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I had 3 lines across forehead, a couple faint...
Depressed NEVER USE DYSPORTFebruary 2, 2012
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I had 3 lines across forehead, a couple faint "crows feet" lines and a deeper line next to my mouth other than that NOTHING. I really am not one to go down these paths but at age 36 I went along with my friends and had it done too. The injector from the Plastic Surgery office is said to train many on this type of procedure. First time I saw her for my forehead it was painful and had "goose" eggs on my forehead and really bad bruising.(She said she must have hit a vein) Mid December (2011) I had my forehead, chin, eyes and a couple spots around mouth. A small amount of Restylane into the deep line. Right away deep line became deeper and a darker color and had a blemish type thing at the top of the wrinkle for a couple weeks and a lump which I had to massage out. Now for the Dysport. My face has fallen and it can't get up. Eyes look and feel awful and really do look exhausted and 10 years older. (worked fine for my friends just not me)
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February 2, 2012
Megan~Your face really cleared up all together after several months????? These pix are conservative I have others that show how saggy my skin really is. THANK YOU! Hope the Dr I go to Monday will see what I am talking about. Take Care.
February 3, 2012
Yes, mine did go away completely. It lasts different amounts of time in different people's bodies. Some others have mentioned on here that how fast your body's metabolism is, and whether or not you work out can play a role in it. I naturally have a quick metabolism & I'm at the gym every morning before work, so if those theories are true it would make sense mine cleared quickly (relatively anyways).
This forum was posted in the Botox community, but from what I understand they function very similarly, so this may be of interest.
"Botox does wear off faster if you exercise"
I know it sucks to have to wait it out. There was a period of time when found myself shying away from smiling cause I hated the way my eyes looked when I did. Hang in there - it will get better!
February 3, 2012
hope this will get through my computers having problems so typing fast! i have to say you are very beautiful and i do think that you still look beautiful so hopefully, that helps some.. i sure do understand the depression though. hopefully it will wear off completely, in my case it has not yet, it has been 5 months. i still have two very noticeable huge new marks on the right of my forehead, were never there before. its exhausting and also physically painful and gives me lots of headaches which i never had before.. dr was sympathetic at first but after passing 5 month mark i told him it wasn't funny anymore and its really starting to get grueling. i told him i didn't blame him but wanted to work together to somehow fix the damage. he is considered the best but he looked like a deer in headlights. these people are playing with fire because in many people things might go ok, but when things dont go ok, they have NOTHING to say and nothing to offer. not even the very best of them.
its marketed as something very minor and safe with minimal effects and little risk, risk that is very rare and 'always' totally reversible and it this is just obviously not the case. this is why people get caught in these situaions because its sold as this extremely minor minimal non-risky thing so people dont even think to research it very very thoroughly like with more extensive procedures. when something goes wrong though, it can be such a disaster and take soooo very long to get better. you do still look beautiful though and hopefully, it will go back to normal. i also feel it made me look much much older. and its been -very- depressing. i put up a thread asking if anyone ever does completely get better.. so far, -noone- has answered it. i still hope the effects will go away completely but honestly, my dr's reaction was really scary. hopefully we'll all go back to normal and the people administering this stuff will quit using us as guinea pigs. >< good luck. also, supposedly, cardio exercise, massage, steam room etc helps and i have found that usign a small hand massager on my face as well as warm compresses and ice compresses, depending how things feel, has helped a lot. good luck getting better.
February 3, 2012
THANK YOU....yes it could be worse I have seen really bad pix at this point I feel so unwell that I just want to feel better. I was having massive headaches. Never been a nap person and now just pass out and have low energy. My eyes are going blurry and have to clean the corners out. I am pretty worried to say the least. How do they treat botulism in children even though it is a different form? Thank you I hope we feel better :)
February 7, 2012
thank you ive been feeling very unwell too this whole time ... its starting to be better but i was really suprised how sick it made me feel. just this last week i finally went a few days without any headaches. i think it is starting to minimize a bit.. its becoming really really wearing how long its going on. i really hope its light at the end of the tunnel, finally. ive thought that already though way too many times already. one of the things that was really suprising was how much it affected how i feel. im really ready for that to be over. just renewed my gym membership and this month all i will do is try to detox and drink lots of lemon juice and exercise as much as i can. i am ready for this to be over. fingers crossed. hope things are better for you today.
