I got my first injections of Botox done one month ago, which didnt actually work. I went back in after waiting 2 weeks and got more put in, while hoping that it would be enough. Although the 2nd lot of injections stopped me from being able to frown, I still have my 2 very deep lines on each side of my eyebrow. I'm 29, and I was assured that the lines would lessen. Yet, they haven't at all. Can someone help by letting me know what could have gone wrong?
April 16, 2009
Answer: Botox may relax the muscles in days but the wrinkles in months Not all wrinkles will disappear with Botox. Let me give you an oversimplified antalogy to explain. Movement lines and their associated wrinkles are generally caused by the repeated action of the underlying muscles. Weakening the muscles will soften the creasing of the skin and make the wrinkles appear less severe. This is not dissimilar from the wrinkles which are formed from wearing a pair of pants all day long. When you put them on the hanger at night, most of the wrinkles will soften by the next morning. However, some of the more severe creases will persist. Your face is quite similar. Botox will put the skin at rest. However it will take several weeks and up to two months to see the full effect on the wrinkles. Most will soften and some will remain. You may have obtained the maximal benefit and you may want to consider some filling agents to improve any remaining creases once the muscles have fully relaxed.
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April 16, 2009
Answer: Botox may relax the muscles in days but the wrinkles in months Not all wrinkles will disappear with Botox. Let me give you an oversimplified antalogy to explain. Movement lines and their associated wrinkles are generally caused by the repeated action of the underlying muscles. Weakening the muscles will soften the creasing of the skin and make the wrinkles appear less severe. This is not dissimilar from the wrinkles which are formed from wearing a pair of pants all day long. When you put them on the hanger at night, most of the wrinkles will soften by the next morning. However, some of the more severe creases will persist. Your face is quite similar. Botox will put the skin at rest. However it will take several weeks and up to two months to see the full effect on the wrinkles. Most will soften and some will remain. You may have obtained the maximal benefit and you may want to consider some filling agents to improve any remaining creases once the muscles have fully relaxed.
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April 15, 2009
Answer: What is wrong very much depends on who you went to. Dear Jane Smith First and foremost, it pays to deal with a reputable core physician. This should be some one who is well respected and belongs to one of the core aesthetic specialities: Dermatology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology (facial plastic surgery), and general plastic surgery. Obviously other physicians can and do provide BOTOX. However these specialist have the largest experience with working with this agent. So did you see a core physician? Did you see a physician? Did you pay commodity prices. BOTOX cost the physician in the United States about $5 per unit for just the medication so anyone who sells the product for about $5 USD is essentially giving away the product. Since few businesses can sustain themselves this way, if you are paying a price that seem too good, it probably is too good. It is only the reputation of the physician that ensures that a unit of BOTOX is a unit of BOTOX. I suspect that some providers are injecting their patients with saline. Obviously injecting saline is highly profitable but not very effective. So ask yourself if you went to a factory that is perhaps not on the up and up. This might account for why your BOTOX was not too effective. If you went to a reputable physician injector, then the suggestion that the BOTOX did not work because it is too old is not valid. Ethical offices do not inject patients with old BOTOX. Once mixed, BOTOX is probably good for two weeks. In my office, it is rare for a vial of BOTOX to last more than a few hours because of the volume of service we do. I also disagree with the doctor who states that it might take a year to erase a line with BOTOX. If you have a creased skin, then the BOTOX is never getting rid of that line. If that is the case, an ethical core physician will be honest with you before you are even injected to help set your expectations. My recommendation is do your homework and find an ethical office where you are getting treatment by a core physician. You might look on the liquidfacelift.com website for the name of someone in your area with a large BOTOX practice.
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April 15, 2009
Answer: What is wrong very much depends on who you went to. Dear Jane Smith First and foremost, it pays to deal with a reputable core physician. This should be some one who is well respected and belongs to one of the core aesthetic specialities: Dermatology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology (facial plastic surgery), and general plastic surgery. Obviously other physicians can and do provide BOTOX. However these specialist have the largest experience with working with this agent. So did you see a core physician? Did you see a physician? Did you pay commodity prices. BOTOX cost the physician in the United States about $5 per unit for just the medication so anyone who sells the product for about $5 USD is essentially giving away the product. Since few businesses can sustain themselves this way, if you are paying a price that seem too good, it probably is too good. It is only the reputation of the physician that ensures that a unit of BOTOX is a unit of BOTOX. I suspect that some providers are injecting their patients with saline. Obviously injecting saline is highly profitable but not very effective. So ask yourself if you went to a factory that is perhaps not on the up and up. This might account for why your BOTOX was not too effective. If you went to a reputable physician injector, then the suggestion that the BOTOX did not work because it is too old is not valid. Ethical offices do not inject patients with old BOTOX. Once mixed, BOTOX is probably good for two weeks. In my office, it is rare for a vial of BOTOX to last more than a few hours because of the volume of service we do. I also disagree with the doctor who states that it might take a year to erase a line with BOTOX. If you have a creased skin, then the BOTOX is never getting rid of that line. If that is the case, an ethical core physician will be honest with you before you are even injected to help set your expectations. My recommendation is do your homework and find an ethical office where you are getting treatment by a core physician. You might look on the liquidfacelift.com website for the name of someone in your area with a large BOTOX practice.
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