I had 71 units of botox for forehead and eye wrinkles.The one eye the doc hit a blood vessel he said its common and there was a bloody bruise for over a week. I had botox on a Friday, and Monday I had an episode of Syncope collapse of unknown cause as per the emergency doc. One week later I had massive muscle weakness in my shoulders and arms and I have had trouble swallowing and have slurred my words..could this have been caused by botox and if so how long before these symptoms will get better?
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November 6, 2013
Answer: I had 71 units of botox for forehead and eye wrinkles and the reaction was quite scary and alarming? Botox reaction?
Hello!!! It is very important to inject botox only with a board certified plastic surgeon or Dermatologist to avoid any problems. Botox needs to be carefully injected to avoid any unnecessary side effect.The full effect of botox is reached in 2 weeks. It is important to have a followup visit...
Any muscle that is not used will atrophy and get weaker. This includes facial muscles that are consistently botox'd. I personally have used BOTOX since it was first approved, and I have also learned how not to use my facial muscles to express my emotions as much as I did before Botox came out....
Issue has not been well studied...the amount of botox used for cosmetic purposes is relatively small so it's dilution in the body drastically lowers the amount potentially available in the breast milk...and of course the blood concentration is extremely low and basically unmeasurable a short...
