About half an hour after receiving Botox injections on my "11s" (24 units), I absentmindedly popped a pimple on my forehead. It was above my injection site and a bit off to the side of my forehead, and I didn't apply great pressure. I didn't press INTO my forehead so much as squeezed the skin around the pimple. Should I be concerned?
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I do not think you are a poor Botox candidate. Unfortunately you experienced a rare, but known, side-effect of Botox -- eyelid droop. This can happen if the Botox was injected too close to your eyelid-elevating muscle, the levator palpebra superioris. In such a scenario, the...
Because Botox remains local and does not travel systemically, there is no contraindication to having it done on the same day as travel immunizations.
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Thank you for your question. The frown lines between the brows can be address two different ways:1) Botox or Dysport can be used to soften the deepening of the frown lines when making a frown expression. The treatment may even soften the lines that are present at rest. The effects typically last...