Why Did Botox Results Lasted Only a Few Days?

Depending on the size of muscles, the amount of Botox may differ. For the Glabella area, the usual amount is 20 -30 units. If we inject less, the results will not last the usual 3-4 months and the muscle movements will restart sooner. So, a little more Botox will probably do the job for you.

Dear Vixen, the resultant effect of Botox on weakening mscles is depenedent on the amount of Botox used and where it is placed. Generally it starts working in 3 to 5 days and the maximum effect is at 2 weeks- and generally lasts 3 to 4 months. It can be upsetting if you expect the movement and line to be gone and they are still present.....however this can be easily resolved by adding more Botox. I f this is your first treatment - sometimes the dose required needs to be adjusted so that you more

Dear Vixen 17 units of BOTOX could be an appropriate dose. It depends on what is being treated. For the average woman this should be an appropriate dose for the 11 lines and a four month treatment result is expected. Generally when the results of BOTOX are of very short duration when not enough dosage is used. It is helpful to verify the actual results with photographs. Hopefully these were taken. If not, this is a red flag. In my experience when a treatment is short lived and the... more

Botox is dose dependent and I think you may benefit from a slightly larger dose. Of course, I have not examined you and I cannot tell you for sure. So explore that option with your doctor, since he/she has seen what 17 units did for you. It would be most unusual to have Botox stop working at 13 days. Botox cannot completely stop the movement in the forehead, so having some movement there is normal and to be expected.

Dear Vixen, I've been using BOTOX for over 10 years, and I havent seen a case where the result lasted onlt 2 weeks. I have seen a few complete non-responders, and these cases were due to a bad batch of the product. I would certainly let your physician know what's going on. Find out if any of the other patients that received product from that vial also had a poor result. If so, Allergan (Botox manufacturer) might provide a free vial. I hope this helps, and best regards.

Hi Vixen, As your name implies, you are a very strong woman. Apparently so are your muscles that were treated with Botox. It is not normal for Botox to be working at 10 days, and then not at 13 days. It is normal to have some movement after Botox treatment unless you want that Marcia Cross look. Return to your injecting physician for re-evaluation and possibly more Botox. Good luck and be well, and go easy on those Canadian men. Dr. P