I have tried Botox four times. The first two times were many years ago as I was accompanying friends. I probably had very few units and had no results but never thought much of it. Fast forward to six months ago when I decided to do something about my forehead lines. My doctor injected 30 units of xeomin. Within a week I noticed lessened movement, not significant but some. This lasted about three weeks. Ten days ago I decided to try Botox with a highly recommended doctor. 32 units, 0 effect
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I usually inject 6-9 units into the chin to relax the mentalis muscle. 20 units is a very high dose. Confirm that he/she was using Botox and not Dysport.
Dear Allison:I understand the rationale behind your question, and personally always inject Botox in this dilution, even though it costs me more in wasted Botox left in the inaccessible portions of the syringe. Injecting in multiple locations in high concentration, low on the jawline, and ...
Sorry to hear about your experience with Botox injection to the chin. Yes, Botox injection to the chin can result in an asymmetric smile if the Botox in injected or diffuses into the DAO muscle which is right next to the mentalis muscle (the intended target of a chin Botox injection). The...