April 2, 2017
Hi , I'm so sorry for what you are goi g through. Some ppl are allergic to these things, that's what it sounds like. Ask the doctor what you could do to flush it out or whatever. Drink a lot of water maybe that will help. Hope you are feeling better.
December 6, 2015
It's not the product but the person injecting it...I have Dysport done every three months ( 62 yrs old) and it has made a significant difference in the deep lines between my eyes and in the corners of my eyes. Sorry you had such a bad experience.
April 2, 2017
I also had a great experience with Dysport. I had deep lines in my forehead and the number 11 between my forehead, they were diminished within 24 hrs, I am 47 so that's pretty good. Botox I tried once n there was no change after 7 days. No side effects luckily.
April 2, 2017
I think you look great. I do not see it looking worse at all. You look young and very pretty. Keep your head up!!
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February 3rd 2012~I was super tired and there...
Depressed NEVER USE DYSPORTFebruary 3, 2012
February 3rd 2012~I was super tired and there seems to be pressure behind my eyes and a bit blurry. But I gave my skin a break from all face and eye creams last night and makeup yesterday. Also, iced my face with a gel pack and felt a couple twitches in cheeks. I don't know if it is wishing thinking but I feel that in one day I look better very odd. BUT ~ I may not in a day or two who knows. But it at least is a huge boost to my morale.
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February 3, 2012
Wow, your eyes look much more relaxed in the photo you posted today. Very interesting! I do hope that is the case & will be very interested to hear what tomorrow brings for you.
February 7, 2012
Went to Surgeon today and he pretty much said I look great. And gave me some examples of studies. Said the crease on side of mouth was fine and re filling would not make a difference. Said the eye and nose issues were not related. If I think the ice helps keep up with it 3 times a day for 15 minutes each time. Basically you can see were this is going "I am fine and look great" "The stress has caused a little cold"
February 7, 2012
ha thats what all the drs say. thats whats so pathetic about -all- these doctors.
boy if there is one common thread in all these stories, in all these reports, and in even all the doctors here when they answer stuff, its a lot of total bs. like they say 'you must have forgotten what you looked like before' (what ??) or 'gee ive never seen THAT before' or 'you must be imagining it' or 'thats totally unrelated'. seriously. its really pathetic and thats the worst part. its bad enough they do this stuff but they are so in denial! and they flat lie. so pathetic. people here even accused me of faking my pictures, squinting when i wasn't. they also said my pictures 'didn't look worse'. ha my pictures look horrifying. pathetic. they really, really really need to come up with a better response when things go wrong. they really dont need to treat people like we are stupid.
February 7, 2012
Yeah i figured that is what was going to go down but he was so animated, talking loud and soooo much I just started tuning him out.....I know I am not a Dr. but I do find it quite strange how so many people have the SAME symptoms. On one hand I am relieved to know I am not alone but on the other it makes me sad. When I said my face improved after a couple days of icing my face he was like "that is totally unrelated" Also, that I should not see a Ear, nose and throat Dr. right away because it would cost me allot in scans and things like that. I thought that was strange. My eyes feel swollen inside and out and feel anxiety in them. The injector said people with undiagnosed neurological disorders like MS can be brought on by the Dysport so she wanted me to come in and make sure that is not what was going. I just hope my eyes improve and things of that nature. At this point I just want to FEEL BETTER I have been so low for weeks now :(
February 7, 2012
yes well i understand. im glad the ice helped, it helps me too sometimes. i actually had to start taking medicine for the anxiety part. never had to do that before. lots of people have anxiety with this stuff apparently. the MS thing is totally crap. its very sad. they also accuse this on sudden onsets of bells palsy or the flu. its all bs and very heartbreaking. im not a dr but i come from a medical family and know and am related to many doctors. ive taken classes in anatomy/physiology stuff and am aware basically of how these systems work. so im well aware this is all total bs. im also aware of how doctors work. they usually hate to be wrong and they hate to not know whats going on. they will just make something up or sadly blame the patient rather than say, they dont know, or made a mistake. thats why im realizing how dangerous this stuff really is, not realy because of what it actually does but because its realy obvious that the people using it really have no idea what to do if stuff goes wrong. thats jsut becoming really really obvious as i read this stuff. thats really really not acceptable when apparently soo many people have really bad problems.
