My right eye and right lip sit lower than on the left side. It has become more pronounced with time. I think vision in my right eye has gotten worse over the past 6 months at around the same time, so perhaps the problem is a lazy eye. Is there any way I can correct the right half of my face? I'm not sure if it is a problem with a lazy eye, the muscles or my bone structure. I think my lips have always been uneven, and my eyes too - but never this pronounced.
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Botox is a completely temporary medication, and its effect on the nerve/muscle junction always reverses with time. Upon re-injection, as long as there is appropriate technique and dose, there is a repeatable natural look. People have been receiving botox for decades without any permanent effects...
You have not had very many treatments to imagine being immune to botulinum toxin. Possibly there is a medication or herb that you take that affects the result (not that we have good information about such an interaction) and certainly you may just need many more units than someone else. There...
Nerve irritation is very rare but can occur when any needle is inserted in the skin for administration of botox or fillers. Nerve irritation can be due to the proximity of the solution injected rather than a direct nerve injury. Usually these symptoms spontaneously resolve but can take...