Complete Movement 4 Days After Botox - is This Normal?

I had Botox for the first time on Friday between my brows. The doctor used 20 units. At first I had limited movement in this area but now I have much more movement than I expected. Also the lines are getting more like they were before the Botox was done. Is this normal and when can I ask the doctor to do a touch up?

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Botulinum Toxin (Dysport and Botox) and time for effect

Notify your doctor's office by 7-10 days but do not schedule an appointment for at least 2 weeks. It sometimes takes at least w1-2 months for the wrinkles to relax after the muscles are denervated.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Complete movement 4 days after Botox

There have been occasional reports of "bad batch" of Botox in which the Botox injected did not have the desired effect. I would wait about 1-2 weeks and see if there is still not effect and then bring up your concerns with your treating physician. A reasonable thing to do at that point may be to inject more. I've had some patients with extraordinarily strong muscles who required double or triple the amount of Botox of a normal person. You can't tell... more

Onset of Botox

It can take one to two weeks or even more for the full effect of Botox to register. Be patient and followup with your doctor. It is not unusual for physicians to be conservative and treat with more units on a subsequent visit should your musculature require more units.

Delayed onset of botox effects

The effect become fully established in one to two weeeks. It also depends upon the concentration and age of the Botox used and the size of the muscles treated. So if you do not see any results in two weeks please see your physician for a possible touch up

Botox with movement at 4d

It takes more than a week to see the full results of Botox. It sounds as if you may not have had enough either units or injection sites. When the Botox is injected into the muscles of the glabella, there are surrounding muscles that can be flexed in the forehead to still see the glabella lines, and you forehead can work harder to do this compensating for the inactive muscles injected. Sometimes more injections are needed to see the desired result. Consulting with your injecting... more

You should see the complete effect of Botox 7-14 days after your treatment.

You should wait one more week to assess your Botox result. If you're not pleased with the appearance of your brow in a week, you should bring these concerns to your doctor. A dose adjustment with another 10 units or so might be necessary. I hope this is helpful.