There are no long-term or life-threatening adverse effects related to botulinum toxin treatment for any cosmetic indications. Moreover, the risk of possible complications can be reduced by means of a thorough analysis of the patient's medical history and the use of the appropriate dose and technique for the injection.
Most BOTOX side effects are usually temporary and should begin to dissipate within a few days. If you consider BOTOX for a big event, allow at least two weeks before allowing any redness or swelling to fade.
Abstract. The therapeutic use of botulinum toxin (Botox) is increasing in popularity. Previous studies have shown that various drugs, especially when injected intrafascicularly, can cause major nerve damage.
When botulinum toxin is injected into a muscle, it can sometimes travel backward up nerves and cause unintended paralysis of nearby or distant muscles. In those cases, a drug called pyridostigmine can reverse the paralysis by encouraging muscles to contract.
It can, but it's not common. The FDA reported only 36 cases of adverse effects associated with the cosmetic use of Botox between 1989 and 2003. Long-term damage from Botox may include: Muscle atrophy with prolonged use.
Serious side effects resulting from cosmetic Botox treatment are extremely rare. In its first 14 years of use, studies confirmed only 36 cases of detrimental side effects, 13 of which were related to pre-existing conditions. If you have been poisoned by Botox, it looks very similar to botulism.
Botulinum toxin-induced neuropathy is a rare and vision-threatening complication of BTA. In patients with recent injection of BTA who present with visual complaints, botulinum toxin-induced neuropathy should be considered.
Answer: Botox hit a nerve
Though very uncommon this can happen with any kind of injection done. While it is painful for a bit, it will resolve on its own in the next week or two and stop hurting.
Numerous reports demonstrate that muscle atrophy after botulinum toxin type A treatment occurs and is both reversible and temporary, with current literature supporting the notion that repeated chemodenervation with botulinum toxin likely responsible for both therapeutic and incidental temporary muscle atrophy.
Too much Botox in the forehead muscles can cause the eyebrows to droop, making the upper eyelids look very heavy and hooded. The face may look angry or sad all the time. Too much Botox around the eyes can dramatically affect facial expression. The face is simply frozen.
In general, adverse reactions occur within the first week following injection of BOTOX and, while generally transient, may have a duration of several months or longer. Localized pain, infection, inflammation, tenderness, swelling, erythema, and/or bleeding/bruising may be associated with the injection.
"If you do too much Botox on your forehead for many, many years, the muscles will get weaker and flatter," cautions Wexler, adding that the skin can also appear thinner and looser. Moreover, as your muscles become weaker, they can start to recruit surrounding muscles when you make facial expressions.
How does Botox work? Botox blocks nerve signals to muscles. As a result, injected muscles can't contract (tense up). These effects are always temporary, but can last for several months.
If you stop BOTOX treatments after many years of regular injections, the only effect will be that your wrinkles will return, albeit a bit more slowly than if you had not been using BOTOX. It's true: Even after you stop, you will still look younger than you would have if you had never been injected.
However, when it is not performed properly, Botox can result in a "frozen" or fake look. The most common causes of botched Botox are: Improper injection techniques. Many unskilled injectors make the mistake of injecting Botox too deeply or too superficially into the skin.
If the injection is done too fast or too deep, excessive swelling and bruising can occur. Bruising is especially common if the injector hits a vein or pushes to hard. While this is a temporary side effect, the patient will be forced to live with an unsightly bruise for days if not weeks.
There are a number of patients who develop severe anxiety or depression after receiving facial cosmetic injections.
Because your immune system is hypersensitive in Hashimoto's disease, foreign substances and toxins can be aggravating to an already inflamed system. One case study of a woman with Hashimoto's thyroiditis found that cosmetic Botox injections may have a link to the cause of autoimmune thyroiditis.
Answer: No association between Botox and Trigeminal neuralgia.
One of the side effects of Botox is inflammation, which while rare, can still occur. In addition, people with autoimmune issues may also have problems with Botox - again, it's rare, but possible. I recommend that you talk to your doctor and get their opinion on whether or not you should continue.
Botox Can Trigger Immune Response
Botulinum toxin type A is a protein complex that can cause the immune system of some patients to respond by forming neutralizing antibodies that weaken the toxin's effectiveness.
It has been reported that frequent application of BoNT in short time or overdose might lead to botulism, which could endanger the physical and mental health of people, even their lives. The main clinical symptoms of botulism include muscle weakness, blepharoptosis, facial palsy, and rising difficulty.
The effects of each Botox treatment are temporary, typically lasting between three and six months, and so Botox procedures have to be periodically repeated to stop lines and wrinkles from eventually reappearing.