Taken in Tampa, First of all 8 units of Botox is a drop in the bucket. You are going to see minimal results with such a small amount of Botox. I hope you did not pay very much for this. For the glabella (area between your eyebrows) you should receive between 20 and 30 units on average. As for the exercise, if... more
Facial exercise or scowling for working Botox into muscles?
I had a Botox injection (8 units) for the first time yesterday, for the frown lines between my brows. I was wondering, why I was told to exercise the injected muscle frequently by scowling for the following two days? I thought that the muscle is supposed to be paralyzed, not being exercised. I asked my doctor and she said it's for working the Botox into the muscle. Can someone (preferrably a doctor) give me some more input on this matter because it does not make sense to me. Thank you.
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A: Botox Exercises
Thanks for the question - I agree with Dr. Shafer that 8 units is a small amount botox to use for this area. In our San Francisco office we do not ask patients to "exercise" the muscles after injection. We discourage massage or any other technique to move the botox from where... more
A: Exercising Botox into muscles not necessary if injected correctly
It sounds like the practitioner in this case does not have a lot of experience with Botox. 8 units is not enough for the area injected and "exercising the muscle" to work the Botox into place is not necessary when it is injected correctly. We would suggest finding a new practitioner and filling... more
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