{"id":27208,"date":"2024-01-19T11:55:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T19:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/?p=27208"},"modified":"2024-01-19T11:55:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T19:55:20","slug":"botox-warning-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/botox-warning-social-media","title":{"rendered":"The Botox Warning Doctors Are Issuing on Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Norman Rowe<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in New York City
Dr. Doris Day<\/a>, a board-certified dermatologist based in New York City<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

Once upon a time, the term Botox<\/em><\/a> was synonymous with “frozen,” with the general understanding in the zeitgeist being that, after a few injections of the neuromodulator—the first of several now on the market—you wouldn’t be able to move your face, from your eyebrows to your hairline. The good news? This hasn’t been the case for years, and many doctors say a more natural approach has become the norm. <\/p>

Yet some patients still request the frozen look, and some injectors are known for being heavy-handed with neurotoxin—and this can have serious consequences for the rest of your face. Doctors are now sharing the risks on social media, warning that by inactivating your forehead muscle via botulinum toxin, you’re effectively forcing it to atrophy—and since your forehead muscle holds up the brows, your brows can therefore droop.<\/p>

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A post shared by Dr Doris Day MD FAAD (@drdorisday)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>