Is Botox Dangerous [DermTV.com Epi #216]

[paratrooper6]

all that happens when you inject too much is you die.

[100Anushka]

There are side effects to botox and some last months on end. Things like flu like symptoms, anxiety, headaches, fatigue etc.. before you have it research it! The makers of botox are not being sued for no reason!

[dippers18]

Hey Dr Neil,

Have you had botox yourself?

[Indigohue]

Okay, if botox is so safe and it remains localized, why aren't pregnant women allowed to have it?

[stagesurvivor5]

@Indigohue a host of drugs are safe but not allowed in pregnant women..tetracycline, differin cream, statin drugs etc. etc.

[Indigohue]

@stagesurvivor5

Statins can have all sorts of horrid side effects as you are probably aware, for men and women alike.

Botox hasn't really been used cosmetically for enough years yet for anyone to know what the cumulative end result will be. They said silicone implants were safe and hundreds of women are sick because of them..

Call me a botox skeptic.

[TheSukiebapswent]

I was wondering about treatments for telangectasia on the face Are laser treatments effective? How large an area can be treated at one time and is it a permanent solution?

[stagesurvivor5]

@TheSukiebapswent electrodessication is effective and cheap, but not as high teck....pulsed dye laser also effective but more expensive....should be able to treat the whole area and not permanent since you can certainly develop new telangiectasias.

[sparkledlady]

I did botox for my under arms to stop over sweating, however, it didn't work for me. Even I did so many touch ups but still I didn't get the desired benefit. Does it depend of the type of the botox?

[stagesurvivor5]

@sparkledlady Would not depend on the type of Botox. There is some fake Botox running around, but Botox treatments should work at least 6 months. I had one patient in which BOTOX only lasted 4 months, but never had a patient where it did not work at all....the injections are more superficial than for facial injections where it is intended for the muscles, so perhaps, your physician injected too deeply?

[TheSenseofTouch]

what's the point of botox?

[xMizzDollFacex]

@TheSenseofTouch never age basically

[jenGeeJushawshee]

@TheSenseofTouch it is used in to eliminate wrinkles which makes people look younger, it is also used for migraines and other chronic headaches which are injected into the scalp.

[fluffho]

my esthetician was telling me that when you use botox it paralyzes the muscle... so now that muscle is not being used so then you get even worse sagging and need botox even more. made sense to me. i hope i wont feel like i need it one day, lol.

[theMilkz]

@Sidney38SNJ it's not killing a nerve though. more like disabling it from releasing chemicals. transfer of synapses still occur.

[tepeca2819]

Can you explain why you can't get botox if you have Multiple Sclerosis? If it is injected just into those spots and those nerves, then why isn't it allowed? Thanks!

[xMizzDollFacex]

If botox was deadly half of hollywood would be dead lol.

[raspberrypineapple]

@xMizzDollFacex They may not be dead, but there are a lot of botched Botox jobs walking around, and there are probably people suffering from horrible side effects, too. We don't know everything that happens to everyone. Whatever happened to taking the best care of your skin you possibly can the natural way?

[livegorgeouslygreen]

I turn 37 this year and for my birthday I am getting Botox for the first time. You answered some of my questions. Thank you!

[Prettylovelypearls]

I'm in my twenties at the moment but considering getting botox one day, perhaps starting in my thirties. How often should one have botox done? Every month? Or every couple of months?

[fluffho]

@Prettylovelypearls i believe its every 3-6 months, depending on location and severity

[raspberrypineapple]

I agree that Botox is usually safe.

But here are some very real side effects from the official Botox Website.

Botox Recipients Beware:

•Droopy eyelids -- in up to 3 percent of people

•Nausea -- up to 3 percent

•Muscle weakness -- up to 2 percent

•Facial pain -- up to 2 percent

•Indigestion or heartburn -- up to 1 percent

•Tooth problems -- up to 1 percent

•High blood pressure (hypertension) -- up to 1 percent.