Is it safe to get Botox injection if I was just given a cortisone shot?

It is rare to have pain after BOTOX.  Sometimes patients have headaches after botox injections, other times a sensory nerve may have been touched by the injection needle and this is not irritated and causing pain.  Anti-inflammatory medication should help.

The injector may have hit a nerve when injecting the Botox. This happens on occasion and has no lasting effects. This could possibly happen again or it may not. Hope this helps. 

Hi CF.  It's difficult to say without a before and after picture, but one possibility is that if part of the muscle was relaxed and part was not, you may be noticing the part that was not relaxed.  Injection technique is important when treating this area, so consider a second opinion if you d...

Thank you for your question Yogacool. I understand your concern. Botox is a purified protein used to address wrinkles associated with facial expression. When injected into the skin Botox will relax the muscles and smoothen out the overlying wrinkles. The most common areas of treatment are in ...

A gummy smile Botox injection complication can be one of 2 things 1) you feel no result 2) you feel as though your lip has lost the ability to move or is elongated. Most injectors administer Botox conservatively in this area to avoid the second option listed above. All the best.  

Hello.  The catchy headline sure does grab the attention of readers, but the information is not accurate.  Botulinum Toxin Type A for cosmetic purposes has a better safety record than generic Aspirin.  This is because such tiny amounts of the drug are used to obtain the desired results.There ha...