Dysport: Stories

Thanks will do the same. I've been online researching fish collagen. I take a lot of supplements and green juices so I think that does help. I take Krill and prefer that to standard fish oil. Looking forward to trying the ha. Good luck!

I take a ton of suppls.,too, and greens(powder form/"green vibrance"). I take wheat grass powder a few times a day. ("pine's") I read that it helps to tighten skin,among many other health benefits, so I figured why not! lol. I also drink lemon water to help cleanse my system daily(1 squeezed into water twice a day). Just watch your teeth. Drink from a straw, and don't brush your teeth for up to an hr after drinking. I take choline/inositol,too,to help regenerate nerves....

:) the "uglies" hahah glad that is gone

Oh my word I definitely want to hear how this method works out.

PLEASE keep us posted. I am almost a year out (June 12th will be a year) and am also considering botox from my original doctor. I had minimal boxox for about 3 years for in between brows and nothing bad ever happened. New doctor, dysport and sick for almost a year and really don't like these new puffy 11's. I will never do forehead again but I am tempted to do 11's. Let us know. Good luck.

Hi, Huddie. I sure will keep you posted. I am going to re read your profile in a bit. Dysport did me in,too. I was fine w/ my botox treatments. Iam hoping for all of us that eventually these lingering problems we are left with will dissipate over time, time, and sigh...more time. Keep us posted on your situation,too. I haven't updated my profile. I am waiting for the day where I can say" I am healed..It took me _mos., but I am healed"...I know that day will come. Positive thinking:)

That is a great way to describe it puffy 11's. I know I am thinking of the brand Botox because it hurts so bad in-between and above my eyes from the muscles being tight all the time. I think there is a bit of a diff. in the before and after I do look a smidgen worse than before :( Take care I will keep you posted.

There is a surgeon my Mom had to go to for a different reason. The Dr. she went to absolutely will not use Dysport and does not like it. Can you imagine a Dr. that actually doesn't like or use Dysport LOL. Anyway she gave my Mom a little dose of Botox and she was fine. I may see what my options are for the pain in my forehead and above my eyes.

Yes, I am holding out hope too :)

Did you mom receive the botox AFTER a bad dyport situation? I am trying to find someone who actually did botox after going through this. Thanks and I'm glad she has a smart doctor.

I have not. She had Dysport done at the same place and did not have the best results. She thinks the Botox was just fine. I want to say someone in one of these threads has had it done after but I will post if I do. I will also post what she says after I talk to her (The Dr.)

I did, Huddie. I had botox nov 2011 to forehead, crows, glabella w/o a problem. I had dysport done Feb 23rd , same areas, and got cheek ptsosis, saggy,baggy undereye area. After about 4 1/2 mos, I was desperate to try and look better. My cheeks had risen some, but left one not completely. My skin was extremely droopy,loose on my whole face and undereyes. The ps that I saw told me that botox would make me look better, but would not take take care of the bagginess under my eyes. He was right. I got injected by him in the same areas, crows,forehead,and 11's. It took immediately. And, I do mean immediately. I could feel my face tightening up. Within hrs., I looked like a different person. I thought that maybe that was all I needed, was more botox. Sadly, my PS was right, I still had the bunchiness under my eyes. I would wake up w/ bags under my eyes for a good three mos. To alleviate them a bit, I was doing an hour of cardio(stepmill) in the morning. It did make them look better. Now, it is 8 mos since my last botox treatment. I feel that my skin is tighter on my face and my left cheek is about where it should be. I don't wake up with bags under my eyes anymore and haven't in many mos. My left undereye,the troublesome one, is almost back to normal....almost, but not quite. I have raised arches above my eyebrows.I do have the puffy 11's where I was injected. I am not afraid to get botox again in sm doses in my forhead and 11 area. I am trying to wait a full year and just see if my forehead relaxes and goes back to its natural state. I will never get botox around my eye area again. The bags I get underneath my eyes are just not worth it. I honestly think that I look better with my crows feet when I smile. It looks so much more natural, and feels so much more natural . So, hope this helps. Was it right to get botox 4 1/2 mos after dysport while my face was healing? I would say probably not. I was very desperate and had a big event to go to, so that is why I did it. I wish I never went down this road. All I can do now is just keep on taking really good care of myself and re evaluate after a full year and ask myslef if it is worth it in the long run to treat my forehead and 11's again. I'll keep you posted.:)

flygirl, Thank you. You helped me SO much. I have been dying to hear from someone who actually had botox post this horrible dysport. I am much more afraid of the physical/neurological/nerve stuff than how I look. The way I felt the first 3 months post dysport were the scariest of my life. The following months have just been lethargy, immune issues, everything on this board. Like you, once my year is up I may have botox just in the 11's. My face isn't disfigured where other people would notice but I notice major eye droops and lid stuff that may or may not be the same but I am not doing anything. I also have so many more forehead lines than I ever had before the dysport. It's lethal. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate it.

Man this was a great post thanks so much :) Well I am going to talk to this facial surgeon again. I know what you mean I wish I could hit rewind. What bugs me is that I was so anxious and freaked out that I should have listened to that inner warning. So here we are LOL. I am a bit over a year and would like the pain to go away maybe Botox is an option. Or not :) I feel that those arches above my eyes are going away though. The 11's for sure are not the way my face was. And my skin is much looser than it used to be. Thanks so much I will keep posting too. xoxox

Oh so true. I am in the same boat. I was just so ill. My immune system became so compromised i ended up in the hospital. I ended up with Epstein Bar. I am always lethargic and thought it was just me. But you say you are lethargic to, oh dear. I will talk to the facial surgeon and post. Thanks so much ladies.

Huddie and Depressed,I am so sorry about how sick you were, and are currently still having symptoms. I didn't get any of that, just mild depression after my dysport tragedy, which is normal. In small doses, botox may be able to help alleviate some of your tension , Depressed. Let us know what your Dr. advises. Take care ladies:)

I forgot to mention that since Dec/Jan I have had a pretty active twitch in my left upper eyelid. This is my bad eye. I am wondering if anyone else has experienced this? I know others have talked about twitches in their cheeks,etc..I never felt those. The way I am looking at it is any action is good action! I am hoping that the nerves are coming unthawed and back to live to try and repair the damage.

Wow I've been thinking of anti-depressants for the first time this year. I never thought that was related TOO! I had major anxiety/panick right after which was super frightening and knew that was from it, and of course, all the other stuff. Makes sense. I am getting better though and able to exercise again.

My cheeks also flattened out like yours. I started taking fish collagen and hylauronic acid to help promote collagen, retain skins moisture. I think it may be working. My cheeks look a little fuller.I was worried that it might make my undereye area look puffy, but so far so good. I am going to continue. It's been a week so far. I will post another update soon on this.

Thanks girl :) Glad you did not have the adverse physical side effects. Take care.

Hey there some where along the line someone mentioned "facial Yoga" you can you tube it. And it did fix the weird anxiety I had in my eye muscles. Thank goodness. Give a try.

Yes! Anxiety, depression and panic attacks are one of the symptoms along with massive headaches and fatigue. I have no idea if medication would help or not.