Botox - Anyone done it?

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#496
kbabe342 said:
I'm 23 and have 3 fine lines on my forehead that have really been bothering me. I am considering botox. Is it a bad idea to get it at my age? Will it actually make me look older?
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My girlfriend started getting botox for her forehead about the same age as you. She had 3 deep lines in between her eyebrows, and was miserable over it...completely self-conscious, didn't want her pictures taken - blamed her husband for them lol - since she started getting botox, she's really happy. And it looks great.

I personally would never get botox because after I heard that nightmare story about the couple who went into comas after receiving a bad batch, I decided it's not worth it! I'm a complete pansy about a lot of things, and that was enough to scare me silly. But I'm 29, who knows if I'll still be saying that in 10 years!
 
#497
AndagainSalvage said:
My girlfriend started getting botox for her forehead about the same age as you. She had 3 deep lines in between her eyebrows, and was miserable over it...completely self-conscious, didn't want her pictures taken - blamed her husband for them lol - since she started getting botox, she's really happy. And it looks great.

I personally would never get botox because after I heard that nightmare story about the couple who went into comas after receiving a bad batch, I decided it's not worth it! I'm a complete pansy about a lot of things, and that was enough to scare me silly. But I'm 29, who knows if I'll still be saying that in 10 years!
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I think that couple injected themselves for starters because husband was a doctor and second I think the concentration was 1000x more than the typical, makes sense why they went into the coma since it esentially acts at your neurosynaptic junctions and it would inhibit any sort of signal tramission thourghout your body at that conc. Not trying to be argumentative, just remember reading that story and thinking to myself that more math should be required for med school admissions. :D
 
#498
Has anyone experienced headaches several days after having botox done?

I am thinking of getting some botox on a static line in the center of my forehead. A good friend of mine gets her 11 lines and above her right eyebrow botox'd every 4-5 months and she says after the botox begins working, about a week or so later, she gets a strange headache on one side of her head that lasts of days.

Has anyone else experience this?
 
#499
^YES,Except my headache lasted 6 weeks..I love the results but I CANT do it again.The headache was like the worst one EVER.(Think sinus headache from HELL)....Botox really works for lines but u have to watch the side effects.
 
#500
I'm going to be 25 in May and have already booked a spa day with my mom for around then to have either a chemical peel to help with my oily skin & acne, but I'm wondering if I'm too young to start looking into botox. I don't want to look like someone who is 50 and has had so much botox that I can't move my face/look fake, but the lines under my eyes are really starting to bother me (eye cream doesn't seem to help) and the lines on my forehead aren't helping matters either. Any advice?
 
#501
digby723 said:
I'm going to be 25 in May and have already booked a spa day with my mom for around then to have either a chemical peel to help with my oily skin & acne, but I'm wondering if I'm too young to start looking into botox. I don't want to look like someone who is 50 and has had so much botox that I can't move my face/look fake, but the lines under my eyes are really starting to bother me (eye cream doesn't seem to help) and the lines on my forehead aren't helping matters either. Any advice?
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Read through the thread, a few people posted they started doing it young. I got my first dose on my 25 th birthday as a gift to myself. Like many, I wore sunscreen religiously everyday despite living in the city with no sun, still my lines were beginning to show. I researched the top plastic surgeon who is board certified and went to a very prestigious medical school/ did his residency at stanford. I am very happy with my doctor and with the results, recently I went to a tailor and she asked me if I am graduating soon - I said I have two years of clinical rotations before I finish school and earn my doctorate, she was
like: what ? I
thought you were in hs ? :D she thought I was 16 not 26. So, I certainly dont look "50" as you put it. :lolots::sunnies

I dont really think I look any younger but my lines are all gone. Also, since this concerns you - I can move my face freely which is important to me since I am in patient care and health field myself and am very expressive with my face, I have to be able to smile a lot and be friendly. The only thing it is a financial comittment as you have to back frequently, sometimes I go every couple months or even 6 weeks since I get the minimal dose injected.
 
#502
Beach Bum said:
^YES,Except my headache lasted 6 weeks..I love the results but I CANT do it again.The headache was like the worst one EVER.(Think sinus headache from HELL)....Botox really works for lines but u have to watch the side effects.
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Beachbum,

Thanks for your post. That is terrible about the headache you got. SIX WEEKS? :wtf:

I'm prone to migraines/headaches myself and am suffering from one as we speak for days, so when I heard that botox is capable of triggering a marathon headache, the possibility of that scared me. I'm constantly told that headaches are not a side effect and that in fact people get botox to help with migraines, so I guess it varies from person to person.

How long after the procedure did your headache start?
 
#503
I did this for this first time today. Most of it went okay. I still have 2 places above my eyebrows that are a little bruised and swollen. She said most people don't bruise there and I have always bruised easily but how long will this last? I had no clue this would happen and I have to work in the morning!
 
#505
I too suffer from headaches/migraines and thought Botox would help.
I think I'll give it a shot but I really want to try Dysport.

Bentley1 said:
Beachbum,

Thanks for your post. That is terrible about the headache you got. SIX WEEKS? :wtf:

I'm prone to migraines/headaches myself and am suffering from one as we speak for days, so when I heard that botox is capable of triggering a marathon headache, the possibility of that scared me. I'm constantly told that headaches are not a side effect and that in fact people get botox to help with migraines, so I guess it varies from person to person.

How long after the procedure did your headache start?
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#506
mjlover1977 said:
wow - you must bruise really easy! Ive never had any bruises before ... can you just use some foundation?
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I've looked like a mess for almost a week and they are still there! Yes, I bruise very easily. I've put on tons of coverup over the past week. Hopefully in a few more days they will be gone.

I liked my results more during days 3-5 when I could see the results and still had some movement. Now that I'm at about 6 days, I have no movement and I don't like it as much. Maybe botox just isn't for me.
 
#507
cbetht said:
I've looked like a mess for almost a week and they are still there! Yes, I bruise very easily. I've put on tons of coverup over the past week. Hopefully in a few more days they will be gone.

I liked my results more during days 3-5 when I could see the results and still had some movement. Now that I'm at about 6 days, I have no movement and I don't like it as much. Maybe botox just isn't for me.
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Awe, did you maybe get injected too many units ? I have full lovement of everything - I can raise my forehead just as I normally would, but I specifically asked my doctor for very naturak results, do you think your oersin maybe went a bit overboard ?
 
#508
cheburashka said:
Awe, did you maybe get injected too many units ? I have full lovement of everything - I can raise my forehead just as I normally would, but I specifically asked my doctor for very naturak results, do you think your oersin maybe went a bit overboard ?
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Maybe so. I told her I wanted very little. I really didn't need much anyway. I think she did 6 units on my forehead and 14 between my eyes. Next time I know to ask for less. How long does this stuff take to start wearing off? I want some movement back!
 
#509
Yes, I've done it twice. I'm 29 & have 1 fine line on my forehead and have fine lines (deeper than the norm for my age, started seeing when I was about 18) between my eyebrows. I LOVE botox. I get it around my eyes for prevention as well.

As for headaches, my doc didn't tell me, but I had a really bad one for 1 week after my first time. I hear it's common after your first time. It hasn't happened again.

I think I got a total of 28 units? I'm not sure, but somewhere around that number. I can still move everything...maybe it was the technique of the injecter & that's why you can't move?
 
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