i agree dont spend money on anything just yet. it might be a while to go yet sadly and very few people have gotten any help from seeing other drs that ive heard. once this stuff is in there there is no choice but wait for your body to rebuild your acetylcholine receptors which have been killed by the toxin. so the stuff to focus on is anything that will help your body regrow nerves and muscle tissue, and try to stay mentally relaxed and let your muscles heal. its very hard to just ignore it thought cause its right on your face! and like you said, it makes you feel so crappy.
one thing that interests me is you said you went wiht a bunch of people and none of them had problems. presumably you were done by the same injector/s so this makes me wonder, what exactly is the difference in people who have problems. you seem pretty healthy. im healthy too. so not sure what would cause the problems in just certain people and im curious about that. but its not acceptable for them to say what they say when people have problems, flat out lie and make things up and blame all these random illnesses.. they need to do much much better. i think you have a good chance to improve. your pictures look strange but not too bad. i really do hope you feel better real soon. i really do think the ice helps at least with swelling, i think sometimes warm packs also help, and i really think using a little hand massager helps when you start to get muscle tone back because i think it helps the muscles relax into their proper positions again. (or if you can afford it actual massage.)im keeping my fingers crossed for all of us.
i agree dont spend money on anything just yet. it might be a while to go yet sadly and very few people have gotten any help from seeing other drs that ive heard. once this stuff is in there there is no choice but wait for your body to rebuild your acetylcholine receptors which have been killed by the toxin. so the stuff to focus on is anything that will help your body regrow nerves and muscle tissue, and try to stay mentally relaxed and let your muscles heal. its very hard to just ignore it thought cause its right on your face! and like you said, it makes you feel so crappy.
one thing that interests me is you said you went wiht a bunch of people and none of them had problems. presumably you were done by the same injector/s so this makes me wonder, what exactly is the difference in people who have problems. you seem pretty healthy. im healthy too. so not sure what would cause the problems in just certain people and im curious about that. but its not acceptable for them to say what they say when people have problems, flat out lie and make things up and blame all these random illnesses.. they need to do much much better. i think you have a good chance to improve. your pictures look strange but not too bad. i really do hope you feel better real soon. i really do think the ice helps at least with swelling, i think sometimes warm packs also help, and i really think using a little hand massager helps when you start to get muscle tone back because i think it helps the muscles relax into their proper positions again. (or if you can afford it actual massage.)im keeping my fingers crossed for all of us.
February 8, 2012
I don't really know if the girls have had problems or not they look good but I don't know how they are feeling. My Mother and Aunt also reacted poorly, perhaps it just depends on ones genetic makeup. I also had an unexplained poor reaction to Lasik Eye Surgery and was nearly blind. I think most people are fine and them you have the 1% that does not have a possitive experience. I am B- considered a rare blood type I have looked into diets for certain blood types maybe that is something to think about. I use a clarsonic and I don't really see a difference with the device. I have had horrible fatique and anxiety. Someone mentioned they felt we are being used as human lab rats which I think is possible too but lots of people don't report or go back to the doctor. I just know I HAD A GLIMMER OF HOPE that boosted my spirits the day the last photo was taken. Thanks so much for your support I will keep up to date on this subject. If you press your finger under my cheek bone it will smoosh in and very slowly raise up kinda grose. TTYL :)
February 21, 2012
hey how's it going. really recognize the fatigue and anxiety, hope that is going away. interesting also you mention the other reaction during the other procedure. i also had another procedure with this same dr, the results of that one were really fantastic but i had a really strong reaction to the surgical glue, and had to take steroids or something for it.
