I have had Botox several times. I just turned 50 and it has worked well in the past. Two weeks ago, I had the following injections that did not really do the trick: Forehead - 8 units (very few wrinkles on forehead) Glabella - 15 units (pretty deep 11's) Crow's Feet - 10 units (5 each side) Total units: 33 Two weeks later I had additional injections for further correction: Glabella - 9 units (24 total) Crows - 12 units (22 total) Eyebrow Lift - 2 units (had not done this before) Total units in 2 weeks: 56 This seems to me like a TON of Botox. I was a bit nervous, but was assured by the doctor that this was not excessive; average or slightly above, but not excessive. He explained some patients get upwards of 70 units for correction without the frozen appearance. I trusted him; but sit here and wonder what I will look like in 7 days. Any feedback appreciated.
February 8, 2009
Answer: BOTOX Cindy I am assuming that you are going to the same doctor and the botox concentration and technique are the same as you have had in the past. I have injected botox into thousands of patients and I occasionally find that a patient will need more botox to get the same results that they got the last time. That being said, 56 units is not really a lot of botox for all the areas treated. I will typically use 40 to 60 units at one sitting for the same areas. The other issue is the length of time between botox injections - you will typically need less if the interval between injections is shorter.
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February 8, 2009
Answer: BOTOX Cindy I am assuming that you are going to the same doctor and the botox concentration and technique are the same as you have had in the past. I have injected botox into thousands of patients and I occasionally find that a patient will need more botox to get the same results that they got the last time. That being said, 56 units is not really a lot of botox for all the areas treated. I will typically use 40 to 60 units at one sitting for the same areas. The other issue is the length of time between botox injections - you will typically need less if the interval between injections is shorter.
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February 8, 2009
Answer: Fifty units of Botox is a very average amount to start with. Many patients benefit from Botox for treatment of dynamic wrinkles of the forehead, glabella (11's), crow's feet, and droopy brows. Fifty units of Botox is a very average amount to begin with. Some patients may require more on their second treatment.
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February 8, 2009
Answer: Fifty units of Botox is a very average amount to start with. Many patients benefit from Botox for treatment of dynamic wrinkles of the forehead, glabella (11's), crow's feet, and droopy brows. Fifty units of Botox is a very average amount to begin with. Some patients may require more on their second treatment.
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February 8, 2009
Answer: No actually not enough Botox these initial doses are extremely low and I wonder what the specialty of the the treating physician is......this sounds like an inexperienced injector. The crow's feet area can easily require 12 units on average per side, the glabella can require 25-40 units, and the forehead sometimes needs 15-20 units or so. Of course these numbers can fluctuate a bit but the number of units he/she used on you in the initial visit, are low. You will know for sure in 7-10 days.
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February 8, 2009
Answer: No actually not enough Botox these initial doses are extremely low and I wonder what the specialty of the the treating physician is......this sounds like an inexperienced injector. The crow's feet area can easily require 12 units on average per side, the glabella can require 25-40 units, and the forehead sometimes needs 15-20 units or so. Of course these numbers can fluctuate a bit but the number of units he/she used on you in the initial visit, are low. You will know for sure in 7-10 days.
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