Is my Disfigured Face a "Common" Botox Occurrence? Or the Result of an Inexperienced Injector? (photo)

21 units would occur if 0.7cc of 2.5units per 0.1cc dilution was used. This is a "standard" dilution and dose, but your photo does NOT look like either a standard dose or a standard injection pattern result!

If this is a "common" effect that your LPN injector sees, then she should be banned from performing any further injections. BTW, only physicians, PAs (physician's assistants), and RNs are legally allowed to perform injections in most if not all states.

I suspect that you received an over-dosage (improper dilution), but I have never seen this degree of deformity in 10 years of Botox use, so I can't say definitively.

Don't give up on Botox--Give up on that injector! Best wishes! Dr. Tholen

The photograph on the right which appears to be the after photograph is not displaying any common side effect. I have never seen such a result from Botox and find it hard to describe anatomically knwoing what muscles are normally targeted. Possibly you have an unusual anatomical disribution of muscles in the glabella region or the technique was not quite correct for you.

let the Botox wear off and see a board-certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon for an evaluation and possible retreatment. You should spend at lesat three if not four months to let it wear off prior to trying it again.

Very sorry you are having issues.

I am having trouble seeing the image.

Would it be possible to send another image with better lighting?

Very seldom see a bad result with Botox.

 

This is not really that common.  It also very much looks like your were treated with more BOTOX than you are being told.  21 units is a fairly small dose.  You were really flattened by your treatment.  It is possible to have the treatment rebalanced.  You can research my micro droplet botox treatment to learn how this is done.  This will wear off but it can take months and treatment results like this mess with facial feedback and can cause feeling of dysphoria and depression.  Please stick with physician and surgeon injectors in the core aesthetic specialities: dermatology, plastic surgery, facial plastic surgery, oculoplastic surgery.

The after photo is a bit hard to figure out, but it appears that you have not only a severe bruise but also really lowered brows.  I would disagree that this is a common side effect of Botox.  I have never seen anything like that from Botox or Dysport.  I would tend to blame technique over the amount used in this case.  21 units is not really an excessive amount for the "frowner" muscles.