I had botox on chin for orange peel, it caused numbness, paralysis, and then uneven bottom lip.ive had botox 24u x2 in 1 month ( first time looked great for about 2 weeks then back to baseline. I had it for deep frown line and to lift. Second time she did a touch up. Same thing. It's been 16 days my frown is back and my eyes actually look worsened far as wrinkles.
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Although you should definitely avoid tanning beds, botox injection could rarely lead to swelling. The condition could last from a couple of hours to a couple of weeks. Cold compressions can temporarily suppress the swelling, whereas rising temperature of the skin during tanning-bed session...
I would definitely return to your treating physician for examination. Side effects after Botox are extremely rare but it sounds like you had a great deal of Botox in multiple places, some perhaps not typical. Please keep us posted. Best, Dr. Green
Hello. As a safer option, we would usually use wrinkle relaxers first to reduce the dynamic lines created by frowning. Fillers can be an option in more severe static lines but has a higher risk of complications, so is usually reserved for worser circumstances.