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Posted by: Jean G from SC ® 04/07/2005, 20:40:47 |
I had Botox in Mar. 50 units total. 2 on each end of eyebrow area and 4 along cheekbone, just under the bag part of eye. Had to explain without a picture. 2.5 eyebrow x 2 (total 10) and 4 injections at 5 units along high part of cheekbone then towards nose. My question is: does anyone experience the frozen smile look. I can smile but my teeth don't show and I have a problem biting into an apple. I know I can cut the apple but that isn't my question. I wonder why my smile is so strange. It the injection sites. I didn't think the botox drifted that far down. My smile starts to return to a bit more normal than it's time for the doggone Botox again. It certainly gets discouraging. Has this happened to anyone else?
My Dr. told me to go home and lie this time to see if the Botox would stay in the upper part of my face and not go downward. I have read you should not lie down after Botox. I don't know what to think anymore. |
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Posted by: Shirley Barr in New Mexico ® 04/07/2005, 22:40:44 |
Hi Jean, Good description of your injection sites and amounts. Proud, proud, proud!
Yup, the botox is wiping out your smile. (In my opinion) I've had my upper lip wiped out with injections high on the cheekbone and injections on either side of the nose will do it also. I don't believe that lying down, sitting up or standing on your head has anything to do with it. Your doctor might try lowering the dosage in the cheek area or put them a bit higher...I'd go for higher and closer to the eye or both. The injections that I get on either side of my nose are a little higher than midway up and 2.5 units on each side...more than that and my upper lip is gone for 2 to 3 months. The other issue might be one of facial swelling as in just general fluid retention that some of us are plagued with. I've been known to take a diuretic before injections, say in the morning if my injections are in the afternoon or the day before if my injections are scheduled for early morning. If your face is puffy or swollen due to fluid retention and you get botox injections, the excess fluid can cause the botox to go into unwanted areas or to drain down.
Sorry about the upper lip, Jean...been there, done that and it's no fun. It is the botox though and where it is being placed and the amount. Changes need to be made as this doesn't have to happen. Shirley in New Mexico screaming at the fact that sometimes our treatment needlessly "offers" us additional unpleasant side-effects that last for 2 to 3 months. Discouraging is right! |
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Posted by: Barbara in Dallas ® 04/08/2005, 08:22:12 |
I find it discouraging that doctors haven't figured some of this out. All they have to do is come to this BB and they would learn so much. Maybe we should start asking our doctors whether they come here and read what we discuss. If time is a factor, they could always ask one of their employees to look and filter thru the messages for them. Seems that everyone would benefit from that. Barbara |
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Posted by: Taylor ® 04/19/2005, 11:22:59 |
Yes, this has happened to me, so I changed neurologist. I now go to Dr. Farris in OKC at the Dean McGee Eye Institute. He is better at giving the injections (much closer to the eye and in the forehead) and once again, I have the ability to smile. |
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