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20 Units Botox to Forehead for Horizontal Lines - Chicago, IL
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I hate it. My eyelids are more hooded and I look...
SadAfterApril 8, 2014
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I hate it. My eyelids are more hooded and I look tired. My forehead looks great but...not worth looking like my eyes are tiny or tired. I'm wondering how many more weeks until I start to see ANY improvement in the hooded eyes. Anyone who had similar changes, when can I hope for improvement?! Sad :(
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SadAfterApril 11, 2014
I am getting used to the eye changes but still mad at myself for doing it. I wear my glasses to work to "hide" behind. My horizontal wrinkles are pretty much non existent. My forehead gets shiny now though; I typically have dry skin, so I wasn't expecting that. So...I'm waiting on this stuff to wear off. But tbh my husband says he can barely tell my eyes look different. He thinks the upper lids look a little puffy.
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April 11, 2014
I'm going through the same thing. I feel horrible and look horrible but other people don't seem to have noticed. I think it's more the way my forehead feels so heavy.
I'm 3 Weeks into this - I didn't have it done for forehead
lines, I wanted to "lift" my brows a bit.
The practitioner gave me my money back- but like you I'm not sure how long this heavy feeling and hooded eyes will last :(
April 11, 2014
It's not a good feeling. I worked myself into a panic several times last week fearing it would get even worse. I think the changes have stopped but funny how a mm or two of change can make such a big impact. Hopefully others might comment and share their personal experiences?! I hope you see improvements soon.
April 12, 2014
I've been reading up, and it seems they've given you too much botox. Mine, she put in the wrong place. I think you should go back, as I did, tell them how unhappy you are and you may be able to get your money back too. I know the money isn't any consolation, but a good practitioner should, in my opinion, just give a little botox and then top it up if needed in a few weeks.
A lot of them seem to eager to take our money.
It WILL wear off, both yours and mine. I've got used to looking tired now. I plucked my eyebrows a bit higher which has helped a bit, and put some highlighter under the brows.
I reckon another 4 weeks and we should see an improvement- the consolation is that we are not stuck like this forever. But next time (if there is a next time) ask for a teeny amount and go back again. Everyone's reaction seems to be different to this stuff.
Don't worry- it will be a (bad) memory before you know it! [RS bleep]
April 18, 2014
I had my injections 3/22/14 between the brow & a brow lift.
The person injecting the botox can make it or break it.
It five days for a difference to start. For the first two weeks my brow felt heavy, but that stopped after the third week.
I hope yours has got better.
April 20, 2014
Having the same feeling as you.I had mine on 4/4/14,it's been 16 days.and I feel nothing changed. I am depressed as I am having my engagement photoshoot in may and I really think I gonna ruin it. I look ugly and angry.... Aktournas, did your brow get back to their own position?
April 20, 2014
We have family pics at the beginning of June. I just want to look "normal". Wrinkles and all!!!
August 5, 2014
Something similar happened to me when I first did Botox a few years ago. My eyelids were not droopy but my eyes looked so weird to me when I was looking in the mirror but any time I did it after that it was perfectly fine and it brightens your face and your eyes up so much. People say that its a bad thing that Botox is not permanent but may be it is a good that its not so people who panic would feel released when it wears off.
April 11, 2014
I'm sorry you don't like what happened to your upper eyelids. Do you have a before pic so we can see what your eyes looked like before Botox?
April 12, 2014
Thanks so much. I think I can see what you are talking about- it is really subtle. I'm sure it is way more obvious to you because it is your face and it probably feels different too. Hopefully it will wear off as the botox wears off. Have you talked to your injector about this to see what they say?
April 12, 2014
I talked to them. They want me to wait two full weeks and then come in for touch ups. I'm not getting ANYTHING else injected into my face! No way!
April 13, 2014
Yeah I can understand where you are coming from. Unless they can basically guarantee they can fix it (botox can be used to do a sort of brow lift) I wouldn't be interested in any more injections either. I hope you keep us posted on how things go for you.
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SadAfterApril 11, 2014
Yes, probably subtle but my "before eyes" look "awake" not tired and angry :(
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April 13, 2014
Don't panic. Botox isn't permanent. However, this is common and happens to me as well. It isn't as noticeable to other people but is very annoying. You will have to weigh the pros and cons, if the droopy eyelids are worse than the benefit of wrinkle free or vise versa. Good luck :-)
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