The nurse said she did 25 units, 15 to the labella and 10 to the forehead for horizontal lines. I've since read that botox in the frontal muscle can cause droopiness. She rubbed my botox immediately after injection in an upward fashion. I told her I thought this was couterindicated and she said yes, downward for pitosis. I feel like botox travelled down the bridge of my nose and I feel some effects on my sinus area. If these muscles are affected can it cause issues with breathing? Other issues?
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30 units seems like an adequate dose for the forehead. It is enough to treat some of the glabella and frontalis at the same time. Treating both gives the best results. Glabella is typically 20-30 in a female, and forehead is 6-12.
Thank you for your question. The purpose of the injector rubbing your forehead is supposed to smooth out the Botox injections. In my opinion I do not believe this effective. However, there is no harm in doing this. Although, I do recommend you see an experienced injector in the future.
Yes, Botox is safe to treat the “gummy smile”. Botox is used to keep the lips from elevating thus, giving you a less gummy smile. This treatment requires about 2 units of Botox injected on each side of the nostril Botox typically lasts 3 months in this area. Some patients do not like this pro...
