helpful with their postings that I want return the favor and share my experience as well to those interested.
My general bkgd: I'm 40, I have the beginnings of "11" lines because I furrow my brows often from stress, severe TMJ and just life/aging in general. I have horizontal expression lines on my forehead as well.
So anyway: I was referred to this person by a friend. The specialist is an RN who works in a plastic surgery center and has been administering Botox and a variety of other things for 15 years. I went, was throughly briefed (for about 20 minutes) on the procedure, filled out forms, signing my life away, etc. She said I'm ahead of the curve, and it's a good time to start preventative maintenance, as well as solving my current issues. It was done in two stages: She iced up my furrow area first (that was a tad uncomfortable), then stuck the needle in about 4 different places. It was also a tad uncomfortable. (Remembering to breathe helped a lot.) That took about 5 minutes. She then iced around my forehead hairline, the stuck me about 4-6 more times evenly spaced across my forehead. After each needle session she rubbed, and rubbed, and RUBBED the areas upward (also slightly uncomfortable, I'm not going to lie...). It was all over in about 15 minutes. Nothing was that painful, certainly not anywhere near what I thought it would feel like! When finished I was just a little red and only slightly puffy in the injection areas. My forehead feels slightly bruised as if I bumped my forehead head. I have a follow-up appt in one week.
I'll report my satisfaction rating as soon as I start seeing results, should be 3-7 days.
Thanks for all the advice, I couldn't have done it without you!
