Botox; it’s fast becoming a question of “who doesn’t have it?” Rather than “who does?”
Why is it so popular?
It’s quick and simple to carry out; people are coming for botox on their lunch break more and more these days. It’s seen as a regular on the list of up-keep, next to getting their hair dyed or cut or eyebrows tinted. And what’s not to love? A lovely smooth forehead and that beautiful botox glow.
But sometimes issues can occur
Here are my top three things that can go wrong with botox and what you can do to avoid them:
Spock brow
A “spock brow” was termed due to the position of the eyebrows of Dr Spock from star trek. The highly arched, raised, lateral brow, giving a constantly startled appearance. This usually occurs because the amount of botox placed above the lateral aspect of the brow is too small a dose, or too high in the forehead. This can be avoided by carefully assessing the positioning of our botox injection, but also can be easily corrected at a top up appointment by placing a little extra botox just about where the brow is pulling upwards.
A dropped brow
On the converse side, patients can sometimes complain of a “dropped brow”. This can occur if too much botox has been placed or the injections carried out where done too close to the lateral brow. Unfortunately, unlike with the “spock brow” this cannot be corrected with more botox to the forehead. We need to therefore take careful attention to not place botox this way.
When we are just starting out with botox and getting a feel for the results different injection positions will achieve, I always advise my delegates that, if in doubt, always place the botox a little higher than they think as they can always add more lower down at a top up appointment if needed.
Eyebrows feeling heavy
The glabellar region is involved in the downwards and inwards pull of the eyebrows. The frontalis muscle is involved in the lift and slight lateral pull of the eyebrows. Anywhere where we treat with botox will cause that muscle action to be eliminated. For this reason, it is imperative that you do not treat frontalis without treating the glabellar complex.
If you were to do so, the lift up movement would be eliminated and the downwards and inwards movement would have no opposition to it. As a result the eyebrows would feel extremely heavy. Explaining this to patient is important during the consultation when they are deciding on the areas to treat.
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