Botox - Anyone done it?
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Not sure yet. Looking a bit refreshed already. Still have the headache today. Still able to furrow my brows but not as much- the 1 is gone already. A bit of asymmetry when lifting my brows (one goes up a smidge more than the other) but there is a bit of lift. My eyelids have a bit of a hood so that was the reason to want the lift, hoping for a bit more still. The center of my forehead is a bit frozen feeling and has a feeling of muscle soreness. Like muscle fatigue after a workout. Not liking this. But this seems to be affecting the upper forehead and those lines have relaxed a bit too.
Finally better today, almost no headache. Had a facial yesterday. Still can furrow brows but just barely. Numbness almost gone. Still have expression and can move eyebrows. It is looking like it was a good thing that I only got the brow line done. Forehead is relaxing enough just with that. They would have done 10 units more and it might have been too much. Doctor said it will be 14 days for the full effect- tomorrow is 7.
Hi, just wondering if it help. I have a friend who has horrible pain with her TMJ. hope to hear from you good news. Thank you
Hi, just wondering if it help. I have a friend who has horrible pain with her TMJ. hope to hear from you good news. Thank you
I've only done it twice but so far I have noticed a difference. It seems to stop the grinding more than it stops my clenching, but it has helped. In fact, I really notice when it's time to go back for more (like right now) because my jaw will be really sore in the morning when I wake up and I'll notice myself clenching a ton during the day. The doc says it's the botox wearing off and my muscles going back to what they used to do. I guess over time they should atrophy and weaken, but for now I have to get it done regularly. Oh, and for me, I've had to go a little more frequently than if you were to get it done for wrinkles (my first time was just under 3 months and now it's been just over 2 months and I am noticing the clenching again). But for me, it's worth it. I had ground my teeth so badly that I was willing to do just about anything to save them and now I have much less pain in the morning (oh and fewer migraines, though it's been too little time to tell if it's related).
Thank you for your quick reply. this may be a nosey question. Does your health Insurance cover this treatment or do they say cosmetic med? which to me it's not cosmetic it for a health problem. ps I really hate health insurance companies
Again thank youWhen I was younger the thought of injecting anything into my face freaked me out. Now, I am older and seeing frown lines and other "issues", the idea is sounding better and better!
Several of my friends went to a party, it was done by a nurse. All were happy and all looked great. One had a slight difference in her eyebrows when she raised them, but nothing noticeable to anyone else.
I think I will def do it at some point, but I will go to either a derm or a plastic surgeon. I am too much of a freak to get it done at a party.
Several of my friends went to a party, it was done by a nurse. All were happy and all looked great. One had a slight difference in her eyebrows when she raised them, but nothing noticeable to anyone else.
I think I will def do it at some point, but I will go to either a derm or a plastic surgeon. I am too much of a freak to get it done at a party.
I have to say I am in dire need of a refreshing few units to be injected into my corrugated forehead muscle as it is getting plain Frankenstein-ish when I frown or squint! Getting new sunglasses to stop the frowning but hoping Mother Dear will do me the favour of gifting just a tiny few (nothing that amounts to what you'd get from the surgeons or derms) to relax those annoying bunched muscles up there. Helps that she is a cosmetic injector and RN 
The doctor had no issues. The facials I have are quite mild/relaxing and don't include any peels/stimulations etc. It also might depend on the amount injected. All I was told, could not lay down for 4 hours, no rubbing/massage in the injection areas for 24 hours, no strenuous exercise that day and the possible side effects.
Update as of today, 3 weeks. Headaches are gone, numbness gone, muscle soreness gone. Can move eyebrows, can still make a slight furrow but not enough to wrinkle. I think a touch up is needed on the one eyebrow as it is still a bit asymmetrical when lifting both eyebrows. Overall I am pleased with the results but I was hoping for a bit more lift.
I'm only 15 so I (obviously) do not need botox, but I find it interesting to read this thread to see different points of view on it. My mom has been getting it for 10 years now, but I've noticed like celebrities and such they get it every 3 - 4 months, but my mom gets it every 8 months, I think that's what scares a lot of people into not getting botox because a lot of celebs get it too frequently. Every 8 months and it looks so natural (my mom's does at least) I've seen one person in an airport who had WAY too much botox, my mom & I were joking around saying like "who's your surgeon, I'm gonna stay away from them" LOL.
Too frequently and too much of it all over their face. I say pick one or two problem areas and stop. I just get my 11's done and I don't have that frozen look. It looks weird when someone has no expession in their face.
I bid and won a "Pamper" package at a charity silent auction. Botox was included int he package I won. It is "Allegan Cosmetic Botox injections at two site to treat and remove facial lines". I have NEVER had anything like this done before. I turned 28 this year and do have crows feet and the wrinkles on the forhead in between the eyebrows, which those would be the only things I would want 'done'. My questions are does hurt during injection? Does it hurt afterwards? How much recovery time? How long does it last? And anythign else helpful you could answer for me. I am weighing the possibilities of selling it to a friend or using it!