I got Botox injections between my eyebrows 3 days ago. My firehead sores a lot! I can't touch the area where i got injections. I can't wash my face without pain at that area and I can't apply cream there! Is it a side effect? Or unprofessional doctor? or bad quality of Botox itself?...
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February 6, 2011
Answer: Botulinum Toxin (Dysport and Botox) and injection pain
This is just my clinical impression but I think the injection may have caused atrophy of the muscle, leading to the defect. This could be completely addressed with fat injections. Fat can easily build up the depression, restoring volume to this area. Should you seek botox injections...
I would recommend you discussing this with your provider in detail as some practitioners prefer to give Botox prior to resurfacing with ablative or fractional laser and some prefer to treat after resurfacing. It works well in both cases as it helps to relax the dynamic creases of the face...