i had mentioned lots of times to this dr that i am pretty sensitive to toxins.. i still can't figure out why he gave me such a massive overdose, especially after seeing what happened with the glue. about the human lab rats this is what i believe is happening. the reason i feel this is because i know a lot of doctors and i know that they often honestly have no idea what they are doing with certain procedures.. they really are 'practicing' and really often its just luck that certain things seem to work for lots of people, (like botox) and when things go right the doctors take credit.. but when things go wrong, their lack of real understanding becomes really apparent. just because something happens to work for lots of people, this doesn't mean the doctors really understand it or know how to control it fully. a safe medical procedure to me is something that the negative effects are also well understood and the doctors recognize them and know what to do about them. the fact that so many doctors here really show a lot of real ignorance about anything beyond 'yeah well it always works and it always goes away in a few months' which is obviously totally untrue, is pretty bad doctoring in my opinion.
hope things are getting better. it has been six months for me and i was ready for it to be over six months ago. this was a nightmare from the very first week. i was told this would last 'maybe 2 or 3 months' (typical lie) if i had known i would be looking this awful and feeling this awful SIX MONTHS later.. i would NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER have done this. ever. i was told this was a harmless little procedure with subtle natural looking results that are -completely- gone in 2 or 3 months. big fat lie. i -still- dont look like myself, my face still moves very abnormally and looks extremely unnatural. noone not even the dr who did this, can tell me at this point what to expect, or when this wil go away, or -if- this will go away. thats a big change from 'it always goes away completley in 2-4 months, ALWAYS' which is what they say when they are taking your money. im glad you are having a glimmer of hope and i sure hope that you get better very fast. maybe you are already feeling better that would be great.
i had mentioned lots of times to this dr that i am pretty sensitive to toxins.. i still can't figure out why he gave me such a massive overdose, especially after seeing what happened with the glue. about the human lab rats this is what i believe is happening. the reason i feel this is because i know a lot of doctors and i know that they often honestly have no idea what they are doing with certain procedures.. they really are 'practicing' and really often its just luck that certain things seem to work for lots of people, (like botox) and when things go right the doctors take credit.. but when things go wrong, their lack of real understanding becomes really apparent. just because something happens to work for lots of people, this doesn't mean the doctors really understand it or know how to control it fully. a safe medical procedure to me is something that the negative effects are also well understood and the doctors recognize them and know what to do about them. the fact that so many doctors here really show a lot of real ignorance about anything beyond 'yeah well it always works and it always goes away in a few months' which is obviously totally untrue, is pretty bad doctoring in my opinion.
hope things are getting better. it has been six months for me and i was ready for it to be over six months ago. this was a nightmare from the very first week. i was told this would last 'maybe 2 or 3 months' (typical lie) if i had known i would be looking this awful and feeling this awful SIX MONTHS later.. i would NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER have done this. ever. i was told this was a harmless little procedure with subtle natural looking results that are -completely- gone in 2 or 3 months. big fat lie. i -still- dont look like myself, my face still moves very abnormally and looks extremely unnatural. noone not even the dr who did this, can tell me at this point what to expect, or when this wil go away, or -if- this will go away. thats a big change from 'it always goes away completley in 2-4 months, ALWAYS' which is what they say when they are taking your money. im glad you are having a glimmer of hope and i sure hope that you get better very fast. maybe you are already feeling better that would be great.
April 14, 2012
My anxiety, fatigue, loss of appetite, headaches, eye discomfort have gone away now THANK GOODNESS I do look "cute" again but more wrinkles than before. I hope you feel better so :( so sorry to hear you have the same symptoms.
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3 months out. Over the loss of appetite and weight...
