Two women and I got Botox just over a week ago at a reputable place near where we live in Beijing, with Chinese Botox. As background, we have all had Botox done once before, but in the West. Now, while the results are pretty good, we all feel like we are able to scrunch our eyebrows and 11 lines more than after each of our last times (for me, hardly at all and now a lot). Is this a sign that the doc didn't give enough to the glabella? Or could it be something to do with the Chinese brand?
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Not sure if you have the correct diagnosis. You should consider getting evaluated forr Angioedema. In any case, the possibility of having a reaction to BOTOX is extremely rare. I have even injected (just today) patient's with history of angioedema with botox and had no...
This line represents the lateral portion of the frontalis muscle (muscle of the forehead that helps lift the brow). if the main body of the muscle is injected with muscle, it will not lift up but the lateral portion may still contract and create that line. You can have the problem fixed by have...
I think most people respond very well to Botox, but not everyone responds the same way. I am assuming that you had a good treatment with:1) the Botox placed in the area of the densest sweat production (starch-iodine test helps with this component)2) enough units of Botox (usually about 50 u...