Botox™ - Related FAQ's
Q: If I have Botox injections for my essential blepharospasm of the eyelid, can I also have Botox injected for my forehead?A: Yes, the two will not interact with one another. It is not uncommon that we treat the forehead, glabella between the eyebrows, and the crows feet at the same time.
Q: Should I have Botox to make my calves smaller?
A: There may be health risks involved by injecting large units of Botox in big muscles. Neurologist may do this for some functional problems, but you are taking a chance that is not worth it by injecting large numbers of Botox units for a cosmetic procedure.
Q: I had Botox injected last month and I don't like the way my forehead has lifted. It looks too strange for me? Will this be permanent?
A: Botox is proven not to last permanently. Some people are able to retrain their habits and during the time of their Botox effect, they get used to not being able to move those muscles. When the Botox wears off, they consciously make themselves not frown or squint and the lines at rest tend to stay away. This is one cause of people not needing to come in as frequently after they have had Botox a few times.
Q: I had Restlyane injected in my smile folds yesterday? Should I be worried about the material moving around?
A: Restylane and Juvederm should not move after placement. Certainly, a very heavy massage can flatten and expand an area of filler infiltration, but it should not make it migrate.
Q: If I am having an affair for which I want to look my best next week, should I have Dysport or Botox?
A: I have not found there to be a significant difference between Dysport and Botox.
Clinically, I have not seen, in five patients, any earlier onset of action with Dysport than Botox more than by one day when one side of the forehead was treated wtih Dysport and the other with Botox. The patients consented to the trial and came to me for follow-up every day the first week and then weekly and then monthly. The two botulinum toxins are virtually identical in their action and the diffusion is slightly greater with Dysport than Botox.
Q: I have never had Botox and I know it's popular but how dangerous is it?
A: Botox is the number one cosmetic treatment and for the volume done in the United States for about twenty years, cosmetically, the safety profile is extremely high.
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