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Help! Bad botox? Weird eyebrows? Should I go back to the plastic surgeon for a touch up? (photos)

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FlexdeformMar 5, 2017

Hello. I had botox done for the first time 5 days ago and my face/eyebrows look crazy. I am only 33 and just wanted to treat myself. I just wanted to look fresher. He injected my forehead and around my crowsfeet with a total of 24 units. Now I am so self conscious, I cant even move my face without my eyebrows pulling up and looking so weird. Can this be fixed? If he puts in more botox will it make my eyes look droopy? Ugh. So sad.

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Dr. Paul Vitenas, Jr., MD
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