Side Effects of Prolonged & Repeated Injection of Botox?

The treatment is not designed to remove control of your muscles of facial expression.  It is designed to soften the pinch at the eyebrow that makes us look cross.  At age 56, BOTOX may not be all that effective and you might actually be a more appropriate candidate for surgery.

There are no real side effects to having Botox done every four months. Many people get Botox done repeatedly for years and have no complaints. In a recent study looking at patients who had Botox for an average of 9 years regularly, over 90percent were happy with how they looked and reported looking up to 7 years younger than their age.A “dazed” look should never occur with properly done Botox injections. If you find that your expression looks unnatural, it is due to poor injection technique or over-injection and you should find a new injector with more experience achieving a natural look. I recommend visiting a board-certified dermatologist for Botox injections.

I have had many patients that I have treated twice to three or more times per year with Botox for the last and have not seen any that had prolonged relaxation. The muscle wakes up four to five months after the last treatment. There have been no cases of muscle atrophy in the face that I have seen.