Can Botox in the glabella for 11 lines actually make the lines worse?

November 24, 2015
Asked By:jsibor in Detroit, MI

I'm 29, and I've been getting Botox for about 2 years now. I recently switched dermatologists, and am experiencing something I haven't seen before. First off, this injector's technique is she only injects right in the middle of brows, then massages it up and outward. I'm mostly unable to scowel, but progressively getting deep lines at the beginning of each brow. I've never seen this before with or without Botox. What happened?

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