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Is This the Normal Amount of Botox Generally Used For This Area?
I have had Botox - Mouth - upper lip lines The consultant I use has used 16 by 6 injections 100u then I have a top up in a month of 6 injections = 30u. Is that a normal amount for this area.
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Botox for upper lips
Hi Ingram!
Your questions raised questions on my part too. Botox is delivered in units to a particular muscle. The upper lip needs only 4-8 units per visit. Above that will make the entire upper lip so flat that social movement is impossible. You might challenge your current injector as to the units of Botox used and hold them to that. A unit of Botox should run $12-15 if it is true Botox Cosmetic from Allergan. That is the only product I trust and...
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Botulinum toxin for upper lip lines
Botox, Dysport or Xeomin used for upper lip lines is an off-label use. usually for botox it might be 4 or 6 units for the upper lip and slightly less for the lower. Even if a physician used more, then 8 units for the upper lip might be considered maximum. I'm not sure if you had Dysport which might take 24 units, but 100 units would absolutely be excessive for just the upper lip and would cause such flattening and lowering of the upper lip that normal functions of speech and eating/drinking,...
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Botox around the mouth area
Usually the amount of botox used around the mouth area is fairly small - e.g. 4-10 units.
Anatoli Freiman, MD, FRCPC
Toronto Dermatology Centre
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Botox dosages
100 units around the mouth does not sound right. I will often use 4-8 units total. Please check with your doctor.
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Botox Around the Mouth
Botox can be used effectively around the mouth to soften smokers or kissing lines, improve gummy smiles and ever correct the down turned corners of the mouth. 100 U seems like an excessive amount to use for these purposes. I would check with your physician and verify this is the amount they used.
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Botox to lips
I think 100 units of Botox to the areas you describe sounds very high. Review it again with your doctor.
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Botox for upper lip and mouth
I do not use much Botox for peri-oral or lip injections and 100 units of Botox just in the lips is well above standard practice and I would be surprised if you did not develop disfigurement due to such a high dose.
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Botox around the mouth
It is very difficult to answer your question without further clarification, however, injecting a small amount (between 2 to 8 units) in the upper lip and/or lower lip does help relax that area.
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Small amounts of Botox can be useful for vertical lip lines
Botox in very small doses is effective at treating fine to moderate upper lip lines. One or two units in each quadrant of the lips (2 injections in upper lip and 2 injections in lower lip) is all that is needed. Since you need the lip muscle to eat, speak, etc., I would hesitate to use higher doses. 100u and 30 u that you mentioned seem incredibly high, and I wonder if you misinterpreted the amount or type of product that was injected. Since the amount of Botox that can be used is limited, I...
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Normal Dosage of Botox for Mouth and upper lip lines?
Hello and thank you for your question regarding Botox dosage. I apologize as I would like to attempt to assist in answering your question. I am a bit uncertain that I'm reading your question correctly. What I can share with you is upper lip lines (small vertical lines above the upper lip) are commonly treated and require a small dosage of Botox Cosmetic. It varies from patient to patient, but 2-8 units is a safe range. These treatments are lower dosed for good reasons, primarily...
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