“Prominent forehead and temple veins after botox for crowsfeet”
Botox: NOT worth it
Cost: $240
Pain: Mild
Review of Botox:Pain: Mild
Botox satisfaction: Poor
I had botox injections for crowsfeet. A week later, I have noticed that a frontal forehead vein as well as the temple veins become prominent only when I smile. I am very concerned of the appearance and hopeful I will return to normal after the effects of botox wears off.
Jul 25, 2009Comments and replies (4)
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463 posts
26 Jul 2009
I must confess that after injecting Botox into the crows feet of a few thousand patients over the past 13 years this is a new one on me. I have never seen this and am at a loss to explain the event. I'd suggest you and your docotr review your before and after photographs.
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18 Aug 2009
I developed the same thing after botox for glabella (between brows) and crowsfeet. The vein that became prominent in the center of my forhead to my hairline is still slightly visible. The vein in my temple near my eye never went back to normal -- I still have a very noticeable "vericose vein" there when I smile. Not a good look. This is caused by the Doctor damaging the vein by piercing it during the botox injection. Unfortunately it will not go away on its own -- you may be able to have it treated with laser. Oh and the doctors will always stick together and say -- never seen this before, couldn't have happened from the injection, you always had it just didn't notice. It's just the wagons circling and the doctors CYAing.
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28 Sep 2009
I also ended up with a noticeable vericose-looking vein on one of my temples after having my crow's feet injected with Botox. The blue vein became visible right after the Botox because the doctor damaged it with the needle. It has been a year and it has not improved. It is probably permanent unless I have the vein treated. Of course, the doctor brushed it off and could not have cared less. I now have a permanent blue vein that on my temple.
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27 Oct 2009
I have the same thing and am wondering if it will go when the botox wears off. I will never have botox again. This is such a lesson not to mess with your appearance and the doctors do not care as it is big money for them. Does the laser treatment work?