I recently moved from LA to Dallas and was ready for my 2nd Botox treatment. The laws are different here, and you don't have to be a doctor or nurse to inject.
In LA, I was injected with 28 units for lines across the forehead and the ones between my eyes. She only needed to inject me in 8 places or so. I was super happy with the results! My face looked more open and fresh. Two days ago in Dallas, I went to a "Derm Spa" and the esthetician used 25 units, but "poked" me all over the place! My forehead looked like major hail damage! Seriously, like 20 injection sites, and I don't think she even got the area between my eyebrows! I have a small bruise, but at least the redness and bumps went down. Why is there such a huge difference? Is it possible she did it wrong? Is it safe for me to go back for the lines between my eyebrows?
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13 Jan 2009
No. It is not the number of injections that determines results with Botox, but the number of units placed, the locations, and the skill of the injector. Aestheticians should not be doing Botox injections in my opinion. Leave it to well qualified doctors or RN injectionists. The quality of Botox injections received in a "day spa" , and the end result, are unlikely to match those received in a physician's office. Botox is not a "costco" product. Choose more cautiously and wisely next time, so you get excellent results that we have all come to expect with Botox.