MY headaches have improved from daily moderate to severe head pain to no disernable head pain. However my neck pain and rigidity are bad and i have taken codeine for relief. Is it okay to get a deep tissue massage or chiropractic adjustment? Will if effect the Botox in any way?
July 8, 2013
Answer: Sounds like you saw a neurologist or headache doctor...the customary number of botox
units is 155...for cosmetic purposes the number of units is much less...and often the neurologist isn't as familiar with the cosmetic aspects of injections as your plastic surgeon or dermatologist...there's hope for a drooping brow and lids regardless of who did the injections...but it's important to see your doctor to let him review the situation...the neck pain probably has to do with trauma to the muscle or bleeding into the area of injection...that should go away much sooner than the droopiness...good luck
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July 8, 2013
Answer: Sounds like you saw a neurologist or headache doctor...the customary number of botox
units is 155...for cosmetic purposes the number of units is much less...and often the neurologist isn't as familiar with the cosmetic aspects of injections as your plastic surgeon or dermatologist...there's hope for a drooping brow and lids regardless of who did the injections...but it's important to see your doctor to let him review the situation...the neck pain probably has to do with trauma to the muscle or bleeding into the area of injection...that should go away much sooner than the droopiness...good luck
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June 25, 2014
Answer: 175 units of Botox, are you sure?
Well, that is 3+ times the normal injection for a full treatment, are you sure you didn't have Dysport and not Botox? Most people receive about 50 units of Botox for a full treatment, so 175 units of Botox is wow, quite a lot! (Dysport units are done differently, so a normal treatment of Dysport is 150 units...) Thus, if you had this many units of Botox, I'm not surprised your left brown and eyelid have been negatively affected. Please confirm with your physician if you had Botox or Dysport, first.
Second, where were the units injected? Did you have some injected into your neck area? I would definitely see your injecting physician again for an evaluation at this point. Massages are fine usually 24-48 hours after Botox, but because I'm unsure where the Botox was injected, or why that much, please consult your injector. The Botox has been absorbed entirely by the muscles at this point so it shouldn't affect anything.
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June 25, 2014
Answer: 175 units of Botox, are you sure?
Well, that is 3+ times the normal injection for a full treatment, are you sure you didn't have Dysport and not Botox? Most people receive about 50 units of Botox for a full treatment, so 175 units of Botox is wow, quite a lot! (Dysport units are done differently, so a normal treatment of Dysport is 150 units...) Thus, if you had this many units of Botox, I'm not surprised your left brown and eyelid have been negatively affected. Please confirm with your physician if you had Botox or Dysport, first.
Second, where were the units injected? Did you have some injected into your neck area? I would definitely see your injecting physician again for an evaluation at this point. Massages are fine usually 24-48 hours after Botox, but because I'm unsure where the Botox was injected, or why that much, please consult your injector. The Botox has been absorbed entirely by the muscles at this point so it shouldn't affect anything.
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