About 24 hours ago I had Botox injections in my forehead (a total of 12 units) and around my eyes. One of the injection sites on my forehead is very sore, swelled up like a zit, and is red. It hurts and isn't getting better. Will this go away or should I see the doctor? Can I put Neosporin or ice on it, or should I leave it alone? Thanks for the help!
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When your eyelids are heavy to begin with, overwriting the forehead lines (frontal muscle) with Botox can drop the brow and make the upper lid even heavier. Unfortunately you have to wait until the treatment wears off in a few months.
Hi Igregie -You are right on track - the flat eyebrows are perceived as more masculine. Putting Botox into the lateral frontalis muscle will drop the lateral brow and give a more masculine brow. Sometimes we can build a brow ridge and/or fill the glabella with fillers to add to that effect. The...
You will probably need a combination of treatments to correct the line. Botox and fillers could be a good start. Laser resurfacing could be used later, depending on the result from the injections.
