I never thought I would inject anything into my face…ever. Then after working here for 6 weeks and seeing patients come in before and after their Botox® treatments, I couldn’t resist! They looked so much better after having those wrinkles disappear from their beautiful faces!
I started noticing my crow’s feet weren’t going away after I stopped smiling. And the horizontal lines in my forehead took up permanent residency. I wanted the same great results everyone else was getting. Besides, how can I tell patients it was easy and virtually painless if I didn’t experience it for myself?
Let’s not talk about the fact I am afraid of needles (shiver!). The doctors had me put little ice packs on my crows feet area then began injecting Dysport® (another brand of botulinum). Dr. Tom Liu did one side and Dr. Jerome Liu did the other. I can honestly say, the worst part here was holding the darn cold ice packs! I didn’t feel the needles being injected in my face but my fingers were freezing! I moved the ice packs to my forehead and began the careful balance of keeping the areas chilled while not giving myself a brain freeze! Again, each doctor took turns injecting Dysport® into the muscles creating my deep lines. They were sure to simply relax the muscles, not completely freeze them so I would look natural and have facial expression but without those darn lines!
The next morning, I expected to see a little bruising around my temples, as the side I slept on was a little sore but was surprised there was none. Each day I saw the wrinkles slowly disappear, but the full correction took about a week. I have been enjoying a “wrinkle-free” face for almost 3 months now and will never look back! That reminds me…um, docs…I think it’s time for another treatment!
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