Botox™ - Related FAQ's

Q: I hate the deep lines that run from the corners of my lips down. It makes me look sick and sad. Should I have laser?

A: Usually, doctors would first consider injecting fillers to fill in the lines. In addition, they can use as an off-label indication, Botox in the depressor anguli oris muscle to help lift this deep crease.

Q: I had Botox for my crows feet two days ago and I see no improvement. Should I get more Botox now?

A: Wait two weeks for peak effect and if there is a need for more, than adding more units, and possibly different zones can be added too.

Q: My aunt had Botox injected for an eyelid disorder by her eye doctor and now she looks like she had a stroke! She can't brush her teeth on the right side because her lip gets in the way. Will this be permanent?

A: Can anything be done to make it go away? Unfortunately, it takes time for the Botox effect to disappear, but fortunately, it does! In about four months, the latest, there usually are virtually no traces left of the Botox; in rare cases, up to five months. When the Botox is injected with improper technique, or the patient's anatomy is different than that of the normal population such that the nerves are in different areas ( and no one can determine this before the injections) or the Botox diffuses to a wider area than normal and affects neighbouring tissues, the smile muscles that elevate the corner of the mouth can be affected. Injecting near the eyelid can affect the levator anguli oris muscle of the mouth and when the patient smiles, the other side lifts up but the affected, or relaxed side, stays down making it look like the affected side had a stroke. If that happens, it is difficult to brush ones teeth, smile, eat and speak. It will vanish, though, in about four months. There is nothing that can be done to speed it up.

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