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Getting Botox Too Young?

asked 1 year ago by Christine1983 in Los Angeles
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: age 25-34, forehead, female

I heard that if you start doing Botox too young, in the long run you could end up with a forehead that is messed up (droops down, sags down?). What's the truth? I started Botox at 26 years old and I am now 27 years old - I did it 3 different times within one year - all in moderation of course. But... am I going to regret it when I'm really beginning to show signs of aging? Confused.

2 answers to Getting Botox Too Young?

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Botox won't cause a sagging forehead because of many years of use

I have been using cosmetic Botox for 17 years. I do not see that patients become saggy because of the Botox any more than patients who have not had Botox but continue to show the aging effects as collagen and elastin are affected so that the skin will be expected to droop. Patients in their late twenties can have their entire forehead treated usually, if needed but in our late thirties the forehead would have begun to drop (without ever having had Botox) and then the doctor is limited in... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Long term effects of Botox usage

It is difficult to predict the long term effects as the cosmetic product has only been in widespread use for 5 years depsite reports dating back 20 years or more.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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