I have a minor overactive eyebrow on one side of my face. Are there any creams available that can temporarily relax my frontalis muscle similar to what Botox does? I want to see the results before going for a longer term solution like Botox.
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Botox generally lasts for 3-4 months, but may have effects up until 9 months in select sensitive patients. It is not causing your heaviness one year post injection (especially with such a small volume of units).
I would go to a board certified plastic surgeon for their evaluation.
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When you have larger and higher units of botox (face and body), keep in mind that the higher the dose the higher risk of developing antibodies. The next time you get injected chaged the brand, and go with a toxin which does not contain rpoteins, such as Xeomin. That way theres no risk o very...
There is absolutely no issue with mixing botox from different vials; this is a very common practice (since a vial may have some but not enough units left in it, & throwing it out would be needlessly wasteful), and has no impact on safety or efficacy.