I had Botox around the eye area for the first time two months ago. My concern now is, how am I going to look as it wears off. Will it be a gradual, slow return to the way my skin was before I got the injections?
Will I have time to get re-injected without anyone knowing or when three months is up should I just have it topped up any way? Thanks in advance for you help. Worried first timer!
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When specific muscles that are treted with Botox become deactivated, others may want to compensate. In order to attempt to correct this it is very important to see how the muscle moves when activated and then attempt to address the concerns that you hae.
It is likely that your result could be managed with additional selective injection of Botox into the forehead muscles that are activated when you lift your eyebrows.
Return to the injecting physician and discuss your concerns.
It sounds like the doctor just treated your central forehead. Sometimes, treating only this area can cause the medial brow to droop, and the lateral brow to arch upwards. (I call it the Mr. Spock look.) I would suggest asking the doctor to inject the lateral forehead where you see movement, and...