Decided to Give It a Shot! - Northern Cali

I just turned 37 and have been bugged by some lines that literally seemed to have popped out overnight! My area of concern was mainly my frown inbetween eyebrows & horizontal lines across mid-forhead & above eyebrows that, just in the past yr, have become more noticeable when at rest (sigh). I went to a Board certified PS who injected 35 units total (15 glabella/20 forehead). I had no major marks, redness or swelling & barely felt a thing. Interestingly, ea injection made a crackling sound (like static). I seriously heard it more than I felt it. I only have one tiny pin dot bruise just under my hairline. I've had a slight headache since the procedure, which was exactly 24-hrs ago. But, I am prone to headaches & suffer from migraines. (Am hoping this procedure will help address that issue as well). The thing most alarming about the procedure was this blue, topical gel that was applied about 20 min ahead of time. No one told me it would not only numb the area being treated but potentially move down my ENTIRE face! Hence, my upper cheeks became very tingly/flushed & the sensation worked its way down my entire face throughout my jawline and lips until it dicipated. Kind of like a dental block wearing off. Of course I was freaked and called the office after returning home, as I thought the botox was somehow affecting my entire face! I guess some peeps are more sensitive to the numbing agent than others once it seeps into your skin, so beware! As far as the results so far I guess it's too soon to fully evaluate, but I don't look/feel much different. I still have all my movement/lines and a slight headache, due in part to stress from this whole ordeal I'm sure! I guess I was expecting a more dramatic/quick transformation, as some of the photos posted here reveal quite a change even in 24-hrs. We will see...

It's now been a full two days since my treatment and I'm feeling really discouraged. I still have total movement/lines in frown area that don't even look softened much from before. And all of my mid-forehead lines are still present. However, I have a smooth band across my upper forehead where I didn't care to be treated. Only when I raised my eyebrows really hard you could see these upper lines. Now when I raise really hard this area is smooth. However, all of the mid lines that were deep when raised & becoming present at rest have not diminished at all! It seems as though. It seems as though my treatment was done in reverse of my objective & feels like a waste of money, unless things improve quick. Perhaps I'm still being impatient, but at two full days out It seems I should at least be seeing some change. I have a migraine to boot. Wouldn't mind the pain so much if it was due to a better result. For now am very annoyed..

I'm now 3 1/2 days out and my glabella lines are still there when I scowl, however they are in a different formation now, so something is happening. The entire top of my forehead down through the middle inbetween the eyebrows is also pretty smooth. But I still have the crazy annoying lines above the lateral aspects of my eyebrows at the mid forehead. I feel they are even more noticeable now, with the surrounding area smoothing out. I'd rather have my old scrunch lines back, running the entire length of my forehead then be left with these crazy outer eyebrow lines. It looks very unnatural and makes me self-conscious to even talk to people because as soon as I animate even a tad bit you can majorly see them. I know it's probably something I'm more fixated on than anyone will really notice. But, the whole purpose of having this procedure done was to soften this specific area and when you don't get what you pay for it's kinda frustrating. Continuing to wait and see what happens though...would like to think 35 units would make more of a difference!