Botox Injection Hit a Nerve? (photo)

It is possible to get some irritation of the sensory nerves when Botox is injected into the forehead.  The feeling is exactly as you describe, with a burning/electrical sensation that shoots up to the scalp.  This should not cause any permanent damage and the sensation should resolve completely over a short period of time.  You do not need to do anything but just wait a bit for the sensation to subside.    

Thank you for your question. What you have described is very rare and mostly likely the needle hit a sensory nerve. There is no need to worry as there is no long term effect. The nerve most likely has a small bruise on it and will take some time to heal. I recommend following up with injector for evaluation if this persists. Best of Luck!

The frontal branch of the facial nerve or one of the sensory nerves to the forehead may have been irritated by the injection any problem that you have from this would be very short lived.  

sounds like you correctly self-diagnosed the situation...probably will go away in a short time...several days to a week or so...in very rare instances this can lead to more prolonged irritation with the development of something known as a traumatic neuroma...these are usually caused by surgical injury to a nerve but may also be due to needle sticks right to the nerve...in this case you might need a little more treatment to remedy the situation...but remember this scenario is very, very rare...good luck...keep us informed

Thanks so much for your question.  Although it is very uncommon to have any nerve pain following botox injections it can happen.  At this point in time the best thing to do is wait and give things some time.  Your discomfort will gradually resolve.  Any discomfort you are having is a result of the actual needle coming in contact with the nerve rather than from what was injected into the area.  So, although this was a botox injection procedure, the botox probably doesn't have much of anything to do with your pain/discomfort.  Give things some time and your symptoms will gradually go away and things will return to normal.  Hope this helps.

What you describe is irritation (electrical, burning sensation) from the needle hitting a nerve in your scalp.  The nerve is irritated and will recover in a week or two.  There is nothing to do, it will improve on it's own.  The diagram which you have submitted is for the Facial Nerve, a motor nerve, and not the one that is irritated.

Just as you have described, a nerve was hit along the hairline and feels like an electric sensation when touched. Though very uncommon this can happen with any kind of injection done. While it is painful for a bit, it will resolve on its own in the next week or two and stop hurting.