Talk to me about Botox

[Goosethemoose]

I have decided to take the plunge and try it. What do I need to know? (Other than the “don’t do it, you’ll look frozen!” comments that I suppose are inevitable.)

I live in London, early 30s, 2DC (I blame lack of sleep for the need I feel to try this!). Any tips? How many consultations should I go for before committing, and what should I look for?

@Secretsout

I administer Botox.

Some myths:

You can't lie down or lean forward for 4 hours. Not true and old research. The toxin is not going to spread around the back of your head! We know that the toxin uptake is within about 30 minutes so you can't affect it after that.

You can't drink alcohol. True. But only because alcohol is more likely to cause you bruising. It's absolutely nothing to do with the Botox itself.

Frozen look. If you have very strong muscles then the injector may have to give you a stronger dose to achieve a satisfactory result that lasts the optimal time. To achieve this you may initially look 'tight' or 'frozen'. If they give you a 'lighter' dose, it just won't give you the results.

Allergies/reactions: these are extremely rare. There are very few people who are 'allergic' to Botox. However, you can have a reaction to the complexing proteins so this is why your practitioner will check your allergy status.

Cosmetic doses of Toxin are tiny and there's absolutely no evidence to suggest it goes systemic in these doses. It's a drug that is purely local to the muscle (it's more complicated than this but I won't explain)

My advice is to go for a consultation with a nurse, doctor or dentist. Remember that Botox is a POM and must be prescribed for you following a face to face consultation with a qualified prescriber. You cannot have a video or phone all with a prescriber and then have a non prescriber administer it to you.

If you have any questions, please ask.

Do an AMA :) No, appreciate your input. See I've been having botox for years and I used to work as a nightclub hostess. I always had my botox on a Saturday (when the clinic rang)& I always worked thus got pissed had a few glasses on a Saturday night. Always seemed to work fine. This was years ago and i was never told to avoid alcohol. The first time i was told that, years later obviously I did as was advised but once, I just totally forgot and it was a friends birthday. Got a bit tipsy nothing major thinking would be fine, but it didn't work? I went back and told them the truth but they still didn't charge me as they said they'd had a few clients says the same and it seemed to be a 'bad batch'? Have you any input on that?

Sorry I went back and asked for a top up, admitting I'd had a few drinks so more than willing to pay but they said it wouldn't have been the alcohol.

@Whosbooze lol, I'm by no means an expert but I've been doing it several years and undertook thousands of injections so I've come across plenty of 'oddities'

I'd have to agree that your result was almost certainly nothing to do with the booze. I tell my patients to avoid booze purely from a bleeding/bruising perspective.

Like I said previously, it's a drug, so you can respond differently at any one time. And over time you can either show a bit more resistance (weaker results) or better results where you can go longer between treatments

[quote Secretsout]@Whosbooze lol, I'm by no means an expert but I've been doing it several years and undertook thousands of injections so I've come across plenty of 'oddities'

I'd have to agree that your result was almost certainly nothing to do with the booze. I tell my patients to avoid booze purely from a bleeding/bruising perspective.

Like I said previously, it's a drug, so you can respond differently at any one time. And over time you can either show a bit more resistance (weaker results) or better results where you can go longer between treatments [/quote]
Thank you, that makes sense.
I love botox. I feel so much better for having had it often.

Im so tempted ... Im afraid but Im need a wee treat for meeee ☺️