Irvine Botox doctors
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Nissan Pilest, MD
Irvine Dermatologic Surgeon
16100 Sand Canyon Ave Ste 190, Irvine |
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Grant Stevens, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
4644 Lincoln Blvd #552, Marina Del Rey |
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31 answers |
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David Alessi, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
8670 Wilshire Boulevard. Suite 200, Beverly Hills |
16 answers | |
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Ali Sajjadian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon
496 Old Newport Blvd Suite 3, Newport Beach |
7 answers | |
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Norman Ge, MD
Orange County Facial Plastic Surgeon
16300 Sand Canyon Ave Ste 201, Irvine |
1 answer |
Recent Answers
After I try botox and once it wears off, is it really possible for the muscle to have trained itself to be more relaxed, and it my case remain maybe at least a little lower then it is now? I want to try it above my eyebrow to get my eyebrow to sit lower, because I have assymetric eyebrows. I ask this because if it's going to go back exactly the way it was, then there's no point. I don't want to get injections every 6 months for the rest of my life, i want a permanent fix :(
Greetings Tyler~
I wish I had a great answer or perfect solution for you. It's difficult to say for sure what the effects of the Botox would be for your brow either short or long term without seeing you either in person or some more detailed photographs, including ones with you in different stages of animation. If the reason one brow is higher is because you have a natural tendency to raise one side then it is possible that a few treatments of Botox may help you re-learn or un-learn this behavior. If it is something that bothers you terribly and you want a permanent solution you may wish to consult a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon about your surgical options for correction.
Best of luck~
Dr. Grant Stevens
For about 3 years I have been getting botox injections between the eyebrow about twice a year. Its been about 8 months since my last treatment and I have noticed (or rather other people have noticed) that the expression I make with my eyes has changed. I seem to make a wide eye expression (with wrinkling of entire forehead) quite often when I speak. I can only attribute this to the botox, as it is something new that I did not do before. Could it be an unintended consequence of the botox?
Greetings~
The use of Botox won't make you get new wrinkles or change facial expression but I have seen patients that as a result of no being able to move certain muscles have 'learned' to use others. The areas treated wtih Botox are areas that are muscle and facial expression driven--these are for the most part, learned behaviors....so certainly, we can learn new behaviors as well. If the area you treated previously is now smooth, or significantly better, you may just be heightenedly aware of the lines that remain and may have always been present.
Good luck~
Dr. Grant Stevens
It's been eight days, and although I see a 20% improvement, I can still squint, forming those 11s between my brows. She did two shots in that area, then one each over the arch and three on each crow's feet area on the sides of my eyes. Do I need to wait a bit longer, go back for more injections or accept that this is probably the way my body reacts? I paid by the area treated, not by the units, so I don't have any idea if she would retreat free of charge.
Greetings~
Though most patients do respond after 8 days some can take up to 2 weeks (or more) to see the full effects. Each patient is different and can require a different amount of Botox (greater or lesser units, independent of the number of injection sites). It's quite possible, especially if you paid by the area and not the unit, that you may not have received a sufficient amount of Botox for that area. Depending on the policy of the office where you were treated, they may or may not do a touch up dose at no charge. Follow up with the office that treated you, especially if you still have significant movement between you brows.
Good luck~
Dr. Grant Stevens