Depressed NEVER USE DYSPORTMarch 27, 2012
3 months out. Over the loss of appetite and weight loss. Skin tone is still "rough" hard to apply makeup. Eyes are weepy, glossy and tired looking. can no longer use eye liner since it looks smudged no matter what. LOTS of wrinkles. Full on crows feet, lines around mouth and forehead. I have changed my hair, makeup, skin care and had several different facials NON helped. Eyes are focussing better. Glad the illness went away that was awful. Still waiting for ANYTHING to "go back to normal" In the fine print on Dysports web site I believe some of these symptoms that the DR'S deny as possible are listed. At least a gorgeous girl I am aquainted saw this post and I was able to help her thank goodness.
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March 28, 2012
Glad to hear an update from you, of course I wish it was better news, but at least you are getting closer to the Dysport being out of your system. If you feel comfortable, I'd love to see some updated photos.
April 7, 2012
Depressed - how are you doing now? I had botox injected into my forehead and between brow almost 4 weeks ago. It had a terrible effect on my eyes. They are puffy, red and tired looking. I have bags and wrinkles under them that were never there before. I've been hiding behind dark rimmed glasses and avoiding smiling. I hope you are seeing improvement!
October 24, 2012
Sorry I tried to reply a few times and it got lost.....some of my reply need up in funny places LOL
I had my injections December and it is not October. In April - May I was still doing poorly. I looked ashy and sickly. Still fatigued and stomach pain. As of today October 2012 My health issues are gone. My eyes look much better. I do get aniety in my eyes and have to press them to make it stop. Still have film in my eyes, they act irritated still. My skin tone is but. Forehead is still weird and works differently. Around my mouth is heavier and has more pronounced nasal folds. I have crows feet and lines between my eyes. Soooooooooo my health is better and my eyes look tons and tons better. I no longer feel anxious or depressed about the situation any more. Hope you are doing well :)
October 24, 2012
hey glad you are feeling better now. its been a year for me my muscles still move very abnormally and are still very stiff even at a year. its so funny they say its natural aging, the bottom half of my face looks exactly like it did a year ago.. the top half looks like ive ben attacked with a weed whacker... // seriously the uninjected areas (and the rest of my body) look identical to how they did a year ago. my forehead has been really pretty much destroyed. after a year i still wear hats almost every day. so much for natural aging. my health is still affected but improving. i am still very sensitive to stuff and get really bad body pains really easily if i overdo anythhing. lot of muscle weakness and pain in the joints like arthritis. man i cant wait until this stuff is off the market. still feel like i could have saved a lot of money and had a homeless pereson hit me in the face with a board. im sure the results would have been sooo much better. //
April 14, 2012
Same thing happened to me.....my eyes were very glossy too. I am 4 months out and now have crows feet that I doubt will go away :( still a little bit of "smokers lines" tone is starting to return. My forehead has wrinkles and is moving quite a bit now. Overall I would say I am looking better but have more wrinkles than before. But at this point the wrinkles were the least of my problems. Do cold compresses, allergy eye drops. Bath and Body has a Patricia Wexler M.D. Dermatology
Fastscription™ Instant De-Puff Eye Gel this product helped my eyes quite a bit. also, Clinical Dark Spot Corrector which makes your skin little more even. My health has improved quite a bit that part was so bad. My family Doctor did not think the "Dysport" was the cause for some of my issues BUT did say he does not know enough about the product to know it's effects. thought that was a fair statement. Hope that helps
Fastscription™ Instant De-Puff Eye Gel this product helped my eyes quite a bit. also, Clinical Dark Spot Corrector which makes your skin little more even. My health has improved quite a bit that part was so bad. My family Doctor did not think the "Dysport" was the cause for some of my issues BUT did say he does not know enough about the product to know it's effects. thought that was a fair statement. Hope that helps
April 18, 2012
Glad to hear you are improving. I worry about the wrinkles I am developing being here forever :(. Time will tell, right?
October 26, 2012
I personally think they are sorry :( But your face should go back to being pretty again just with new wrinkles.
Thank you so much for posting the pictures - as much as I don't want to say it, you are right. A big difference, and not the best one. :( I had some ugly bags develop under my eyes after I tried Botox. The good thing is it does wear off...it just isn't fun in the meantime.
Please keep us updated as time goes on & let us know how you are doing.