I have never had any Botox before. I went for a consult in Scottsdale, AZ at a very reputable surgeons office. I was told that the bulge/wrinkle under my eye is caused by a muscle that most people don't have to treat. I'm 39 and wanting to look less tired. She recommended a DROP of Botox under the eye in that muscle ( besides numerous other places) but did warn me it could pull my eye down slightly. Do I try it under my eye? I've read some women getting more bags. I don't want that for sure. TIA!
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Botox can have some early complaints of local tenderness from the injections and headaches from travel of the medication in the blood. However, I am a strong believer that a well trained board certified provider can carefully maneuver around the bigger veins that could be culprit of botox ...
Any problems from Botox will definitely wear off gradually starting 2-3 months after injection, so never consider surgery until it's completely worn off. You may be unwilling to try Botox again (at least for a while), but a smaller amount or a different injector may produce a very different result.
The number of units of Botulinum toxin used to treat cosmetic indications are a fraction of those used by neurologists for dystrophic muscular cases and there is a high safety factor with those situations. Remember that one can not equate mouse studies with human results, the former are only...
