What is the best amount of botox injection?
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the number of cosmetic injection treatments such as Botox performed in the United States has increased by more than 800% since 2000. This makes it the fastest growing minimally invasive surgery.
Botox, a cosmetic toxin that patients sometimes refer to as "botox," is a commonly used injection that temporarily reduces or eliminates fine lines and wrinkles on the face. The most commonly treated areas are eyebrow lines, forehead wrinkles and crow's feet around the eyes. Several other areas have also been treated, such as thick neck lines, thick jaw muscles, lip lines, and gingival laughter.
About the Botox dose
The lethal amount of botox is 2000~3000u/ time, and the safe amount of general beauty injection should be controlled within 200u/ time, if the blindly pursue the effect and increase the amount, it is likely to cause poisoning.
- Eyebrow lines: the usual dose for women is 20 units; Men need 20-35 units; Of course, if the muscle mass is relatively large, the dosage can be increased to 35-50 units per point.
- Head wrinkles: The total injection amount of light head wrinkles is 25-50 units; The total injection amount of heavy forehead wrinkles is 30-60 units.
- Crow's feet: low dose intradermal injection is generally used, with a total of 15-30 units.
- Wrinkles around the mouth: Generally, small doses are also used, and the total amount is less than 10 units.
- Neck stripe: The total injection is 20-40 units, and some are 60-75 units, or even 200 units. But the higher the dose, the higher the chance of complications (true).
- Face thinning: The general dose is 30-50 units per side.
Precautions after botox injection:
- within 4-6 hours after the injection of botox, it is best not to lie down to avoid the spread of botox.
- within 6 hours, do not wash your face, make up, or touch the injection site, and do not exercise vigorously.
- Avoid eating hard shell foods after botox injection;
- no drinking within three days, a week of spicy food, seafood, tobacco and alcohol. Do not massage the area after Botox injection to avoid the spread of vaccine toxins.
- Limit sauna bathing within 48 hours after botox injection, and prohibit facial massage, hot compress, rubbing and other actions within one month.
- it is strictly prohibited to take anti-inflammatories within 10 days, so as not to increase toxic side effects. Limit the use of amino-nitrogen antibiotics, such as gentamicin, tobramycin, netilmicin and kanamycin, for one week.
Who shouldn't get Botox?
People who are pregnant, nursing, or have neurological conditions should not use Botox. Because Botox doesn't work for all wrinkles, check with your doctor first.
