Hi - I'm in a time crunch and currently have Botox scheduled and then 8 days later a YAG treatment on my face, also. Is YAG considered too invasive a laser to have those so close together? I've had Botox before and it seems to have fully set in by a week. I can't imagine there being a problem, but I don't know that much about the YAG laser. Thanks!
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Answer: YAG Laser Treatment 8 days after Botox injections
Hi Sandy,I'm not sure why your other side got hyperactive but this is something that Botox could diminish. Placement has to be exact so that you don't experience eyelid drop. Botox will smoothen the lines of your forehead.All the best, Justin Harper, M.D.
Hi Kaites,
For best Botox results we recommend repeated movement of the injected muscles immediately following treatment. While we recommend 4 hours as the time to be careful not to rub the area or lay down, the 4 hour recommendation is very conservative, so in your case you are perfectly...
Botox does not work that soon, you were likely experiencing swelling from the injections that has resolved. It takes 2 weeks to see the maximal results of Botox. If at that point you still see no results you 1) are a nonresponder (which some people claim but I have never seen), 2) were...
