I got 45 units of Botox injected yesterday: forehead, between brows, crows feet. using Botox 8+ years. never experienced these symptoms before. Usually small swelling around injection site subsides within an hour / less. Got injections at 4.30pm. Areas v swollen all night, painful to touch. Felt very bruised / 'full', especially in forehead area. Swelling persists 24 hours on. Am concerned allergic reaction to saline / non-Allergan product. Use zolpidem to sleep usually. OK?
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Thank you for your question. It is difficult to give you advice without seeing a photo or examining you in person. Feeling the botox being injected is ok, not necessarily a cause of concern. Although, when touch ups are required an injector will assess where Botox is needed and how much and ...
Theoretically, Botox injections can cause overall diffused muscle weakness.Because of the disproportion of muscle mass in the rest of the body compared to the doses used in the tiny facial muscles, the potential for perceiving the side effect is more theoretical than real.There have been...
Botox is not used to eradicate sagging skin of the jowls. A more appropriate treatment may be the use of facial fillers, skin tightening procedure such as ultherapy or a surgical procedure.Good Luck