I had Botox two weeks ago around the eyes, and went in for a touch up last Thursday, January 10th. On Saturday, January 12th, I woke up with a puffy, blue bump, making me look like I had a black eye. It is now 5 days later and the blue bump has not gone away. When I smile, the bump pushes up into a bumpy wrinkle, and makes me have very crepey skin. Any idea why this would happen and have suggestions or advice? It looks horrible and I’m very upset....
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January 16, 2019
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Thank you for your question and for sharing your photographs Selena90. I understand your concern. Botox is a purified protein used to address wrinkles associated with facial expression. When injected into the skin Botox will relax the muscles and smoothen out the overlying wrinkles. The most ...
Thank you for your question. It's difficult to comment without a photo as you had injections into pretty difficult areas of the lower face and they both can lead to facial asymmetry if Botox affects near by muscles as well. It can easily happen with chin or masseter. The fact that...
Age and gravity causes the soft tissue of the mid and lower face to fall, causing shadowing around the mouth and chin. Both medium-viscosity fillers such as Vollure® and Restylane® Defyne and/or Ultherapy® can lift this sagging tissue and improve this problem.