Answer: Botox Results
Thanks so much for your question. It's hard to say if your dermatologist friend will be able to tell that you've recently had Botox. Since you are still able to move your eyebrows, it sounds like you got a very natural result which will make it much harder to tell.
After treatment you may have: a headache and flu-like symptoms for the first 24 hours. bruising, swelling and redness where the needles went in the skin. a frozen look – you might not be able to move the muscles in your face if too much botulinum toxin is injected.
Why does my face look weird after Botox? “If you do too much Botox on your forehead for many, many years, the muscles will get weaker and flatter,” cautions Wexler, adding that the skin can also appear thinner and looser.
There's a common misconception that Botox makes you look older when it wears off. On the contrary, regular Botox treatments make you look younger even after the neurotoxin wears off.
Dermatologist Dr. Doris Day has an honest take: “It's a personal choice. You don't owe it to someone to tell them that you have done anything. Whether you feel more comfortable telling someone or not telling someone, it's okay.
At what age should you stop using Botox? There is no upper age limit for people who want to have Botox. In fact, many women enjoy the refreshed look they can get from Botox and complementary treatments when they are in their 60s or older.
So in summary, us men don't really notice too much, so you can be rest assured that if you want to keep your botox a secret from your husband, you can do.
Who Should Not Get Botox? People who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or have a neurological disease shouldn't use Botox. Because Botox doesn't work for all wrinkles, check with a doctor first. You shouldn't have Botox shots if you're allergic to cow's milk protein.
The frontalis muscle needs a decent amount of movement in order to maintain the proper brow lift. In some instances, Botox injections can cause the brow to descend, causing crowding of the upper eyelids, giving a drooping appearance.
Consistently high-stress levels can cause the body to break down Botox more quickly while speeding the aging process. Taking part in meditation, yoga, and other stress-relieving activities can help you maximize the life span of your Botox while reducing any stress-related aging.
If you stop BOTOX treatments after many years of regular injections, the only effect will be that your wrinkles will return, albeit a bit more slowly than if you had not been using BOTOX. It's true: Even after you stop, you will still look younger than you would have if you had never been injected.
It is because your cheek muscles are an active participant in helping you smile. So if Botox gets injected too low on the upper part of the cheek, the Botox will weaken the muscles that help lift your mouth muscles and stop you from having a full smile.
This is a side effect of Botox treatments, which can be caused by having an injection done too close to your eyebrows, which pushes them down and in turn, makes your eyelids droopy and puffy.
Why Does Botox Make Your Forehead Shiny? Light naturally reflects off of smooth surfaces, so the smoother your skin, the more light will bounce. Botox injections smooth the skin, which can cause it to appear shinier, especially if it is overdone.
Take it slow for the first few days and try to avoid any physical contact with the injection areas. Over the next two to three weeks, any swelling and bruising should disappear, and you'll notice the reduced appearance of wrinkles and facial lines.
When people see lines forming after BOTOX wears off, they assume treatment made their wrinkles worse. Actually, your face simply returns back to its natural state. No new wrinkles or lines are ever caused by these injections.
Sometimes people get a peaked eyebrow after a Botox treatment. This can make you look surprised and it's sometimes called a Spock, Mephisto, or Jack Nicholson look. This can occur for a number of reasons. For example, sometimes a peaked eyebrow is seen when only the glabella area is treated with Botox.
Many people worry that if they stop getting BOTOX injections, their wrinkles will come back faster and worse than before. However, this is not the case. If you stop BOTOX injections, your wrinkles will slowly start to come back, but slower than if you had never used BOTOX to begin with.
Go to a licensed medical professional
The person administering your filler or botox injection should be a licensed doctor, registered nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant, with the latter two being supervised by doctors.
“When an area of the face is frozen with absolutely no wrinkles, you can assume the person has had a date with a needle.” "When you look at a photo and see an area of the face that is extremely smooth and shiny," Rusher says, "that can be an indicator that the person may have had Botox."
The ideal window to have Botox® done before a big event would be between 2-weeks and 3-months prior. Ensure an optimal outcome without complications by selecting a trained professional such as myself for your Botox® injections. Otherwise, you may wind up with adverse side effects that could potentially ruin your event.
The short, ultra general answer, is Yes! People aged 65 and above can safely receive Botox to reduce signs of aging; as long as you are in general good health, you shouldn't have any problem with Botox treatments.